During the 19th century, new money for the middle classes and the growth of the railways enabled many of our ancestors to go away on holiday for the first time. With its beautiful setting in Gwydir Forest, the village of Betws-y-Coed in Conwy, North Wales, attracted many holidaymakers, particularly artists. Conwy Archives has a remarkable record of this period – a visitors’ book decorated with evocative messages and illustrations. Archives, heritage and records manager Kate Hallett reveals the stories it contains.
Holiday accommodation of this kind would have been very popular
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