Exploring East Anglesey
Beach Days
A really lovely bay with a beach shop and cafe. Traeth Bychan is home to Red Wharf Bay Sailing Club so there are always plenty of boats launching during the sailing season between April and October. The Anglesey Coastal Path passes through the bay, pick it up towards Benllech by coming off the beach and heading for the carpark behind the cafe, or follow it towards Lligwy by taking a left. This stretch is a particularly interesting walk, taking in a working farm as well as some great views of Moelfre.
Traeth Bychan
A5025A really lovely bay with a beach shop and cafe. Traeth Bychan is home to Red Wharf Bay Sailing Club so there are always plenty of boats launching during the sailing season between April and October. The Anglesey Coastal Path passes through the bay, pick it up towards Benllech by coming off the beach and heading for the carpark behind the cafe, or follow it towards Lligwy by taking a left. This stretch is a particularly interesting walk, taking in a working farm as well as some great views of Moelfre.
One of the island's most beloved villages, Benllech has hosted family holidays for generations. The wide sandy beach offers miles of golden sand and the bay shelves gently making swimming and paddling in the clean blue water very safe, though of course parents are reminded to make sure their children are supervised at all times.
Benllech has a range of cafes and restaurants, both down by the seafront and in the village itself, everything from Tapas to Chinese. Bradleys is a well established and favourite coffee shop and The Benllech pub is popular too offering excellent food and a good selection of craft beers. Both operate an organised and Covid safe environment.
Benllech has Spar, Co-Op and Tesco outlets, the latter two have cash points. It's also home to an excellent independent butcher and fishmonger.
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Benllech
One of the island's most beloved villages, Benllech has hosted family holidays for generations. The wide sandy beach offers miles of golden sand and the bay shelves gently making swimming and paddling in the clean blue water very safe, though of course parents are reminded to make sure their children are supervised at all times.
Benllech has a range of cafes and restaurants, both down by the seafront and in the village itself, everything from Tapas to Chinese. Bradleys is a well established and favourite coffee shop and The Benllech pub is popular too offering excellent food and a good selection of craft beers. Both operate an organised and Covid safe environment.
Benllech has Spar, Co-Op and Tesco outlets, the latter two have cash points. It's also home to an excellent independent butcher and fishmonger.
Sightseeing
Finding a shipwreck is one of those rare adventures that will linger in the memory for a lifetime, and this shipwreck will not disappoint. Marooned on the sands of the expansive and atmospheric Dulas Bay and visited by a wealth of sea birds as well as merlin, buzzards and Peregrine falcons, the bay is a twenty minute walk down the coastal path from Lligwy. Turn left at the cafe, cross the car park, follow the small boarded path through the dunes and adventure awaits...
Bae Dulas
Finding a shipwreck is one of those rare adventures that will linger in the memory for a lifetime, and this shipwreck will not disappoint. Marooned on the sands of the expansive and atmospheric Dulas Bay and visited by a wealth of sea birds as well as merlin, buzzards and Peregrine falcons, the bay is a twenty minute walk down the coastal path from Lligwy. Turn left at the cafe, cross the car park, follow the small boarded path through the dunes and adventure awaits...
Again, taking the road away from Lligwy beach and straight on at the crossroads towards Moelfre, Din Lligwy is reached by taking the gate near the lay-by on the right and following the path through the fields and small wood to an area covering more than a quarter of a football pitch.
This fascinating ancient village features the remains of two round huts and several rectangular buildings encircled by a stone wall. Discoveries of coins, pottery and glass date the settlement to the late Roman period in the 3rd and 4th centuries, though traces of structures outside the enclosure suggest the site may have been in use since the Iron Age.
Thought to belong to a farming community, the walls were probably built to contain livestock, the round buildings are thought to have been dwellings while the rectangular buildings may have been used as barns and workshops.
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Din Lligwy
Again, taking the road away from Lligwy beach and straight on at the crossroads towards Moelfre, Din Lligwy is reached by taking the gate near the lay-by on the right and following the path through the fields and small wood to an area covering more than a quarter of a football pitch.
This fascinating ancient village features the remains of two round huts and several rectangular buildings encircled by a stone wall. Discoveries of coins, pottery and glass date the settlement to the late Roman period in the 3rd and 4th centuries, though traces of structures outside the enclosure suggest the site may have been in use since the Iron Age.
Thought to belong to a farming community, the walls were probably built to contain livestock, the round buildings are thought to have been dwellings while the rectangular buildings may have been used as barns and workshops.
The Seawatch Centre is a reminder of Anglesey's rich maritime history. From the bravery of coxswain Richard Evans who was awarded two gold medals for saving the lives of the crews of two ships to the now 'retired' Bird's Eye Lifeboat, which was purchased for the RNLI in 1970 by Birds Eye Foods Ltd the museum is full of examples of the bravery of local heroes throughout 200 years of Moelfre's maritime history.
The museum includes activities for children – dressing up in 'crew kit' and tabletop activities. There's a seated viewing area where visitors can relax and view the majestic ever-changing seascape.
The Seawatch Centre shares it's space with an RNLI shop, well worth a browse for a souvenir, and no visit would be complete without a short walk to the Lifeboat Station, where visitors can see the lifeboat 'Kiwi' (Tamar Class) - unless she’s out on a shout!
Gwylfan Moelfre Seawatch (RNLI)
2 MoranneddThe Seawatch Centre is a reminder of Anglesey's rich maritime history. From the bravery of coxswain Richard Evans who was awarded two gold medals for saving the lives of the crews of two ships to the now 'retired' Bird's Eye Lifeboat, which was purchased for the RNLI in 1970 by Birds Eye Foods Ltd the museum is full of examples of the bravery of local heroes throughout 200 years of Moelfre's maritime history.
The museum includes activities for children – dressing up in 'crew kit' and tabletop activities. There's a seated viewing area where visitors can relax and view the majestic ever-changing seascape.
The Seawatch Centre shares it's space with an RNLI shop, well worth a browse for a souvenir, and no visit would be complete without a short walk to the Lifeboat Station, where visitors can see the lifeboat 'Kiwi' (Tamar Class) - unless she’s out on a shout!
A mountain that anyone can climb without much effort at all, but the views from the top are spectacular!
Take a left the the end of the drive and a right at the T junction onto the main A5025 towards Amlwch. After the bend take the first left and follow the country lane for about a mile. Once you've passed a large white house with a flagpole on the left, you'll come to a point in the road with a public footpath sign on the left and a rough road to the right - take the rough road and follow down to the car park on your right. Follow the narrow path through the heathers and gorse bushes to the summit of Mynydd Bodafon, 178m above sea level with panoramic views across the island.
Please be aware that very small children may need carrying, this is a walk not a climb but the path can be quite rocky in places. Anyone with mobility issues will probably need some assistance to get to the top, but it's not a long walk at all, and so worth the effort, particularly at sunset!
Mynydd Bodafon
A mountain that anyone can climb without much effort at all, but the views from the top are spectacular!
Take a left the the end of the drive and a right at the T junction onto the main A5025 towards Amlwch. After the bend take the first left and follow the country lane for about a mile. Once you've passed a large white house with a flagpole on the left, you'll come to a point in the road with a public footpath sign on the left and a rough road to the right - take the rough road and follow down to the car park on your right. Follow the narrow path through the heathers and gorse bushes to the summit of Mynydd Bodafon, 178m above sea level with panoramic views across the island.
Please be aware that very small children may need carrying, this is a walk not a climb but the path can be quite rocky in places. Anyone with mobility issues will probably need some assistance to get to the top, but it's not a long walk at all, and so worth the effort, particularly at sunset!
Food scene
This quaint fishing village is picture postcard perfect with it's pebble beach, white cottages and winding hilly streets. The Kinmel Arms does great food and the staff are lovely, Anne's Pantry is a favourite for tea and cake and with views over to Llandudno on a clear day, the beach is a lovely place to sit with an ice cream and collect some pebbles
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Moelfre
This quaint fishing village is picture postcard perfect with it's pebble beach, white cottages and winding hilly streets. The Kinmel Arms does great food and the staff are lovely, Anne's Pantry is a favourite for tea and cake and with views over to Llandudno on a clear day, the beach is a lovely place to sit with an ice cream and collect some pebbles
Whether you're picking fresh mussels from the clear blue sea (unless there's an R in the month!), walking across the golden sands or having a drink or something to eat at The Boathouse or The Ship Inn, Red Wharf Bay is a beautiful spot on the island's east coast offering great views in a beautifully unspoilt environment.
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Red Wharf Bay
Whether you're picking fresh mussels from the clear blue sea (unless there's an R in the month!), walking across the golden sands or having a drink or something to eat at The Boathouse or The Ship Inn, Red Wharf Bay is a beautiful spot on the island's east coast offering great views in a beautifully unspoilt environment.
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Take Care When Walking!
This is a rural location, not every main road has a footpath or street lighting so please take extra care if you decide to walk back from the pub in the evening! We have a bus service, the number 62, which runs along the main road connecting Bangor with Amlwch, times and bus stop locations can be accessed through maps on a smartphone. We strongly advise against walking the coastal path at night or after heavy rain!