Day 1: Holyhead So, the team arrived at Holyhead, the official start of the clockwise coastal walk of Anglesey, full of enthusiasm and anticipation , on Saturday 20th April, only to find St Cybi's Church gate locked and the starting point of the path diverted!! A quick walk around the church perimeter and luckily we found the path again, clearly marked, the sun was shining, and all bode well for a great first day. And what a day.......the first stretch took us along the coast, through the Penrhos Coastal Park and over the Stanley Embankment. There's been some good engineering by Thomas Telford and Stephenson constructing bridges since the mid 19th century in Anglesey π, never imagined 50 years ago that we'd be actually walking over it!! The first few hours went pretty much to plan, frequent stops, a prime picnic bench with fantastic views over Penrhos Bay but the afternoon brought ...
Day 4 - Amlwch to Moelfre A chilly start to the day, but what fantastic weather by mid morning - blue skies and bright sunshine π spot the kayakers! fortunately NOT a field recommended by the coastal path route! Been through a lot of these kissing gates in the last week - great fun if the rucksack gets in the way! Fabulous spot for lunch break and a little snooze for Glenise next we wandered over a bridge then across a field and another field with a gate and yet another field with a gate π still going the right way though - there's the yellow marker with the coastal path logo so it must be right......... could this be........ woof woof........yippee....it's Lligwy beach!! one very happy Glenise (and Gill) woof!! my very own beach ππππΆ but all good things come to an end, we had a few more miles to go....... keep on walking, Glenise........Moelfre's just around the corner Glenise's dreams this evening..........beach, beach, beach π΄π΄...
Day 8 - Llanfairpwll to Newborough Who'd have thought we'd meet Nelson on the banks of Menai Strait looking down to Plas Newydd (National Trust stately home)?!?! The statue was apparently erected in 1850 to help guide shipping, prior to Thomas Telford building his high suspension bridge, which then allowed tall ships to navigate this troublesome stretch of water. The route passes through St Mary's Church, where a funeral was scheduled to take place this morning (Saturday). A good number of graves contain the bodies of lives lost due to war - death in service or tragically very young life lost in equally tragic circumstances. An idyllic path just a little inland from the Menai Strait Due to time constraints and a very boggy field, we had to miss visiting Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber but were compensated by a lovely coffee spot at Moel y Don, close to the water's edge. Will have to find time on a future visit to see the 4000 year old Solstice Cottage and a Druid p...
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