ok people im going to anglesey in 6 weeks time and i have not been for about 8years now so i was hoping people could give me some ideas on where i can go and what to do

im staying at bryn eira at the tack room cottage

any help and info will be brill

any help please??

rich hemmings said:

any help please??

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Beaumaris

One of the prettiest towns in Wales, not just Anglesey. The castle was built in 1295 by that great builder of Welsh castles, Edward I, in order to guard the Menai Straits and Anglesey. The castle is moated, and originally boats could directly enter the moat from the sea.

The town has some interesting pubs, like the 15th century Old Bull's Head, and the Tudor Rose. There is a 17th century court house used on occasion by Judge Jeffries. Rows of Victorian cottages designed by Joseph Hansom (of Hansom Cab fame). Half timbered houses, and much more. They have their own web site



Cemlyn Bay

Right on the north shore of Anglesey, there is a deep bay and a sheltered beach. In addition, the National Trust own a two mile stretch of the coast here, which is run as a wildlife sanctuary. At nearby Cemaes Bay there is a picturesque stone quay, sandy beaches and cliff walks - more of the nice beaches on Anglesey



Holyhead

A causeway joins the Holy Island to Anglesey. Out to the west you can see Ireland. Holy Island has been known to have traded with Ireland for four thousand years. Anything from axes to gold came into Anglesey. Today the boats still run to Ireland from Holyhead harbour

When on Holy Island, be sure to climb Holyhead Mountain to get the benefit of the view to Ireland as well as to the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Snowdonia as well as Anglesey itself. There is also the cruciform church of St Cybi, dating from the 13th century



Llanfair PG

Llanfair PG is a shortened form of the full Welsh name, which runs to 57 consonants.It means in English "the church of St Mary by the hollow of the white aspen, over the whirlpool, and St Tysillio's church close to the red cave" There is naturally a number of souvenirs available that capitalise on the long name, or just take your photo beside Anglesey's long railway station name



Penmon

The stony beach at Penmon is just north of Beaumaris on Anglesey, and looks across to great Orme and Llandudno, as well as Snowdonia. Out to sea is Puffin Island, the home of a hermit in 540, there are the remains of a Norman church on the island, but today it is a seabird sanctuary. And just inland on Anglesey itself is St Seiriol's 12th century priory church, complete with the well in which the saint baptised converts

Someone on the forum bought a house there I seem to remember .... see if search brings anything up

thanks for the help thats brill thanks!

South Stack lighthouse is worth a trip and there is a visitors center and conducted tours around Wylfa nuclear power station.

Don't just limit yourself to Anglesey, Snowdonia is just on your doorstep, there's Bangor, Caernarfon, Llanberis, Llandudno, Betws y coed and soooo many other places to go. Personally I find Anglesey a bit boring if I'm honest and much prefer Snowdonia Beaumaris is worth seeing and be sure to go over on one bridge and back on the other when you cross the Menai Strait.

Stock up on food and drink, don't look the locals in the eyes as it can be percieved as threatening (similarly, don't make any sudden movements) lock the door to your room and stay in for the night. Possibly take a shotgun, or at the very least, a taser.

Tell people where you are going and how long you are expected to be gone for.

If the worst comes to the worst, send up a RED flare and the army will be along shortly to evacuate you.

also you should note that up there most people speak welsh as a 1st language

Ucof said:

Stock up on food and drink, don't look the locals in the eyes as it can be percieved as threatening (similarly, don't make any sudden movements) lock the door to your room and stay in for the night. Possibly take a shotgun, or at the very least, a taser.

Tell people where you are going and how long you are expected to be gone for.

If the worst comes to the worst, send up a RED flare and the army will be along shortly to evacuate you.

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I was going to say some of those things but didn't want to offend. You do get strange looks going through villages and so on. Part of me suspects there's been some inbreeding going on there

thanks for the helpful advice thats brill!

isn't there a pretty spectactular track on the island too?

and evo use north wales as a test track for a lot of their cars, roads around bet-y-coed, are pretty fricking cool

306maxi said:

I was going to say some of those things but didn't want to offend.

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Don't worry, I've have actually been there.

Jai said:

isn't there a pretty spectactular track on the island too?

and evo use north wales as a test track for a lot of their cars, roads around bet-y-coed, are pretty fricking cool

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This is my favourite bit of road

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&s...-3.629608&sspn=0.093121,0.263844&ie=UTF8&z=13

Ucof said:

Don't worry, I've have actually been there.

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I gathered from your comments

The A5 through Betws-y-Coed is actually more interesting than you may think as long as you don't get caught behind a truck. I went to Caernarfon and Alglesey for the first time in 30 years last week. The road round the North East side towards Beaumaris is a little more interesting than the Aberffraw Newborough one.

Why not contact RAF Valley, the Adjutant's Office is probably the first port of call, and see if you can get a visit on a flying day. Might make your bread a little more interesting.