Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Beaumaris is the last and most technically perfect of the ring of great castles built by Edward I of England to consolidate his Welsh conquests. Started…
Must-see attractions in Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
South Stack Cliffs RSPB Reserve
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Two miles west of Holyhead, the sea vents its fury against the vertiginous South Stack Cliffs, an important Royal Society for the Protection of Birds …
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Plas Newydd (New House) was the grand manor of the marquesses of Anglesey. Surrounded by tranquil gardens and pastures, with fine prospects across the…
Barclodiad y Gawres Burial Mound
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Squatting on a headland above gorgeous Trecastle Bay, 2 miles south of the village, Barclodiad y Gawres (the Giantess' Apronful) is the largest neolithic…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
This excellent aquarium introduces you to the denizens of the local waters: from lobster and cuckoo wrasse to tiny brine shrimp and Picasso-painting-like…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
The rocky islet of South Stack (Ynys Lawd) has a gloriously end-of-the-earth feel, with waves crashing around the base of the cliffs and guillemots and…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
The linchpin of Anglesey's visual-arts scene, the 'Anglesey Gallery' features temporary art exhibitions; a History Gallery exploring the island's past and…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
There are neolithic burial mounds scattered all around Wales, but many have been completely stripped of their earthen covering by over-enthusiastic…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Sometime before 3000 BC the local people raised Lligwy's 25-tonne capstone into place, forming a stone chamber that they covered with an earthen mound…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
After the tearoom pleasantness of Beaumaris, Penmon, 4 miles north, provides a glimpse of Anglesey's long spiritual significance. An early Celtic…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
In the 4th century, during the relative stability of the lengthy Roman occupation, local farmers built a small fortified settlement here consisting of…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Anglesey's treacherous east coast has claimed numerous ships over the centuries, perhaps most famously the Royal Charter in 1859, which took 460 lives and…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
This small, volunteer-run museum is the best way to learn more about the feats of Victorian engineering that lie behind the iconic bridges connecting…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
The Beaumaris Court, opposite the castle, was an instrument of justice dispensed by the English between 1614 and 1971, with Welsh-speaking defendants at a…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
The last surviving thatched cottage on Anglesey, Swtan has been restored to provide a glimpse of life in the 19th century, with a central living and…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
St Cybi, the son of a 6th-century Cornish king, became a priest and eventually washed up in North Wales, where the King of Gwynedd gave him an old Roman…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
This grim, stout-walled jail, built in the early 19th century and largely unaltered since, was modern for its time, with toilets in every cell and a…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Small but lovingly restored, this little museum is housed in what is believed to be the oldest lifeboat house in Wales (c 1858). It makes for a family…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Housed in a former convent chapel that's now a 200-seat theatre and gallery, Ucheldre is Holyhead's artistic hub and one of Anglesey's most vibrant…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Visible from across the Menai Strait, this monument commemorates Wellington's right-hand man at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Henry William Paget, who…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Stop in the tiny Welsh town with the longest name for that obligatory photo by the sign at the train station.
