St Mary's Church is situated right in the centre of Betws-y-Coed, a picturesque Church with a very nice interior with splendid candle alter. On top of the Tower you will notice 2 flagpole lookalikes. These are the new mobile telephone transmitters .
English services are held every Sunday at 11am except for the 5th Sunday in the month when a group service is held either at Betws or Dolwyddelan. , and visitors are especially welcome.
Choir Concerts are held every Sunday evening from the beginning of July until mid-September. .Entrance is by ticket and these can be obtained locally.It is well worth a visit and also to have a listen to the Choirs.
View the inside of this church.Click thumbnails to enlarge.
Listen to the Church Organ . The Festive Trumpet Tune by David German
The Catholic Church . This church has now been converted into a private dwelling. The nearest Catholic Church is in Llanrwst a few miles away.
A further very picturesque 14th Century Church of Saint Michael ,now not
used for regular services is to be found on the way to the Golf Club,
and is situated close to River Conwy.
St Michael's - Built in the 14th Century, the church contains the effigy
of Gruffydd ap Dafydd Goch, grandson of one of the Welsh Princes. The
churchyard has recently been surveyed by the Gwynedd Family Historical
Society who have produced a comprehensive report into the inscriptions
on all the graves. This church is now in the care of the Friends of St
Michael's who are raising money to restore the church, and develop a display
about the history of Betws-y-Coed to go inside. There is usually a member
of the Friends on hand to talk to visitors every Sunday during the summer,
and a key to St Michael's is available from the Conwy Valley Railway Museum
next door, during their normal opening hours. Membership of the Friends
costs £10 per annum, and for more information, (you may like to include
an e-mail address for people to contact):fosm@jonric.force9.co.uk
