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WHERE TO STAYAROUND MOELFRE
Llwydiarth Fawr moderate
This Georgian home is at the heart of a
working farm about 8 km (5 miles)
from Moelfre. Its spacious, elegant
interior is furnished with antiques and
includes a library.
Llanerch-y-medd, LL71 8DF (take A5108
out of Moelfre, at roundabout take
second exit onto A5025, turn left, left
again and bear left, then take second
right towards B5111 and turn left; farm is
on left); 01248 470 321; http://www.
angleseyfarms.com/llwydiarth.htm
AROUND LLANFAIRPWLL
Cleifiog Uchaf moderate
A 16th-century Welsh longhouse in
superb location, this small hotel has a
relaxing interior and its own access to
the Anglesey Coastal Path.
Valley, LL65 3AB (take A5/A55 towards
Holyhead, exit 3 for A5 to Valley, fourth
exit at the roundabout, left at Lon
Spencer, then right); 01407 741 888;
http://www.cleifioguchaf.co.uk/index.html
Neuadd Lwyd Country House
expensive
In an old grey-stoned Victorian rectory,
this country residence is stylishly
furnished for a relaxing break and
boasts seriously good cooking.
Penmynydd, LL61 5BX (take A5/
Holyhead Rd out of town and follow
signs to Ffordd Penmynydd, then
B5240 and first right); 01248 715 005;
http://www.neuaddlwyd.co.ukBACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under £80; moderate, £80–£150; expensive, over £150A two-hour walking tour
From the seafront car park, walk with
the sea on your right to the Seawatch
Centre 1 (Easter–Sep: closed Mon),
which chronicles the island’s maritime
and natural history, and the lives of
locals such as Richard Evans who
saved the lives of two boat crews.
Outside, walk down to the sea to the
bronze sculpture of coxswain Evans
MBE who retired in 1970. Then turn
left and follow the coastal
path to the RNLI Lifeboat
Station 2 (open daily; 01248
410 367; http://www.moelfrelifeboat.
co.uk), which has
information about the work
of the RNLI – run by
volunteers – and rescuing
hundreds of people a year from the
sea. Further along the footpath, see
terns, gannets and fulmars on the
island of Ynys Moelfre, just offshore.
Continue along the coast and go
through two gates and up a slight hill
and some steps and over a style. Go
through another gate, and along a
path. Walk down the path towards a
small bridge, over a stream, and then
up the steps to the top. Here is theMonument to the Royal Charter 3 , a
passenger steam clipper returning to
Liverpool from Melbourne, which sank
off the coast of Anglesey in October
1859 during one of the fiercest storms
of the century. It was a catastrophe
with 459 lives lost and only 21
passengers and 18 crew surviving. No
women or children survived. It was the
highest death toll of any shipwreck off
the Welsh coast in the days before
Moelfre had a lifeboat. Walk
back down the steps and
up the path and take a
right past the caravans.
Keep on the track and cross
the cattle grid, past a
cottage and onto the road.
Turn left into a housing
estate, past the house Ty Mawr
followed by a school, a library and
Maes Hydryd. Continue straight on
and take a left past Anne’s Pantry a
family-run café and restaurant and the
Kinmel Arms Hotel, with fine ales and
pub food. The car park is over the road.
ª Drive back on the A5025, through
Pentraeth and under the A55 to
Llanfair PG. Use the railway station
car park beside Pringles Weavers.RNLI logo at Moelfre
Lifeboat Station9 Moelfre
Anglesey; LL61
The sleepy village of Moelfre looks north into the Irish Sea, over the
ships going to and from Mersey port. This walk follows the headland
around the village, past memorials highlighting the dangers of the sea
and the bravery of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crews.Above Cottages in the coastal village of
Moelfre, on the Island of AngleseyVISITING MOELFREParking
Free parking close to the village and a
pay-and-display car park on seafront.
Tourist Information
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