Trefriw is located in the Conwy Valley, Conwy County, North Wales between the towns of Dolgarrog to the north and Betws-y-Coed to the south. It is an excellent starting point for walks in the Conwy Valley and the foothills of Snowdonia. There is an information board in the centre of the village that displays several of the walks.
Trefriw is also popular with tourists who visit the Trefriw Woollen Mill and the Trefriw Wells Spa, indeed it's popularity goes back to Roman times when it is believed soldiers of the XXth legion discovered the caves from whence flows the spa mineral water. The Roman road known as Sarn Helen passed through the village linking the fort at Caerhun (a few miles north of Trefriw) to the fort at Tomen-y-mur (near Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd).
   Later visitors to Trefriw included the Welsh Prince Llywelyn the Great or Llywelyn Fawr. Llywelyn had a hunting lodge in Trefriw but his church was in Llanrhychwyn at the top of a very steep hill that leads south out of Trefriw. His wife Siwan, Joan, daughter of King John of England grew tired of the hike to the top of the hill and Llywelyn built a church within the village on the site of the present church of St Mary's.
   The hill is just as steep to this day but I would strongly recommend the walk to Llanrhychwyn old church as you will be rewarded with splendid views of the Conwy Valley and an atmospheric church believed to be the oldest in Wales.

   By the early 20th Century the village had become popular as an inland holiday resort with the Victorian visitors arriving by both boat and railway train. Railway passengers would disembark at the nearby Llanrwst Railway Station and complete the journey via the Gower Bridge, while Paddle Steamers would carry passengers from Conwy through the Conwy Valley on a scenic 90 minute trip.

   In the 21st Century I am afraid that the boat trips are no longer in business but the Conwy Valley Railway still runs a service from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog with glorious views of the Conwy Valley and surrounding countryside, and you may still cross to Trefriw from the Llanrwst Station over the splendid Gower Suspension Bridge.

    The village has a number of pubs, hotels, guesthouses and holiday cottage accommodation and the Fairy Falls Hotel keeps alive the ancient tradition of Fairies in the village of Trefriw.