National Trust - Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant

The childhood home of William Morgan, the man who translated the Bible into Welsh back in 1588, sits quietly in a fold of the Conwy Valley about three miles from Betws-y-Coed. It's a modest grey-stone farmhouse, the sort you could walk straight past if you weren't paying attention - which is rather the point. Inside, the National Trust has done something sensible: they've kept it feeling like an actual home rather than turning it into some stuffed museum piece.

You'll spend perhaps forty minutes here, maybe an hour if you're the type who reads every label. The rooms are small and low-ceilinged, with period furnishings that give you a genuine sense of 16th-century Welsh life. There's a working kitchen garden outside, which is lovely in summer. History buffs will find it worthwhile - the translation story alone carries real weight - but families with young children might find it a bit thin on entertainment. Teenagers with a genuine interest in language or Welsh heritage will get more from it.

Admission isn't free, though prices sit at the reasonable end of the National Trust scale. The house opens seasonally, so check ahead before you make the drive. If you're based at Conwy Valley Touring Park or any of the glamping spots scattered across the valley, Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant works well as a half-day add-on when the weather turns slightly dodgy. Pair it with a proper walk in the surrounding hills and you've got a solid afternoon. Fair warning: it's genuinely remote, so you'll want your own transport.