Enjoy Anglesey Attractions, Complete Your Island Experience
Put some top Anglesey attractions on your checklist of things to do when you are planning your trip to this beautiful island in North Wales. Now that you've chosen your family's self-catering vacation cottage or caravan park base you can get down to discovering some of the exciting locations to visit. Anglesey is like a treasure trove of history and culture and you have to ease open the lid and see what's inside.
One top attraction you will not want to miss is South Stack Lighthouse built by Trinity House in 1809 off the steep cliffs near Holyhead Mountain. There are amazing panoramic views here of the Irish and Cambrian coasts, and you can also watch the lively seabirds like puffins and guillemots off the cliffs as well as appreciate the interesting geology. To get down to the lighthouse you have to negotiate 400 steps down the cliff and remember you also have to return, but it's well worth the effort.
You may have heard of Sir Kyffin Williams, the landscape painter who died recently, and there is a permanent gallery with his works at Oriel, Llangefni. Also at this recently refurbished Art Museum are up to 18 temporary exhibitions annually as well as a local history museum which starts from the Stone Age. The permanent Tunicliffe Collection holds some amazing sketches of island fauna by the Macclesfield born naturalistic painter who used oils, etchings as well as watercolours.
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.
Of all the Anglesey attractions with links to the sea, Moelfre Seawatch stands up there among the most significant. Moelfre is a quiet seaside village, which could pass as a Mediterranean fishing harbour, but living in the shadow of the Royal Charter shipping tragedy of 1859. See a modern lifeboat in action, learn about the heroism of local volunteers through the ages, including Coxswain Dic Evans, awarded two gold medals for his courage.
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.
There is a rich choice of interesting places to discover on this island for the discerning visitor. You will find that Anglesey combines an intensely rich tapestry of history woven with tragedy, with experience of exhilaration and excitement. In times to come you will look back fondly at your stay and remember how these Anglesey attractions contributed to your enjoyment.
One top attraction you will not want to miss is South Stack Lighthouse built by Trinity House in 1809 off the steep cliffs near Holyhead Mountain. There are amazing panoramic views here of the Irish and Cambrian coasts, and you can also watch the lively seabirds like puffins and guillemots off the cliffs as well as appreciate the interesting geology. To get down to the lighthouse you have to negotiate 400 steps down the cliff and remember you also have to return, but it's well worth the effort.
You may have heard of Sir Kyffin Williams, the landscape painter who died recently, and there is a permanent gallery with his works at Oriel, Llangefni. Also at this recently refurbished Art Museum are up to 18 temporary exhibitions annually as well as a local history museum which starts from the Stone Age. The permanent Tunicliffe Collection holds some amazing sketches of island fauna by the Macclesfield born naturalistic painter who used oils, etchings as well as watercolours.
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.
Of all the Anglesey attractions with links to the sea, Moelfre Seawatch stands up there among the most significant. Moelfre is a quiet seaside village, which could pass as a Mediterranean fishing harbour, but living in the shadow of the Royal Charter shipping tragedy of 1859. See a modern lifeboat in action, learn about the heroism of local volunteers through the ages, including Coxswain Dic Evans, awarded two gold medals for his courage.
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.
There is a rich choice of interesting places to discover on this island for the discerning visitor. You will find that Anglesey combines an intensely rich tapestry of history woven with tragedy, with experience of exhilaration and excitement. In times to come you will look back fondly at your stay and remember how these Anglesey attractions contributed to your enjoyment.
About the Author:
The author, David Phillips, lives on the magical island of Anglesey in North Wales and manages a helpful website dedicated tolocal information and resources. Discover more about exciting and interesting Anglesey attractions to enjoy during your island holiday.
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