ISLE OF ANGLESEY, CASTLES & SIGHTSEEING TOUR
ISLE OF ANGLESEY, CASTLES & SIGHTSEEING TOUR
• Great Orme Road. – A drive round the great orme one way scenic road. The longest of its kind in the uk with spectacular cliffs, wildlife and views out to the irish sea and Anglesey
• Conwy Town & Castle Photo Stop – We will use the opportunity as we pass through the ancient Castle town of Conwy to view the castle’s domineering and towering walls and catch that picture perfect photo from the conwy estuary bridge.
• Penrhyn Castle and Botanical Gardens – Visit this fantasy castle and its gardens, you will feel like your sepping back in time to 1438, the innards have been impeccably retained in its original setting
• Menai Suspension Bridge Drive – On route we take a drive over the world famous Menai Suspension Bridge. Designed to carry road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was the biggest in the world of its time and was completed in 1826 and is a Grade I listed structure
• Menai Bridge Walk & Church Island – What’s the attraction? : Beautiful views of the Menai Suspension Bridge, the Britannia Bridge, St Tysilio’s Church Island and the Menai Strait. This walk is filled with spectacular scenery, wildlife, and the history of Anglesey combined.
• Beaumaris and Castle – Beaumaris is a captivating seaside town, with its mix of medieval, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian architecture. Walk through the town, stroll along the seafront, taking in the pier and the views over the Menai Strait and Snowdonia then continuing through the charming streets with their picturesque cottages, many painted in soft pastel colours. You can also visit and walk the grounds of the beautiful and unique castle.
• Penmon Point – and its beautiful views and lighthouse and the Penmon Priory historic buildings from as early as the 6th century
• Bryn Celli Ddu – Anglesey’s most famous prehistoric landmarks, Bryn Celli Ddu is actually two sites in one. In the early Neolithic period, a henge enclosing a circle of stones was built here, to be replaced later by a chambered tomb beneath a mound. Inside, a long, narrow passage leads to an octagonal chamber where artefacts such as human bones, arrowheads and carved stones have been found.
• Llanfair PG – We have a brief stop to the welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch, once thought to be the village with the longest name in the world. The village however still does boast some records, and our visit will help to reveal all.