Magical Fairy Glen (Ffos Anoddun) at autumn in Snowdonia

Magical Fairy Glen near Betws-y-coed in autumn light

The Fairy Glen is a magical gorge surrounded by steep cliffs set in a wooden ravine and definitely one of the prettiest spots in Eryri (Snowdonia). The name fairy Glen is so called for the mythical sprites which are said to live there. The river runs through the rocky gorge and water levels vary hughely based on rainfall which makes it a great place for long exposure photography as different visits always produce different photos, it never looks the same twice.

It's a few years since I've visited Fairy Glen (Ffos Anoddun) near Betws-y-coed, in fact back in 2015 when I was working on my location guidebook, so I thought with autumn in full colour this morning would be the ideal time to drop in again. I spent around 1.5hrs there waiting for the light and whilst I was hoping for a few early morning sun rays the colours were still rather nice.

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