My leg is still painful, but my limp has improved – or maybe I’ve just got used to walking with it. In any case, dosed with painkillers, I feel I can manage a few miles today. So I drive to Moelfre and set off walking along the coast path.
It’s a nice route, winding above low cliffs with a good view back to Moelfre.
I wake up with early sunlight streaming through the window of my hotel room. The view over the Menai Straights is almost too beautiful to be real.
In my hurry to take a photograph, I leap out of bed, and stumble to the floor. Continue reading
From the back of The Pilot Boat pub the coastal path sets off across fields. Below me, on my left, is the marshy inlet of Traeth Dulas where I walked yesterday. Sadly a murky fug obscures the views and I can’t get a good photograph.
The path climbs steadily over the fields until I reach a marshy plateau where a flock of sheep are feeding. Strange to find so much water on the highest point in the area. Continue reading
I catch the bus back to Amlwch and walk through the town towards Amlwch Port. After a long drive from Lincolnshire I know it’s rather late to start walking – nearly 5pm. But the sun doesn’t set until 10pm and I reckon I have time for a 9-10 mile walk.
At the end of the road that edges the harbour it takes me a few minutes before I find the familiar coast path signs. It’s good to be back on the trail again. The air is fresh after a day of heavy showers and I feel full of energy. Continue reading
My first task this morning is to catch the 7am bus back to Llanfaethlu and reclaim my car, then I drive to Amlwch and park near the port. Another bus takes me back to Cemaes. I am the only passenger. The driver recognises me and we have a good chat.
I leave Cemaes with regret, having really enjoyed the time I spent here. The harbour is pretty and there are thriving shops, a number of pubs, and a buzzing atmosphere.
It’s a Sunday and there are no buses running in this part of Anglesey, but today I won’t need a bus. I’m simply going to walk all the way back to my hotel. And so I drive to the village of Llanfaethlu and park my car, knowing I won’t be able to get back to it until tomorrow. Then I start along the road towards the coast…
I hurry to catch the late afternoon bus to Llanfachraeth. It’s one of the few buses on an erratic service that will get me anywhere close to my starting point. The bus driver asks if I’ve enjoyed my walk and seems surprised when I explain I’ve been waiting for the rain to stop and I’m only just setting out! Continue reading
It’s time to leave Holy Island and cross the Stanley Embankment to rejoin the rest of Anglesey. This causeway – also known as The Cob – was built in 1823-4 by Thomas Telford, the same engineer who built the elegant Menai Suspension Bridge.
Sadly, the Stanley Embankment is not nearly as beautiful as the Menai bridge. Ugly in fact. Starkly functional and a seemingly very long walk. Continue reading
I’m up early and catch the bus into Holyhead. It’s well over a mile from the bus stop in the centre of town to the marina on the western edge. I revisit the pub where I stopped for a drink yesterday. They also serve a decent breakfast.
High tide means the beach is covered, so I take to the promenade in order to walk around Trearddur Bay.
When I reach the end of the bay I know the official Isle of Anglesey Coast Path joins the road. But I discover there is no need to stick to the tarmac. Instead, you can follow narrow paths that weave in and out around the little headlands and tiny coves. Continue reading
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Response ID: 328,436,497 Report number: 1222 Location: Ceredigion Coast Path (part of the Wales Coast Path) between Gwbert & Mwnt Date: 04/02/26 2 walkers, no dog, meet about 40 Welsh Black bullocks Pips report: “On the return stretch of our walk we encountered extremely treacherous terrain and a herd of about 40 Welsh Black bullocks […]
Incident number:1220 Response ID: 328,248,081 Location: Back Forest Farm, River Dane, near Wincle & DaneBridge, Peak District ///wasps.promote.homelands Date 26/01/26 Single walker, no dog SY’s Report: “I was heading back to DaneBridge/Wincle from Gradbach/Black Forest. I’d walked by Back Forest Farm along the path between their fields and came to a gate/stile. As I crossed […]
Incident number: 1218 Response ID: 320,795,463 Date of incident: 29.12.2025 Location: Below Denston Hall, Denston Suffolk Status: Lone walker with dog on lead on PROW L.Cooper’s story “I saw a group of cows ahead and waited to see if they would move. As I couldn’t get past without going near to them I backtracked and […]
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