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Anglesey does not behave like part of the mainland, and strictly speaking it is not one. Cross the Menai Strait and the mountains stop dead, the sky opens out, and the roads and lanes lead to golden beaches like Benllech and fishing villages like Amlwch and Cemaes Bay.

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★ FeaturedBook DirectCrib Goch Cottage
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Crib Goch Cottage

★★★★★5-Star

Brynsiencyn, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom

A magnificent single-level 5-star luxury cottage at Brynsiencyn, sleeping 4, with breathtaking Snowdonia views.

From£80 per night
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★ FeaturedBook DirectThe Gazelle with Sea Views
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The Gazelle with Sea Views

★★★3-Star

Menai Bridge, Anglesey

  • 7 bedrooms
Sea viewsNear a beachBreakfast

A classic seaside inn on the banks of the Menai Strait near Menai Bridge, with some of the best views in North Wales.

★ 9.7/ 10 · Booking.com
From£80 per night
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More About Anglesey

In about AD 60 the Roman governor Suetonius Paulinus brought an army to the near bank of the Menai Strait to finish the druids, who had made the island their last refuge. Tacitus records what the soldiers saw waiting on the far side: a line of armed men, women in black with their hair loose, and the druids with their hands raised, calling down curses. The Romans stood still. Then they crossed, and cut down the sacred groves.

They never finished the job. Word came that Boudica had risen behind them and the army turned round and marched south. What the island did next was grow things. Giraldus Cambrensis, riding through in 1188, wrote down a proverb: Môn mam Cymru — Anglesey, mother of Wales — because the flat land grew more corn than anywhere else and fed the mountains when their harvest failed.

Then somebody found copper. A rich lode was struck at Parys Mountain in 1768, and by the 1780s it was the biggest copper mine on earth. The ore left through Amlwch to be smelted at Swansea, and some came back as sheeting for the hulls of the Royal Navy, Nelson's ships among them.

You can walk into the middle of that today for nothing. The car park is free and a waymarked trail of about two miles runs round the rim of the pit. Nobody warns you about the colour: orange, violet, ochre and rust, a whole hillside stained. It is ten minutes from Amlwch and it is the strangest hour on the island.

Down at Brynsiencyn they still make something out of the sea. Halen Môn boils Menai Strait brine down into salt flakes, and you can walk round the saltcote and taste it with the Strait and the mountains of Eryri in the window.

The rest is coast. The path circles the whole island, so pick a stretch: South Stack for cliffs and seabirds, Newborough for forest and dunes, Llanddwyn at low tide, which is only an island part of the day and holds a ruined church and two lighthouses.

The island is small enough to see in a week and odd enough to bring you back: a place that fed a country, armoured a navy, and now mostly gets on with being quiet.

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Anglesey accommodation — your questions answered

Which Anglesey beaches are best for dogs?
Traeth Lligwy has no seasonal dog restrictions, Trearddur Bay’s sheltered coves have rock pools, and Aberffraw is good for quieter walks through the dunes. Red Wharf Bay drains to about four miles of flat sand, which is superb walking and fills again quickly, so look up the tide first. Dog rules differ from beach to beach here, so read the sign at the car park.
Where's the best place to stay in Anglesey?
It depends what you're after: Beaumaris for character and an all-round base, Trearddur Bay or Rhosneigr for the beach, and Newborough and the south for peace and Llanddwyn Island.
Is Anglesey good for families?
Very much so — the beaches are wide and uncrowded, and the east coast ones shelve gently. One thing to know: no Anglesey beach has RNLI lifeguards, and the tide runs better than six metres between high and low at springs, so keep children in sight and look up the times before you walk out on a sand flat.
How do I get to Anglesey?
By road via the A55 across the Menai Strait (about 45 minutes from the English border), or by rail to Holyhead on the North Wales line — Holyhead is also the Irish ferry port.
How much does accommodation on Anglesey cost?
Most is listed at about £75 to £140 a night, with the cheapest rooms and caravans well below that and the big houses above it. B&Bs and static caravans are the least expensive per night. Lodges and seafront cottages cost most in high summer. Every listing carries its own guide price.

Nothing on the island is far from anything else, so the choice is really about what you want to wake up to: Beaumaris for the castle and the Georgian seafront, Benllech or Trearddur Bay for family beaches, Rhosneigr for the surf. Most of what is listed here can be booked straight with the owner; a few go through an agent. You can also search across Wales.

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Towns on Anglesey: Amlwch · Beaumaris · Benllech · Brynsiencyn · Cemaes Bay · Church Bay · Holyhead · Llanfairpwll · Menai Bridge · Moelfre · Rhosneigr · Trearddur Bay

Nearby areas: North Wales Coast · Snowdonia · Llŷn Peninsula