Anglesey towns and villages
Castle towns, harbour villages, surf beaches and island churches. Our local guides to the best places to stay and explore on Anglesey, with getting there, things to do and where to eat.
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Anglesey is small enough to tour by car in a day, but each corner has its own character. The south-east has the Menai Strait, Beaumaris and Menai Bridge; the west has Holy Island, Rhosneigr and the dunes at Newborough; the north and east coast has fishing villages, coves and long sandy bays.
Beaumaris
Beaumaris looks out across the Menai Strait to the mountains of Eryri.
Read the Beaumaris guide →Gateway to AngleseyMenai Bridge
Menai Bridge, Porthaethwy in Welsh and Y Borth to locals, is the first town most visitors reach on Anglesey.
Read the Menai Bridge guide →Menai Strait, AngleseyLlanfairpwll
Llanfairpwll is famous for its 58-letter name, but there is more here than a railway sign.
Read the Llanfairpwll guide →South-west AngleseyNewborough and Ynys Llanddwyn
Forest and dunes running down to a long sandy beach and the tidal island of Ynys Llanddwyn.
Read the Newborough and Ynys Llanddwyn guide →Holy Island, west AngleseyHolyhead
Anglesey's largest town is a working ferry port with a wild side.
Read the Holyhead guide →West coast, AngleseyRhosneigr
A small seaside village known for two sandy beaches, steady wind for watersports and a relaxed café scene.
Read the Rhosneigr guide →South-west coast of AngleseyAberffraw
Aberffraw was once the royal seat of the princes of Gwynedd.
Read the Aberffraw guide →North coast, AngleseyAmlwch
Amlwch grew rich on copper from Parys Mountain, whose red and ochre spoil heaps still look like nowhere else in Wales.
Read the Amlwch guide →North coast of AngleseyCemaes
Cemaes is a traditional fishing village on Anglesey's north coast, often called the most northerly village in Wales.
Read the Cemaes guide →North-east coast of AngleseyMoelfre
Moelfre is a small fishing and lifeboat village on Anglesey's north-east coast.
Read the Moelfre guide →East coast of AngleseyBenllech
One of Anglesey's best-loved seaside villages, with a long crescent of pale sand on the A5025.
Read the Benllech guide →Central AngleseyLlangefni
Llangefni is the island's county town, a working market town on the River Cefni.
Read the Llangefni guide →Find somewhere to stay
From seafront hotels in Beaumaris to cottages near the beaches at Rhosneigr and Benllech, search live availability across the island.
Planning around a festival or show? See what's on in Anglesey, and browse our beaches and places of interest guides. Heading over the bridges? Caernarfon.com and NorthWales.com cover the mainland.
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