cymraegThe Artistic History of Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, North Wales
Royal Oak Hotel sign by David Cox
The first artists’ colony in Britain grew around Betws-y-Coed in the mid nineteenth century. David Cox spent his summers in the village at the Royal Oak Hotel and other noted landscape painters joined him.
The coming of the railway allowed Betws-y-Coed to grow as an inland resort as more artists and tourists were drawn to the work of the colony artists. Later, respected artist Clarence Whaite made his home in the Conwy Valley, attracted by the landscape and culture of North Wales.
In 1882, Whaite and other colony artists were instrumental in the founding of the Royal Cambrian Academy in Conwy.
Contact Information
For more information please contact the event venue or:
Mail: Alison Bradley Gallery, Holyhead Road, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales. LL24 0AB
Phone: 01690 710080
E-mail: contact us by e-mail
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