5 Day Coastal Tour, Isle Of Anglesey

A 5-day tour including 5 nights bed and breakfast either centrally based or 2 centres on the south and east coast of Anglesey.  4 days walking with daily pick-ups, packed lunches, OS maps and detailed route planners with historical and local information and admission to Beaumaris Castle included in package price.

Day 1: 

Arrival.  Pick up from local bus/train station/Anglesey airport. Transferred to accommodation in the Beaumaris area.

Day 2: 

Romantic Walk - 7 miles. First stop at Llanfairpwll (the village with the longest name) and then taken to Llanddwyn Beach on the west coast, with views over to Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula.  Walk the beach onto Ynys Llanddwyn (Llanddwyn Island), which is dedicated to the Welsh patron saint of lovers, Dwynwen, making her the Welsh equivalent to St. Valentine's. This island was also the main location for the feature film "Half Light" with Demi Moore. Photocall: lighthouse, pilots' cottages and Dwynwen's well before making your way back through the forest (Nature Reserve).

Cross the Braint Stepping Stones, and follow the path to Tal-y-Foel, with majestic views of the Menai Straits and Caernarfon Castle built by Edward I. (World Heritage Site). Pick up at the Anglesey Sea Zoo near Brynsiencyn and taken back to accommodation in Beaumaris.  Packed lunches provided today.

Day 3: 

The Bridges Walk - 4 miles. Taken from accommodation to Llanfairpwll.  Pick up the coastal path taking you past the secluded home of the late Sir Kyffin Williams (renowned Welsh artist who died in 2006).  The Isle of Anglesey is linked to the mainland by two bridges (The Menai Suspension Bridge built by Telford, and the Britannia Road and Railway Bridge built by Stephenson).

This walk today allows you to get close to both bridges to view their very different structures, not forgetting a little detour to see the 2 stone lions hiding below the Britannia Bridge. Take the path along the shoreline to the pretty village of Menai Bridge itself. (4 miles). Lunch at one of the many pubs in the village.

Afternoon visit to Plas Newydd , home of the Marquess of Anglesey, an elegant house on the banks of the Menai Strait. This stately home is now owned and run by the National Trust.  **Admission to Plas Newydd not included in package price.

Day 4: 

Historical Walk - 6 miles

Start with a historical visit around Beaumaris Castle, a World Heritage Site. Admission to castle included in package price.

Beaumaris castle was the last to be built by King Edward I in Wales. It is possibly the most sophisticated example of medieval military architecture in Britain.  Lunch in Beaumaris before heading off along the shoreline, passing Llanfaes, to the eastern tip of Anglesey at Penmon. Visit the remains of Penmon Priory , a monastery dating back to the time of St. Seiriol (6th century). Visit the Dovecote and make a wish at the holy well.

Follow the road from the priory to Trwyn Du (Penmon Point) and its ligthouse.

Pick up at Penmon Point and taken back to Beaumaris.  

Day 5:

East Coast Walk - 8 miles. Taken from accommodation to Llanddona Beach.  Choice of following  the shoreline or take the optional path through the forest (now a conservation area for Red Squirrels) around the wide sandy bay and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to Traeth Coch (Red Wharf Bay).  Lunch at the quaint Ship Inn pub or Boathouse Restaurant, before continuing along the path to Benllech, a Blue Flag Beach.

From Benllech the path rises and takes you to Moelfre, a picturesque fishing village steeped in history, with a working lifeboat and tales of piracy and disaster at sea. The famous Royal Charter sank off the coast of Moelfre in 1859 when Charles Dickens was sent to Anglesey to report the disaster. 

Visit The SeaWatch Centre and Lifeboat Museum  before pick up at Lifeboat car park and taken back to accommodation.

Day 6:  
Departure

PRICE: SELF-GUIDED PACKAGE