Betws-y-Coed is a small town in the Conwy valley in the county borough of Conwy, north-west Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park in a valley near the point where the River Conwy is joined by the River Llugwy and the River Lledr. The name Betws or Bettws, is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'bed-hus' - a house of prayer, or oratory. Betws-y-Coed means Prayer house in the wood in Welsh.