Photo of Fairy Glen, a gorge near Betws-y-Coed in Eryri, Conwy, north Wales. — © Neil Theasby / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Fairy Glen is a short, deep ravine where the Afon Conwy squeezes between tree-hung rock walls just south of Betws-y-Coed. A brief path drops from the road down to the water; a small charge is collected on the way in. It’s a quiet, mossy spot away from the busier falls nearby. Betws-y-Coed station is about 2km to the north.

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