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The Best Self Catering Holiday Cottages in Cemaes Bay

Cemaes is the quiet, northern end of Anglesey, the furthest north you can stay in Wales. In August the difference between here and the busy east-coast resorts is considerable.

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Book DirectStables Cottage
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Stables Cottage

★★★3-Star

Cemaes Bay, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Pets welcome

A quaint, dog-friendly self-catering cottage at Rhosgoch on Anglesey, sleeping 2 — a former stable.

From£90 per night
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Angorfa House

★★★★4-Star

Cemaes Bay, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 14
  • 7 bedrooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • Pets welcome
Sea viewsNear a beach

A luxury 7-bedroom coastal holiday home on a headland at Cemaes Bay, sleeping 14, with panoramic sea views.

★ 4.9/ 5 · Sykes Cottages
From£300 per night
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Book OnlineLlwyn Ysgaw
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Llwyn Ysgaw

★★★★★5-Star

Cemaes Bay, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 10
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Pets welcome
Near a beachFamily friendly

A spacious 5-star holiday cottage in Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, sleeping 10 with an open-plan layout, garden room and fire-pit decking. Dogs welcome.

★ 4.7/ 5 · Cottages.com
From£154 per night
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Salam Fach Cottage

★★★★4-Star

Cemaes Bay, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • Pets welcome
Sea views

An exceptional pet-friendly romantic cottage near Cemaes Bay, sleeping 3, with a sea-view hot tub.

★ 9.3/ 10 · Booking.com
From£123 per night
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Cae Derwydd

★★★★4-Star

Cemaes Bay, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 9
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • Pets welcome

A spacious, modern holiday cottage at Cemaes Bay, sleeping 9, with a downstairs bedroom. Dog-friendly.

★ 6/ 10 · Booking.com
From£200 per night
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Beach View Apartment
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Beach View Apartment

Benllech, Anglesey

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Pets welcome
Sea views

A luxurious, dog-friendly ground-floor apartment in Benllech with panoramic sea views, sleeping 6.

From£100 per night
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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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More About Holiday Cottages in Cemaes Bay

Walk the cliffs east towards Llanbadrig in the morning, drop down to one of the two coves in the afternoon, and end the day at one of the pubs in the village. It is the quiet end of the island, and for a lot of people that is exactly the point.

The village wraps itself round a small stone harbour, some of it looking over the sea, some tucked back in the lanes behind.

Cemaes was nearly a railway town. A branch line to the village was authorised in 1866 and never built, and that is very likely why it never grew into a Victorian resort: the crowds went where the trains went, and Cemaes stayed a village of stone streets round a harbour.

For forty-four years the payroll here came from Wylfa. The power station started generating in 1971 and stopped at the end of 2015, and it is now being decommissioned — a job that will run for decades. In late 2025 the site was confirmed as the location for Britain’s first small modular reactors, with construction expected from the mid-2030s. Whatever you make of that, it is why this village is not simply a pretty harbour: people live and work here all year.

Two beaches sit either side of the harbour — Traeth Mawr, the big one, and Traeth Bach, the little one — with the harbour wall between them and the village directly behind.

The cliff path climbs out past Porth Llanlleiana to Dinas Gynfor, the most northerly ground in Wales you can walk to — only the little island of Middle Mouse, out in the sea beyond, lies further north. A small tower up there commemorates the coronation of Edward VII.

Holiday Cottages in Cemaes Bay — your questions answered

Are there dog-friendly cottages in Cemaes?
Dogs are welcome at all six, several with enclosed gardens. Check the individual listing, and note that dogs are restricted on the main beach left of the car park between the first of May and the end of September.
How much do holiday cottages in Cemaes Bay cost?
From about £90 a night. It is one of the quieter corners of the island, and prices tend to reflect that.
Is it too remote?
It depends what you want. There are shops and pubs round a working harbour, but you will not find a long list of places to eat. The rest of the island is a drive away. People come here for that, not despite it.
What is there to do nearby?
The harbour, the two coves and the coast path either side of them. Cemaes was graded Sufficient for bathing quality in 2024 and again in 2025 — a pass, but the lowest of the four grades, so judge the day. No Anglesey beach has lifeguards, and dogs are kept off the main beach left of the car park from 1 May to 30 September.
Where can you eat in Cemaes?
The Stag Inn calls itself the most northerly pub in Wales and cooks its own food. Y Wygyr sells fish and chips to sit in or take away. Caffi Banc does cakes and lunches, and the Little Cemaes Lobster Company sells crab and lobster straight off the boats.
Is there parking at the cottages?
Most have a space of their own and the listing says so. Cemaes is a village of narrow streets around the harbour, so a cottage with its own parking is worth paying a little more for in August.

Cemaes Bay holiday cottages sit at the northern tip of the island, with the harbour below and the cliff path in both directions. Amlwch and Church Bay are the nearest neighbours along this coast.