Liverpool John Lennon Airport 1 hr 59
National Trust - Plas Newydd House and Gardens (31 min) Originating in 1470 and rebuilt in 1793, this waterfront mansion with art & gardens offers tours. Traeth Benllech (13 min) RibRide (26 min) Thrill rides in a super-fast RIB boat on the Menai Strait, plus tours to see puffins & seals. Pili Palas Nature World (23 min) Small, hands-on zoo aimed at kids with meerkat, bug and butterfly enclosures, plus indoor play zone. Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber (32 min) On the longest day of the year, sunlight flows into the passageway of this Neolithic burial grounds. Seacoast Safaris - Puffin Island Boat Trips (29 min) Beaumaris Castle (28 min) Architecturally outstanding 13th-century castle with activities and events programme. Melin Llynon, Llanddeusant (27 min) Iron age Oriel Môn (20 min) Local cultural history, plus art galleries dedicated to Charles Tunnicliffe and Kyffin Williams. Red Wharf Bay (26 min) Natural area of sand beach amid scrub, rocks & scenic bay views plus lodgings & dining nearby. Lligwy Beach (8 min) Beaumaris Gaol (28 min) Victorian jail with prisoner cells and original artefacts including a tread wheel. Copper Kingdom Centre (10 min) Mining and museum Menai Bridge (25 min) Road crossing with a pedestrian walkway, built by Thomas Telford in 1826 & illuminated at night. Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens (29 min) Historic estate featuring 3 elaborate gardens, plus a tea room & holiday cottages. |