Visitors’ book, 1856–c1902
Kate Hallett from Conwy Archives shares a souvenir of tourism in 19th-century Wales
Holiday accommodation of this kind would have been very popular
Interview By Rosemary Collins
GEM FROM THE ARCHIVE
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...
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