Anglesey Private Coastal and Cultural Tour

A private tour of the Northern Coast of Anglesey is primarily through areas of outstanding natural beauty. We will be close to the coast and visit a number of Anglesey's premier tourist attractions with history spanning thousands of years all around us. Your guide will provide the traveler a sense of place, a connection with the past and present providing a personal and n unique insight into the Welsh, the Welsh language, and Welsh Culture. A land of Myths and Legends, Druids, Warriors, Singers, Poets and Castles. On this Tour you will be accompanied by a local Welsh-speaking qualified guide who will explain the meanings of what would otherwise be only words and expose the traveler to Welsh, the ancient language of the Britons and the beauty of the Isle of Anglesey . 
 

What to expect:

Duration: between 7 hours and 8 hours

South Stack Lighthouse

South Stack, , Holyhead, LL65 1YH

You will walk along the towering cliff edges(safely) and see the wonderful vistas across the Irish sea to the mountains of Snowdome.
View the South Stack lighthouse which dates back to 1809 on its own islet - A picture perfect scene.
The towering 400 foot Cliffs at South Stack, Holy Island, Anglesey are part of Anglesey's UNESCO Geo Park Status. boasting re-Cambrian Rock fold Geology and dramatic evidence of glaciation .
South Stack is also a RSPB bird sanctuary and colonies of thousands of birds occupy the cliffs in the Spring and early summer month. You may see Guillemots , Gannets , Terns and if your very lucky Puffins. 
Before leaving we will explore the iron age hut circle group dating back approximately 2500 years, one of the finest example in the United Kingdom.
 

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Trearddur Bay Beach

Lon Isallt, , Trearddur Bay

Travelling along the rugged Holy Island coast road, see coves and one of the finest beaches anywhere. A spectacular coastal location with a perfect arc of golden sand. On a sunny day see the British spend the day on the beach or maybe see the wild white water when the storm rages.
A Stop her for Coffee/Tea break

Pass by without stopping

Melin Llynnon

Llynon Mill, Llanddeusant, LL65 4AB

Visit the restored 18th Century Corn Mill and see how flour was produced in the 19th Century. Maybe a break for Coffee/Tea and a maybe some "Monuts "

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Porth Swtan Beach

Rhydwyn

We arrive at the beautiful Porth Swtan (Church Bay). Explore the coastline, take in the air, visit the restored 18th Century Fishermans Cottage (subject to opening hours) and maybe have a coffee and cake from the Wavecrest Cafe (summer only) before visiting St Michaels Church, one of only a few on Anglesey which has a spire which gave the cove its English name..

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cemlyn Nature Reserve

Sign posted from the A5025 near Tregele, Cemaes Bay

Cemlyn is the site of the North Wales Wildllife Trust bird colonies famous for its Artic Tern colony. and once the home of the eccentric aviator Captain Vivian Hewitt. Also close by the notorious Harry Furlong Reef and skerries Lighthouse, sites of many shipwrecks.

Pass by without stopping

Cemaes Harbour

Cemaes Bay

Visit the seaside village of Cemaes with its pretty harbour and ancient church at Llanbadrig once visited by the Dali Lamma and a location in the film Half Light starring Demi Moore. Maybde have a drink in the ancient Stag Tavern or the Old Vigour Inn.

40 minutes

Red Wharf Bay (Traeth Coch)

Pentraeth

Red Wharf Bay if the site of a Viking/Celtic 6th Century battle and the iconic Ship Inn. Perhaps we will have a beer or a Wine whilst admiring the the azure silver sea and white sand beaches and coves.

30 minutes

Beaumaris

Beaumaris

We visit Beaumaris, the jewel in Anglesey's Crown, a treasure trove of experiences. Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian architecture. A Victorian Gaol with a hangmans door, a Victorian pier, a 17th Century Courthouse, an ancient church with the coffin of a Princess of Wales, excellent Taverns and Cafes, Panoramic Views of the Snowdonia mountains and the Menai Straits and of Course the 13th Century Castle built by King Edward 1st of England - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 

1 hour, 30 minutes

Menai Bridge

Menai Bridge

A Phot stop of the Menai Bridge, built in 1826 the very first suspension design in the world and one of the most beautiful spanning the Menai Straits, the stretch of turbulent sea that separates Anglesey from the mainland. Also the Britannia Bridge, originally a railway bridge built by Robert Stevenson in 1850. Panoramic view of the Snowdonia Mountain range on a clear day. We then return to Holyhead

10 minutes

Not included:

• Beaumaris Castle Entry Fee - £12 per person
• Beaumaris Gaol and Courthouse Entry Fee - £10 per person
• South Stack Island an Lighthouse entry Fee - £10 per person