| Many visitors tell us they have a favourite Anglesey | | | | 2008 alone 38 people drowned off the island coast. If |
| beach which they always try returning to whenever | | | | you see a life ring damaged you need to contact the |
| they visit the island. With 125 miles of coastline, this Irish | | | | local council immediately. |
| Sea island has some outstanding sandy beaches, | | | | Church Bay, on the west coast, is a fascinating |
| many of which regularly win European beach awards | | | | Anglesey beach as it is surrounded by high cliffs which |
| for water quality standards. Among them are six | | | | carry the designated coastal path. The road to the |
| European Blue Flags and Resort Seaside Awards as | | | | beach is narrow lined with wild flowers and trees and |
| well as Green Coast Beaches and a Blue Flag Marina | | | | nearby there is the Lobster Pot restaurant specialising |
| at Holyhead. | | | | in sea food. You can often see kayaks near this bay |
| The most popular beaches of Anglesey are not | | | | as they prepare to leave for the Skerries Rock |
| necessarily the easiest to reach, yet the struggle to | | | | lighthouse offshore. |
| get there is well worth the effort. Take Llanddona | | | | In the south west is Holy Island, a smaller island |
| beach on the east coast, a soft sandy expanse which | | | | reached by two causeways, and here are two |
| sweeps in a north easterly arc and surrounded by high | | | | European Blue Flag Beaches, Trearddur Bay and |
| lush green hills and trees, yet the road is a narrow one | | | | Porth Dafarch beach. Both these beaches have a dog |
| and a challenge for the driver. A large quantity of silver | | | | free zone, where restrictions are in place between 1st |
| coins was recently discovered on this beach, and | | | | May and the end of September, to accommodate the |
| more may be hidden, while there is a tale of the | | | | experience of swimmers. If you take a dog to the |
| Witches of Llanddona which has fascinated people | | | | beach you must make sure you clean up after them. |
| over the years. | | | | Some top tips for you to maximise your Anglesey |
| On the south east, visitors will discover a special | | | | beach experience include avoiding going for a swim |
| Anglesey beach at Llanddwyn which is reached by an | | | | after a large meal and going out to sea in a large |
| exciting walk through a massive conifer forest at | | | | inflatable dinghy, especially if it's windy and blowing |
| Newborough, where a few red squirrels can still be | | | | offshore. Ask a beach warden if you need any advice |
| seen. Near the Blue Flag Llanddwyn beach is a rocky | | | | about anything you are unsure of, and make sure you |
| outcrop with an old lighthouse and ruins of a Christian | | | | have enough fluids to prevent dehydration in very hot |
| church, and this is where Demi Moore filmed some | | | | weather. You will be advised by the Local Authority |
| scenes from her film, Half Light. This location is truly | | | | not to leave pets in parked cars in hot weather. |
| magical on a fine sunny day in your swimsuit in | | | | While some travel to the island for relaxing walks along |
| summer or your woolly sweater and jeans in winter. | | | | the coastal path, others engage in high energy water |
| When visiting one of the beaches on Anglesey you | | | | sports like surfing, kayaking, swimming or coasteering, |
| may notice bright orange life rings attached to the | | | | or just to relax on the sandy stretches and watch the |
| ground, and these could mean the difference between | | | | lovely sunsets in the west. Whatever your reason, you |
| life and death if someone is in serious difficulty in the | | | | can be sure that your Anglesey beach experience will |
| water. Visitors should respect this important rescue | | | | be a memorable one for years to come. |
| equipment, and especially when you consider that in | | | | |