Anglesey.
So…recently we got away to Anglesey for a few days. For those not in the know, Anglesey is an island off the coast of North Wales and it is a place I visited lots as a child on family camping holidays. We stayed in a converted shipping container near Llangefni on a beautiful property overlooking Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales, which rises up on the mainland. Unfortunately we didn’t get to enjoy the view because the weather during our stay was dreadful, misty, overcast and frequently wet and windy. We managed to get around most of the island in two days there. The first day we explored the southern side visiting Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber, Ynys Llanddwyn by Newborough Forest, Barclodiad y Gawres (another burial site) and South Stack Lighthouse, up near Holyhead, where we were troubled by wind! The second day we explored Cemaes, Amlwch*, Porth Eilean (this was where we camped all those years ago) and Point Lynas Lighthouse where we saw dolphins and seals. Then it was on to Din Lligwy, an ancient village and the Lligwy Burial Chamber before getting soaked walking at Red Wharf Bay. We ended that day with fish and chips in the car at Benllech Beach. On our way home we stopped off at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the town with the longest place name in the UK which translates as ‘St Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio near the red cave’. We also popped into picturesque Chester for lunch.
*As an addendum, in Amlwch we wandered into a shed on the harbour with a display of geological rocks from all over the island and were pounced upon by an enthusiastic volunteer who was lurking at the far end. He proceeded to tell us, at great length, about the geology of the island, who discovered it (some bloke who was a friend/mentor of Darwin’s) and I feared we would never get away unless we knocked him out with one of the rocks at hand. We were his 3rd and 4th victims of the day and escaped after being forced to sign the visitors book.
