Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
An island of white-sand coves, seabird cliffs and some of Britain's finest prehistory, ringed by a 130-mile coast path. Anglesey packs Neolithic burial chambers, Llanddwyn's lighthouses, the puffin cliffs of South Stack and a beach for every wind direction into a flat, sunny corner across the Menai Strait.
18 places covered · 2 towns to stay.
🗿 Ancient sites
🏰 Castles & history
🥾 Walks & hills
🛶 Lakes & paddling
🏖️ Beaches & coast
Benllech Beach Family-favourite golden sands Quick ref 
Cemlyn Bay Shingle ridge & Arctic tern colony Quick ref 
Newborough Forest & Warren Pinewoods, dunes & red squirrels Quick ref 
Porth Wen Brickworks Abandoned Victorian brickworks cove Quick ref 
Red Wharf Bay (Traeth Coch) Vast sands & The Ship Inn Quick ref 
Ynys Llanddwyn Island of the Welsh saint of lovers ⛺ Campsites & camping
An island for slow days
Anglesey holds some of the best prehistory in Britain. Bryn Celli Ddu is a Neolithic passage tomb aligned so the midsummer sunrise strikes down its inner chamber; Barclodiad y Gawres hides carved spiral stones under its mound on the west coast. Both are free and open.
The coast is the other draw. South Stack, near Holyhead, is an RSPB reserve where puffins, razorbills and guillemots crowd the cliffs from May to July, with a lighthouse at the foot of 400 steps. Llanddwyn Island (Ynys Llanddwyn), off Newborough, adds two lighthouses and the story of St Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers — check the tide, as it's a true island at high water.
Two bridges cross the Menai Strait, and once you're over it the island is flat and quick to drive — and often noticeably drier and sunnier than the mountains it faces. There's a beach for whichever way the wind is blowing.
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