A raised mound in the village is called "Gelert's Grave" and is a significant tourist attraction.

But the grave was built by the late 18th-century landlord of the Goat Hotel, David Pritchard, who created it in order to encourage tourism.

It is also the nearest village to the scenic Glaslyn gorge, an area of tumultuous river running between steep wooded hills.

Much of the area is, however, becoming invaded by the alien plant, Rhododendron ponticum which provides a covering of pink blossom in May and June, but which is slowly blanketing out the native flora.

[9] There is even a small area known as 'Rupert Garden' in the village, dedicated to the Bear; a short walk from Alfred Bestall's old home.

Many films have made use of the scenery around Beddgelert, most notably The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman.

Parts of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie, were also shot here.

The following week the Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald reported the incident: STRANGE HAPPENING.- About 3 a.m. on the morning of September 21st, a piece of metal weighing about 5 pounds fell through the roof of Prince Llewelyn Hotel to a bedroom below.

[13]The proprietor of the hotel, a Mr Tillotson, subsequently sold half the meteorite to the British Museum and half to Durham University, which had placed an advertisement in the local papers asking for information and offering a reward for any recovered fragments of the meteorite.