Set against the backdrop of the stunning and majestic Snowdonia National Park - which was recently named as one of the UK's most beautiful places - the Fairy Falls Hotel in the small village of Trefriw, Conwy, is quite the place to rest your head on your travels.
Just a short walk from the waterfall it takes its name from, the Fairy Falls Hotel is a quaint abode which offers great food as well as a restful night's sleep and over the years has picked up the accolades to prove it - in 2021 and 2022 it picked up the Travellers Choice Award and this year was named as one of the best in Wales at the 2023 National Pub & Bar Awards.
While it serves up a warm hearty meal to walkers with their dogs who have most likely tackled the Trefiw Trails, as well as providing a room to keen travellers looking to explore the surrounding north Wales landscape, it also hosts sports fans in its very own sport's bar. As well as having two televisions (with all sports channels available) and a bar - of course - it has two pool tables and a darts board, just in case you're feeling a bit lacklustre after a certain result, perhaps.
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On the outside, it looks a stunning, old pub with white wash stone walls and a gorgeous detailed sign with its name above the door. Inside, it embodies a cosy, warm and welcoming atmosphere with wooden tables and exposed brick walls, adding to its charm.
The rooms in the separate hotel block are simple but effective with comfy beds and en suite units. Some travellers have described them as 'motel style' due to this detached block of 6 en suite units each with its own sheltered patio with a table and chairs.
As for the food it has on offer, you can expect classic pub grub which is guaranteed to fill you up after a wander through the woods and along the Fairy Glen path, a series of waterfalls in which Fairy Falls is one.
From burgers such as The Fairy Falls Burger (Double burger topped with chicken, cheese, Onion ring, bacon and burger sauce) and its award winning minted lamb burger, to grilled steak, lasagnes, fish and chips, fajitas and pies, it's sure to fill your bellies.
And most dishes have a nod to the location of the hotel and pub as it supports a whole host of local producers, suppliers and businesses in the area - for example: Conwy's own Mermaid Seafoods, Clampitt Fruit & Vegetable, Danny’s Family Butchers in Holywell and North Wales based Heartland Coffee.
This location is a dream pit stop for walkers as it is only four minutes walk (roughly) from Fairy Falls itself, whose the title comes from folklore of years past. As legend has it, fairies and mythical creatures reside in the banks and locations on the path through Fairy Glen.
A sign stationed next to Fairy Falls says: "The Trefriw Fairy Falls were named by the Victorians who were fascinated with fairies and identified many enchanting locations as home to these diminutive, mythical creatures."
The village in which this pub lies, too, is something to explore. It was one discovered by the Romans - for its mineral rich waters - and has the river Crafnant flowing beside it and is situated just a few miles from the site of the Roman fort of Canovium.
This river powers the great Trefriw Wooden Mills, famed renowned for making traditional Welsh tweeds and bedspreads for over a century.
If you want to add more to your stay, take the short journey over the Llanrwst, whose three-arched bridge across the Conwy River catches anyone's eye.
One TripAdvisor reviewer suggested this itinerary: "Leave your car in the car park, walk over the Fairy Falls bridge beside the Trefriw Woolen Mill, cross the road by the cenotaph and take the footpath over the flood plain into the historic town of Llanrwst, its paved, on the level and passes over the river conwy on a footbridge 30 min max, well worth the effort."
For more information, see its website.
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