Anglesey Coastal Walk
From the Menai Straits to the Bay of Caernarfon, this is a great coastal walk that offers plenty of views. That’s why it was featured in Julia’s television series of Britain’s Best Walks with a View.
Our walk today starts in Moel-y-don and takes us westwards, along the coastline and out towards open sea, following part of the Anglesey Coastal Path.
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The walk concludes on the romantic Llanddwyn Island – home of Saint Dwynwen, the female Welsh patron saint of lovers. Legend has it that in the 5th century Dwywen, one of the 24 daughters of the Welsh King Brychan Brycheiniog, had fallen in love with a man but her father had promised her hand to another.
There are differing stories about what happened – but the outcome to all remains the same. Dwynwen prayed to be permitted to live unmarried and lived as a recluse on the island until her death in 465AD. The church on the island became her shrine in the Middle Ages along with a well that was said to predict the destiny of lovers depending on whether fish swam in its waters.
The scenery here is breathtaking and said to be somewhat reminiscent of that of New Zealand’s South Island.
Our walk finishes at the lighthouse on Llanddwyn Island, the marker of the western entrance to the Menai Straits. From here you’ll either need to arrange a lift back to your car (if you left it at the start) or consult your map to get you on to your next destination.
Nearest Train (or tube) Station(s):
Llanfairpwll, Bangor
