This small fort stands by the sea in Holyhead on Anglesey and would have once served as an important place of defence during the Roman...

The HMS Thetis should have been one of the world’s most impressive submarines but during its diving trials in the Liverpool Bay the stricken sub...

St Gwenfaen`s well lies on a spectacular stretch of coast path between Borthwen, near Rhoscolyn, and Rhoscolyn Head. It has one of the most well...

Walkers following the cliffs between Borthwen and Trearddur Bay may notice a low inscribed stone between White Arch (Bwa Gwyn) and Black Arch (Bwa Du)....

Accessible at low tide, Ynys y Fydlyn is a small, rocky island lying near a remote, shingle beach on the north-west coast of Anglesey. The...

Holyhead Maritime Museum is filled with interesting artefacts and documents that piece together the long and rich seafaring traditions of the area of North Wales....

Anglesey once had over thirty working windmills and the island was known as the Granary of Wales. Some of them have been turned into homes...

Carmel Head is a beautiful, remote headland in north-west Anglesey. Many ships have wrecked on its underwater rocks and off-shore small islands. Two beacons known...

Porth Amlwch was only a tiny creek in the 18th Century, but after the development of the copper mines on nearby Parys Mountain the cove...

Dinas Gynfor is an Iron Age promontory fort sited on the most northerly headland in Wales, and its ramparts are still visible on the south...

Cemlyn Nature Reserve is known for its four species of tern which visit each year to breed on islands in a brackish lagoon behind a...

Sited in a beautiful location on the edge of a cliff, Llanbadrig Church is said to have been founded by St Patrick after he was...

This centre was purpose-built as a museum, art gallery and events space, and serves the local community well in this capacity. Visitors are invited...

From soft rose hues to deep, rustic autumn tones, the terrain of Amlwch Copper Mines feature a complete artists palette of colour. Resembling a lunar...

Only the towers and kilns remain from this once busy brickworks sited on Anglesey`s spectacular north coast, a few miles west of Amlwch. The works...

On a headland close to the seaside village of Moelfre on Anglesey is a bench paying tribute to the dramatic rescue of the motor vessel...

This Neolithic burial chamber is remarkable for its huge capstone measuring about 18 feet by 16 feet. It appears to be lying on the ground,...

Dating from the early 12th Century, Capel Lligwy is a small, roofless chapel standing isolated in a field. It was built when Viking raids had...

Near the coastal path between Moelfre and Lligwy Bay stands the poignant memorial to the loss of the Royal Charter in 1859 when over 400...

On the hillside above the coastal path in the village of Moelfre on Anglesey is a modern visitor`s centre explaining the rich maritime history of...

Near the coastal path at Moelfre is the impressive statue of Richard Evans who earned two gold medals as coxswain of Moelfre lifeboat. His most...

Now a ruin, this once substantial sixteenth Century chapel was built on the site of an earlier shrine to Dwynwen, patron saint of lovers. In...

In the nineteenth Century Llanddwyn Island became an important point of navigation for ships carrying slate out of Bangor and through the Menai Strait. These...

In the fourteenth Century violent storms buried much of the coastline under sand dunes. The area now forms part of the National Nature Reserve and...

St Mary’s Church is located in the village with the longest place name in Britain -Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Translated to English the name means - "The church...

The archaeological site of Llys Rhosyr is easily missed by motorists on their way to Llandwyn Island. It is located at a bend in the...

Home of the Marquess of Anglesey, Plas Nweydd is situated on the bank of the Menai Strait with magnificent views of Snowdonia. This elegant...

The famous Menai Straits Bridge is an attraction in its own right. Thomas Telford’s chain bridge over the Menai Straits was completed in 1825 and...

Saint Tysilio, son of a king of Powys, came to Anglesey about 630 AD and founded his church on a small island in the Menai...

The Belgian Promenade forms part of a scenic walk beside the Menai Strait from the Menai Bridge to Church Island. It was built during the...

West of Menai Bridge is Robert Stephenson`s railway bridge built in the mid 19th Century when railways arrived in north Wales. The Britannia Bridge was...

Prison life was harsh in the 19th Century and at Beaumaris Gaol the visitor can see the gloomy cells and workrooms where prisoners spent their...

In a tranquil setting hidden from view by a picturesque fish pond, lies St Seriol’s Well. This holy well was built by the monks of...

After the dissolutionment of the monasteries, much of the land at Penmon came under the ownership of Sir Richard Bulkeley. It is believed that under...

The lighthouse at Penmon Point was built after the tragic disaster of the steam ship Rothesay Castle in 1831. When a day trip from Liverpool...

This building was originally formed as the south end of the priory and dates back to the 13th Century. The refectory would have been on...

The parish church of St Mary & St Nicholas is a fine, well preserved church dating from the early 14th Century. Beaumaris was a garrison...

Boasting over two thousand items in nine themed rooms, the Museum of Childhood Memories cannot fail to take you back in time. From Nursery and...

Criminals have stood in the dock of Beaumaris Courthouse since 1614 and today, this fascinating museum still sends a shiver down your spine when you...

The Chester and Holyhead Railway developed the original site here in the mid 1840s. The gardens were laid out by Sir Joseph Paxton, the...