HIKING the Anglesey Costal Path - Part 2 Moelfre to Newborough via Beaumaris
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- This is part two of the Anglesey Coastal Path experiencing 130 miles of hiking and wild camping. From Point Lynas to Newborough Forest passing through Moelfre, Benllech, Red Wharf Bay, viewing Penmon Lighthouse and Puffin Island then along Menai Straights, having visited Beaumaris, Menai Bridge, Britannia Bridge, to finish at Newborough Forest.
We awake from our wild camp experience opposite the Refuge Tower on Ynys Dulas looking out to sea. Rain has soaked the tent and misty drizzle threatens so we don waterproofs for the next leg of our journey. Along the next leg of the journey we view Saint Gwenllwyfo Church and the Pilot Boat Pub, before reaching Moelfre. At Moelfre with view the mirrored sculpture and then the lifeboat station. Near here we admire the life size statue in memory of Dig Evans and also the disaster of the Royal Charter.
Next are the beaches of Benllech Bay and Red Wharf Bay. From here we must head to the far easterly corner of Anglesey Island to arrive at Trwyn Du and then we capture the Penmon Lighthouse and Puffin Bay. It is here that we eat and drink at the Pilot House Cafe and the friendly staff kindly fill our water bottles.
As we now head in a westerly direction we visit the ruins of Penmon Priory and view the church. We have a difficult journey along a pebbled beach to reach the outskirts of Beaumaris where we wild camp overlooking the town and castle. The following morning we enter the town and view the Beaumaris castle before venturing into Beaumaris town to go onto Beaumaris pier.
When we leave Beaumaris the rain pours and we are rarely able to capture much video over the next leg of our journey. However, travelling along the Menai Straights we admire Menai Bridge and Britannia Bridge. Now we have to head inland along the quite country roads but we do capture the iconic stepping stones of Afon Braint.
We eventually arrive at Newborough Warren with the sand dunes that are eventually covered by Corsican Pines. Newborough forest is eerie in the fading darkness and we quickly find our spot for another night of wild camping.
This completes part two from a series of three videos describing the 130 miles of the Anglesey Costal Path. On this hike we used the guidebook 'Walking the Isle of Anglesey Costal Path' written by Carl Rogers and published by Northern Eye Books. We also use the Wales Coast Path map for the Isle of Anglesey published by Northern Eye Books. This map book is on a scale of 1:25,000 and uses Ordnance Survey Mapping. Although the guide book does contain maps which are useful for connecting to the detailed guidance I also prefer to have a bigger map covering a greater area per page to allow additional planning. I find this particular useful when planning in advance the likely places for a wild camp and possible water points.
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Enjoyed that. Looking at taking a break in Anglesey, very useful info thanks.
Glad to hear you found it useful. I’ve been impressed with Anglesey. Thanks for watching.
Well I have to say that you are absolutely crucifying the Welsh place names in this series. However, the content is, as usual, excellent!
Totally agree and humble apologies to the Welsh nation, the ACP is certainly one of my favourites and so impressed with the signage. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the rest of the series.
Anglesey look beautiful when it’s in the sun. Would you recommend it for walking?
Yes I think parts of the trail are the best walks I've done in the UK. Thanks for watching.
Did you go from moelfre to beaumaris in one day? This looks a very long way with a pack lol. Over 25 miles. I am doing this over a period of weekends and have moelfre to beaumaris left so interested how you did this
Hi Oliver, I'm not totally sure as it is nearly three years since I did this walk. However, I do recall that my original plan was just to walk to near Puffin Island but I met a another hiker who was walking to some dead line and needed to get to the outskirts of Beaumaris that evening. I said at the time it was a foolish goal, but agreed to help and keep the person on track. You can imagine what time it must have been because I remember putting up the tent just before sunset in Summer time. On reflection that must have been one of my longest days hiking and not one I would want to repeat! Thanks for watching and I hope your remaining hike is enjoyable. Cheers