Lucy's Guidebook
Places to Eat
The Lobster Pot Restaurant
A very popularseafood restaurant just 1.5 miles away
Homemade food. Great location - right by the sea. Only open Thursday to Sunday from 12 to 5 from April to the end of September. No need to book.
19 locals recommend
Wavecrest Cafe
Homemade food. Great location - right by the sea. Only open Thursday to Sunday from 12 to 5 from April to the end of September. No need to book.
Great menu and great interior right next to the beach. About 20 minutes drive.
51 locals recommend
Sea Shanty Cafe
Lon St FfraidGreat menu and great interior right next to the beach. About 20 minutes drive.
Freckled Angel
49 High StA gastronomic treat. Must book
The Stag Inn
High StreetNearby traditional pub that serves pub 'grub'.
A traditional Welsh take on food with a modern conservatory and old stone interior. A good place to pick up local and Welsh crafts and gifts.
22 locals recommend
Blas Mwy Black Lion
A traditional Welsh take on food with a modern conservatory and old stone interior. A good place to pick up local and Welsh crafts and gifts.
A good restaurant menu in Cemaes Bay
18 locals recommend
Bay View Restaurant & Bar, Gwesty Gadlys Hotel
A good restaurant menu in Cemaes Bay
Days Out
Cemaes Bay
Cute fishing town with a couple of pubs. Great beach
Menai Bridge
A5Beautiful part of the island to visit.
Beaumaris Castle
Castle StreetWonderful castle to explore in the lovely Beaumaris
A beautiful town boasting plenty of independent shops, restaurants and great fish and chips
128 locals recommend
Beaumaris
A beautiful town boasting plenty of independent shops, restaurants and great fish and chips
Newborough Forest
Stunning walks. Well worth exploring
For walkers, kids and explorers. You can scramble over the rocks to get to the lighthouse when the tide is out and there's a little cafe serving drinks, cakes and pizza
Penmon Lighthouse
For walkers, kids and explorers. You can scramble over the rocks to get to the lighthouse when the tide is out and there's a little cafe serving drinks, cakes and pizza
Trearddur Bay
A beautiful, long stretch of beach
A stunning National Trust property with incredible gardens right on The Menai Straits. We love visiting here. There's usually a seasonal activity on for children and there is a great adventure park.
This is a great day out.
132 locals recommend
National Trust - Plas Newydd House and Gardens
A stunning National Trust property with incredible gardens right on The Menai Straits. We love visiting here. There's usually a seasonal activity on for children and there is a great adventure park.
This is a great day out.
A drive off the island but an absolute must! Stunning, stunning gardens
194 locals recommend
National Trust - Bodnant Garden
Bodnant RoadA drive off the island but an absolute must! Stunning, stunning gardens
A fun and interesting place to visit with little ones. Learn about marine life and the sea creatures native to the Anglesey coast
115 locals recommend
Anglesey Sea Zoo
A fun and interesting place to visit with little ones. Learn about marine life and the sea creatures native to the Anglesey coast
Fun for kids with a butterfly house and outdoor play park
104 locals recommend
Pili Palas Nature World
Ffordd PenmynyddFun for kids with a butterfly house and outdoor play park
Breathtaking views from a dramatic, rugged coastal viewpoint. Provides an insight into the life of a lighthouse keeper. Great for a stunning sunset!
108 locals recommend
South Stack Lighthouse
Breathtaking views from a dramatic, rugged coastal viewpoint. Provides an insight into the life of a lighthouse keeper. Great for a stunning sunset!
Pubs
Our nearest pub - within a 15 minute walk. Not always open during the winter so worth phoning ahead.
9 locals recommend
The Church Bay Inn
Our nearest pub - within a 15 minute walk. Not always open during the winter so worth phoning ahead.
The Stag Inn
High StreetTraditional pub
Neighbourhoods
Llanfairynghornwy
Very pretty, unspoilt beach and an entry point to the coastal path.
Life on this side of the island is very quiet out of the summer months and is all about the solitude and rugged, coastal landscape.
Church Bay
Very pretty, unspoilt beach and an entry point to the coastal path.
Life on this side of the island is very quiet out of the summer months and is all about the solitude and rugged, coastal landscape.
This is the closest place to go food shopping - with large supermarkets, take-away fast food places and a few other large retail outlets.
11 locals recommend
Holyhead
This is the closest place to go food shopping - with large supermarkets, take-away fast food places and a few other large retail outlets.
This is a quiet hamlet - blink and you'll miss it! We are situated in the most northern, and remote part of the island. There is a church down the lane in the village of Llanfairygnhornwy.
Llanrhyddlad
This is a quiet hamlet - blink and you'll miss it! We are situated in the most northern, and remote part of the island. There is a church down the lane in the village of Llanfairygnhornwy.
City advice
Getting around
You will need a car
Public transport is limited. You will need a car to travel around.