BEAUTIFUL ANGLESEY TOWN ON THE MENAI STRAITS
The beauty of the Menai Straits brings together the blue sea, the sky and the woodland that cascades down to its shorelines.
Menai Bridge exists in two parts: the residential town above and the town centre below. It is from the town centre that we access the beauty of the Menai Straits, to discover and walk under the World Famous Suspension Bridge.
Learn about the commercial necessity of Thomas Telford's Suspension Bridge and of it's vital political role in the 1820s.
Then, there's the Britannia Bridge, Romans & Druids down to your right and, to your left ..(Ahhh... Beaumaris...)
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MENAI BRIDGE SECOND PAGE
There's so much to write about this lovely little town that I was obliged to generate a second page. And here it is.
Think of Menai Bridge as two lovely places to visit: the Town and the banks of the Menai Straits. Sunshine or rain, I really enjoy walking about the town.
The Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path will bring you along the Menai Straits from directly below the Britannia Bridge more less directly into the town itself.
Also, let me tell you about the night I fought a pirate at the Plas Newydd Estate and was killed. It could have been really messy.
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THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE
Telford’s Suspension Bridge was constructed at Porth Aethwy because it is the narrowest crossing point on the Menai Straits.
Also, construction was made easier because the mathematics for stress and plain economics showed that a column could be placed directly on an island near the Anglesey side – Ynys y Moch (Pig Island).
There was a directive imposed on Robert Stephenson that the Britannia Bridge should be a minimum 100 feet height above the Menai Straits. Otherwise, the tall-masted naval ships Could never have passed beneath.
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BEAUTIFUL MENAI STRAITS WALK
I have always liked Menai Bridge. Ever since my college days. It is one of many special places on Anglesey which offers you an absolutely lovely sunny evening walk.
Before or after a meal in the restaurants of the town, it either opens your heart and stomach to the wonders of a good meal or aids digestion in a calming and reassuring manner.
There are five main sights worth seeing: The Thomas Telford Suspension Bridge, Ynys Gorad Goch, the Britannia Bridge, the Marquess of Anglesey Column and Nelson’s Statue on the Straits.
Each is worth a visit on its own if time is short.
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COED CYRNOL WOODLAND WALK
Coed Cyrnol is a delightful walk through a small woodland Local Nature Reserve located on the banks of the Menai Straits between Thomas Telford’s Suspension Bridge and St Tysilio’s Church Island.
Coed Cyrnol and this entire stretch of the Menai Straits is a Marine Conservation Area, which means that in addition to its Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is a fascinating place to visit and observe Nature at work from close at hand.
In addition to its designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is a fascinating place to visit and observe Nature from close at hand.
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MARQUESS OF ANGLESEY COLUMN
The Marquess Column overlooking the Britannia Bridge in Llanfair PG is a test of your mettle and your muscles.
To walk up to the viewing platform will leave you breathless after 115 steps - with the odd one looking decidedly rickety.
The horizontal view from the viewing platform 90 feet up is staggering. While the vertical view can be frightening.
Did you there was - allegedly - an exhibit in Belgium of the first Marquess of Anglesey’s detached leg. Gross or Brilliant?
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North Stack Fog Signal Station, just south of the Port of Holyhead, offers astonishing coastal walk and beautiful views of rugged Anglesey coastline.
Holyhead Breakwater Country Park. Astonishing coastal beauty. Award Winning Anglesey Green Flag Country Park. A superb green space for family fun and walks
White Beach really, really is a hidden gem. By that, I mean it is really, really well hidden. Dinner plate pebbles, nice picnics, CRAZY HORSES and some pretty good fishing.
