Category Archives: 16 Anglesey and North Wales

250 (am) Beaumaris to Bangor

I say goodbye to wonderful Anglesey, and walk through Bangor, a seaside town without a seaside. Continue reading

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249 Glan-yr-Afon to Beaumaris

Anglesey really should do something about all these access-denied areas. I haven’t come across a more privately-owned and walker-unfriendly stretch of coastline since the New Forest. Continue reading

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248 Red Wharf Bay to Glan-yr-afon

This coastal landscape reminds me of Norfolk. It’s a patchwork quilt of flat-topped islands threaded through with channels of sluggish water. Continue reading

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247 Moelfre to Red Wharf Bay

I limp along, and develop hay fever to add to my misery. But at least I’m staggering on. Continue reading

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246 City Dulas to Moelfre

I do some minor trespassing, discover a pretty beach, and learn about a tragic shipwreck. Continue reading

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245 Amlwch to City Dulas

I walk in the fading light of the evening – and meet nobody, apart from several peaceful sheep and one belligerent cow. Continue reading

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244 Cemaes to Amlwch

The next section of walk is one of the best on Anglesey, in my opinion. It is as scenic and unspoilt as South Stack, but with far fewer visitors. Continue reading

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243 Llanfaethlu to Cemaes

Anglesey is full of surprises. I round a corner and come across a wonderful little bar of beach. Continue reading

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242 Llanfachraeth to Llanfaethlu

I wait for the rain to stop and set off for a walk in dull weather along nameless bays. Continue reading

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241b Holyhead to Llanfachraeth

I discover the path along the shore is not really a path at all. It’s an ankle-twisting scramble over rocks, pebbles and loose shingle. Continue reading

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