Wales at its best (Isle of Anglesey in general)

Member Name: tellyaddict

Product:	Isle of Anglesey in general
Date:	29/07/03 (401 review reads)
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Advantages: scenic, unspoilt, friendly

Disadvantages: can be boring, traveling difficult without car

I’ve live on Anglesey all of my life, and I used to think of it as, well, a dump really . nothing much to do for young people, but since I moved away to university my opinion has changed dramatically. In my younger years I used to think Anglesey was a bit of a dump really, nothing to do for miles around. Lately my opinion has changed.
When I finished school I was ready to escape to the big city, somewhere with multiplex cinemas and a macdonalds, not beaches and mountains. After a while I reolised I was actually missing the peaceful picturesque isle of Anglesey, and since my return for the summer I have really enjoyed what the quite untouched island has to offer.

It is a fabulous place to come on holiday for those who enjoy walking or even fishing as well as anyone who wants a relaxing holiday. Many tourists visit each year and stay in one of the many hotels, B&B’s or cottages across the island. There are many different places to go and see, my favourite place to go must be Llanddwyn Island. It isn’t really an Island as only about twice a year is it cut off from the shore. It is situated in between two gorgeous blue flagged beaches. The views are amazing from there and will truly take anyone’s breath away. The best time to visit must be in the evening though having a picnic whilst watching the sunset. Here is also a perfect spot for fishing as is Alaw lake in Llangefni both very popular with the locals.

Birdwatching is also an extremely popular pastime on Anglesey with attractions such as the infamous Puffin Island and Bird World in Brynciencyn.

I do realise these aren’t everybodies idea of fun but there is plenty of other things to do in the area shopping beig one. I am a self confessed shopaholic but there isn’t a great deal of shops on Anglesey. Llangefni, Menai Bridge, Holyhead, Beaumaris and Llanfairpwll have some shops and banks but not a vast amount. However many options ar
e available to anybody who wants a bit of retail therapy. Holyhead is ideal for a crossing to Ireland and with the newly built road straight through Anglesey one side of the Island to Holyhead on the other is around half an hour. I regularly visit Dublin because it is so close and the whole trip there is 2 hours long from anywhere on the Island. I would say a visit is a must as it is so convenient.

Another option is the train service that takes you to the various towns on the coast packed with shops such as Llandudno, Rhyl, Bangor or Chester all about an hour or less away.

On the Island however I would say a visit to Llanfairpwll is a must it has the second longest name in the world with its full name being,
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllsantysi lliogogogoch.
Here there are many little quaint local shops to visit as well as James Pringle Weavers which is the biggest souviner shop on the Island, selling clothes shoes food household items, and the regular tourist items like postcards and sticks of rock.

Also in Llanfairpwll is the best focal point of the whole island, the Marquis’s column. For a small fee you can climb around a hundred steps to a scenic over the Menai Straits encompassing the two bridges which join the island to the mainland.
The Island also has plenty of places of historical interest such as Beaumaris castle and Beaumaris Gaol which detail much of the history of the island. Also between Brynciencyn and Llanfairpwll is Plas Newydd. This is a National trust property which is where the Lord and Lady Anglesey. It is a fantastic place to visit with its tremendous buildings and extensive gardens. In the summer Plas Newydd regularly has performances of Shakespeare plays in the gardens where you sit outside with a picnic and enjoy the show followed by fireworks.

As well as this in the summer (middle of August) there is the Anglesey show on the island. This is a field full of stal
ls from local companies and craftsmen, as well as competitions for local farmers, horse jumping, and a fairground.
Anglesey really is a fantastic place to go and visit it is picturesque and full of interesting things to do and see.

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