A beautiful little waterfall in a wooded valley has been the inspiration for artists such as Gainsborough and Turner, as well as the unknown person who inscribed a Latin ode into a nearby rock. This is a place of inspiration.
Posts Tagged ‘woodland’
Amid the torrents ever-echoing road.
Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged afon gamlan, alcaic ode, inspiration., north wales, rhaeadr du, snowdonia, thomas gray, woodland on July 17, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Woodlands and water around Betws-y-Coed
Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged betws-y-coed, bridges, lakes, north wales, rivers, roman road, streams, woodland on August 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Today I was starting in Betws-y-Coed (pronounced “bet us i co ed”). This lovely village is a popular with tourists to Snowdonia, the name means Prayer house (Betws) in the woods (y Coed). My walk started behind St Marys church, a forestry track leading up the steep wooded hillside. A stream tumbled down the hillside [...]






