Things to do in Holyhead (Caergybi) & Holy Island (Ynys Cybi)
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Ucheldre Kitchen
Attached to Holyhead's excellent arts hub, the Ucheldre Arts Centre, is this relaxed, friendly cafe for lunches and coffees. Time your lunch well and you could catch one of the community arts events in the studio next door.
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Harbourfront
For good food and marina views, this cosy little bistro adjoining the Holyhead Maritime Museum is hard to beat.
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Ucheldre Centre
Ucheldre Centre is the town's most compelling attraction - a marvellous arts centre housed in a former convent chapel, with films, live music, drama and dance, plus exhibitions and a good licensed restaurant. It's a great family-friendly venue with something for all ages.
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South Stack Lighthouse
Further west, you feel as if you've reached the end of the world, with a cliff overlooking crashing waves and the lone South Stack Lighthouse. Located down 400 steep steps and across a narrow bridge over a deep-water channel, the lighthouse was built for around £120 and the station's oil lamps were first lit in February 1809. It was withdrawn from service in 1984 and is today managed from the Trinity House Operations Centre in Harwich.
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Sea Kayaking UK
Sea Kayaking UK is a kayak manufacturer, which offers weekend residential sea-kayaking courses.
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Roman Fort
Overlooking the ferry port from Holyhead Mountain are the recognisable remains of a 4th-century Roman fort, from which the town got its Welsh name. It was built as a defence against the Saxons and is one of only a handful remaining in the British Isles. Three of its corner towers are still more or less standing, while the fourth is a restoration.
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Holyhead Mountain
West of town is Holyhead Mountain (219m), the highest point on Anglesey. At its summit are a prehistoric hill-fort called Caer-y-Twr and the remains of a 19th-century semaphore station. On a clear day you can see Ireland and the Isle of Man. From a car park at the end of Beach Rd a footpath winds round the mountain; the best access to the site is on the western side.
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Holyhead Maritime Museum
The refurbished Holyhead Maritime Museum, located in what is believed to be the oldest lifeboat house in Wales (c 1858), has model ships, photographs and exhibits on Holyhead's maritime history from Roman times onwards. The new café/bistro is an excellent place to eat.
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Ellin's Tower Seabird Centre
Just off the road above the lighthouse, the RSPB-run Ellin's Tower Seabird Centre is the ideal place to look down at the island's choughs, fulmars, kittiwakes, guillemots, razorbills, gulls and, from about mid-April to July, puffins. Follow South Stack Rd for about 2 miles to a car park - it is located at the road's end, where there is also a café.
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Captain's Table
Formerly the home of Captain J McGregor Skinner, this simple café is where the locals now eat. It's just for basic snacks but the bacon sandwich is tasty and cheap. Try eating downstairs to avoid the fug of cigarette smoke.
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Breakwater Country Park
The former Breakwater quarry was converted in 1990 and now forms the mountain's Breakwater Country Park, an ideal picnic spot and vantage point for wildlife spotters.
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