Finding some premier Anglesey attractions for your holiday on this magical North Wales island will be key to make the experience memorable. So you have confirmed your hotel or guesthouse booking and the family is asking what exciting and interesting places they will do when they arrive on Anglesey. This island is a cornucopia of historic, adventure and cultural delights and once you have tasted one you will want to experience more.
In the far west visit the famous Trinity House Lighthouse at South Stack, near Holyhead. This location is truly spectacular, with the lighthouse on a small stack below a steep cliff, which you can only reach by descending 400 steps down the cliffs and crossing a bridge. Enjoy spectacular sea views over to Ireland and the Cambrian coast, watch the birdlife and learn about the local geology and rich history of the lighthouse which celebrated 200 years in 2009.
The Oriel in Llangefni is a recently refurbished Arts Museum hosting up to around eighteen temporary exhibitions each year. A permanent gallery houses the Tunnicliffe Collection, amazing sketches of island birds and other fauna by this renowned naturalistic painter who worked in watercolours, oils and etching. There is also a gallery for the paintings of Kyffin Williams, a landscape painter as well a gallery which sweeps up the islands history from the Stone Age era.
How would you like to visit the last remaining working windmill in Wales where you can watch stone ground wholemeal flour being made as the sails turn at Llynnon Mill, Llanddeusant? Near the windmill are some old mill stones and two roundhouses which are replicas of the sort of houses people lived in around 3,000 years ago. While you are at this Anglesey attraction you can also walk through nearby woodlands and see the remains of an old bakery.
The Gaol at Beaumaris designed by Joseph Hansom was built in 1829 and of all the wonderful Anglesey attractions, it must be among the gloomiest though no less interesting. closed in 1878 as a gaol, it is now a museum dedicated to showing what life was like as a Victorian prisoner, where the last execution was in 1872. Feel what it must have been like in the dark punishment cell, and see the treadmill used to pump water to the top floor of the prison.
The Seawatch Centre at Moelfre on the east coast of the island shows how Anglesey attractions can really help visitors understand the past by engaging them with the present. In this quaint seaside village, much like a Mediterranean coastal settlement, you can board a real lifeboat and read about heroic rescues. You will also learn about the Royal Charter tragedy of 1859 and how Coxswain Dic Evans was awarded two gold medals for his courageous rescues.
How would you like to go back in time to the mid 18th century in Beaumaris Courthouse and stand in the dock and walk about the rectangular court room? See where prisoners of the day had to wait for their trial and discover the story of infamous Anglesey prisoners at this Courthouse, built in 1614. A visit to Beaumaris will also reveal details of the trial of villains accused of taking booty from a shipwreck off the south west coast near Rhosneigr.
Your stay on this island will never be short of places to go and things to do, and will have a taste of the past as well as experience the present. Anglesey has the ability to blend the historic with the exhilarating and tragic and you can be sure that when you look back on your vacation these Anglesey attractions will not be far from your thoughts.
In the far west visit the famous Trinity House Lighthouse at South Stack, near Holyhead. This location is truly spectacular, with the lighthouse on a small stack below a steep cliff, which you can only reach by descending 400 steps down the cliffs and crossing a bridge. Enjoy spectacular sea views over to Ireland and the Cambrian coast, watch the birdlife and learn about the local geology and rich history of the lighthouse which celebrated 200 years in 2009.
The Oriel in Llangefni is a recently refurbished Arts Museum hosting up to around eighteen temporary exhibitions each year. A permanent gallery houses the Tunnicliffe Collection, amazing sketches of island birds and other fauna by this renowned naturalistic painter who worked in watercolours, oils and etching. There is also a gallery for the paintings of Kyffin Williams, a landscape painter as well a gallery which sweeps up the islands history from the Stone Age era.
How would you like to visit the last remaining working windmill in Wales where you can watch stone ground wholemeal flour being made as the sails turn at Llynnon Mill, Llanddeusant? Near the windmill are some old mill stones and two roundhouses which are replicas of the sort of houses people lived in around 3,000 years ago. While you are at this Anglesey attraction you can also walk through nearby woodlands and see the remains of an old bakery.
The Gaol at Beaumaris designed by Joseph Hansom was built in 1829 and of all the wonderful Anglesey attractions, it must be among the gloomiest though no less interesting. closed in 1878 as a gaol, it is now a museum dedicated to showing what life was like as a Victorian prisoner, where the last execution was in 1872. Feel what it must have been like in the dark punishment cell, and see the treadmill used to pump water to the top floor of the prison.
The Seawatch Centre at Moelfre on the east coast of the island shows how Anglesey attractions can really help visitors understand the past by engaging them with the present. In this quaint seaside village, much like a Mediterranean coastal settlement, you can board a real lifeboat and read about heroic rescues. You will also learn about the Royal Charter tragedy of 1859 and how Coxswain Dic Evans was awarded two gold medals for his courageous rescues.
How would you like to go back in time to the mid 18th century in Beaumaris Courthouse and stand in the dock and walk about the rectangular court room? See where prisoners of the day had to wait for their trial and discover the story of infamous Anglesey prisoners at this Courthouse, built in 1614. A visit to Beaumaris will also reveal details of the trial of villains accused of taking booty from a shipwreck off the south west coast near Rhosneigr.
Your stay on this island will never be short of places to go and things to do, and will have a taste of the past as well as experience the present. Anglesey has the ability to blend the historic with the exhilarating and tragic and you can be sure that when you look back on your vacation these Anglesey attractions will not be far from your thoughts.
About the Author:
David Phillips lives on sunny Anglesey Wales, an island in the Irish Sea, and owns an online resource focusing onlocal news and resources. Discover more about amazing and interesting places to visit on Anglesey during your island vacation.
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