Walking: Footpaths around the point
Access: Car park at Black Point (pay in the holiday season, free normally)
Below: Red Wharf Bay
Beautiful sandy bay perfect for families. Wildfowl and waders all year round. Divers, Grebes and sea ducks can be seen off shore. Salt marsh and beach flowers along the south shore. Interesting geology on the west shore.
Walking: Can be walked around whole shoreline
Access: Three car parks offer a wide range of parking along this
stunning coastline
Llyn Alaw (no picture)
The largest lake on the island. Waterfowl of all kinds in all seasons and large gatherings of waders in autumn. Wildflowers and butterflies are also very common around this spectacular lake. The east end of the lake is a nature reserve over-looked by two hides. Visitors centre at west end of lake.
Walking: Walks from visitors centre. At the east end of the lake there is a short 800m walk to a hide
Access: Car park and picnic tables at the visitors centre.
Above: Penrhos Coastal Park
Woodland, ponds, Beddmanarch bay. Flowers, waders, wildfowl and all the wildlife you expect to see in coastal parks and woodland. Many picnic sites to sit down and enjoy the attractive scenery and breath-taking views are available (you can see a picnic bench in middle right of image)
Walking: Woodland, lakeside walks with disabled access
Access: Car park, café, picnic area and a hide are available in Penrhos coastal park
Newborough Forest and Llyn Parc Mawr (no picture)
A staggering pine forest with glades and rides for kids. Llyn Parc Mawr is a forest lake on the north side of the road. Birds include Siskins, Crossbills, Ravens and waterfowl can all be seen in this wild-life rich environment.
Walking: Miles of walks through forest and around Llyn Parc Mawr
Access: There is a main forest car park especially fo this site which features a picnic area
Human Attractions
Above: South stack light house
South Stack Lighthouse was constructed in 1809 on the north west coast of Anglesey as a warning beacon to passing vessels of the treacherous rocks below. This spectacular lighthouse, with its difficult decent, is now open to the public after thirteen years of closure.
On the way down over 400 steps you will be able to view the awesome geology of the surrounding vertical cliff faces.
On the island you will also be able to:
See exhibitions on the bird life and the natural environment,
Watch the sea birds at close quarters,
Learn of the history of the lighthouse
And discover the variety of natural habitats and complex rock formations
Walking: South stack cliffs RSPB nature reserve offers a fantastic wide range of walks for people of all ages and abillities whilst providing stunning views whichever walk you decide to go on.
There is a visitors centre there with close-circuit cameras to show you nesting birds.
Access: five car parks along road close to nature reserve. Café.
Above: Beumaris castle
This is the main human tourist attraction on Anglesey.
Begun in 1295, this unfinished castle is the last and largest of King Edward the 1st’s Welsh fortifications. Designed by the king’s mason-architect, Master James of St George, it is a perfect example of a concentrically planned castle. Formidable defences survive, surrounded by a partly restored moat. World Heritage Site.
Access: There is a car park 200m away from the main entrance
Above: Holyhead harbour in the 1960’s
Holyhead is an important port for ferry traffic to Ireland. If you are staying in Anglesey a day trip out to Ireland is a must. The extensive harbour is protected by a breakwater.
Access: Holyhead reached by A5
This is the Menai Bridge. It crosses the menai straits. This is one of only two bridges that connect mainland Wales with Anglesey.
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This was our favourite beach in Anglesey:
Treth
Lligwy
Beach
