Betws-y-Coed inSnowdonia National Park - Version 1 Then there's the station area, a bustling, busy spot with a parade of shops (be sure to visit the Candle Shop where all sorts of candles are made on-site!). There's also a delightful array of craft shops filled with more fabulous items than you could possibly imagine. You'll also find the main entrance to the mainline station, British Rail, in the station area. And in the center of the village is St. Mary's Church, which boasts a brand new car park. Stop by on a summer's Sunday evening and listen to delightful concerts provided by local Welsh choirs. And you don't want to miss the magnificent, large (though not as large as California's!) Redwood trees in the church yard. Next, thanks to the bird's eye view from the Pont y Pair Bridge, you can watch salmon leaping in the swift white water to get upstream. Then you might enjoy taking a leisurely river-side walk through the forest. Ah, could things get any better? Maybe, because further up the main road, the A5, (after you pass more camping sites and bed and breakfast guest houses), you discover the very famous Swallow