Walks we did earlier (2)

Llanddwyn

On a hot summer's day in 2005, we did our longest walk yet, to Ynys Llanddwyn and back from Newborough Forest. We followed the route of Rogers Volume 1 Walk 15, which he says is eight and three-quarter miles. We took plenty of water and sun cream, and needed it.

One of us even had a little swim - but the sea was so full of jellyfish that day it was cut short.

Traeth Penrhos, to the north of Llanddwyn, is said to be used by naturists, and, yes, we did see a few pink blobs in the distance.

Brynsiencyn - Llanidan - Foel

Parking at Brynsiencyn by the Groeslon, we walked down to Llanidan Church then followed the Coastal Footpath across a field to the shore, past Barras to Foel and the former Mermaid Inn. We stopped at the Chocolate Shop before returning via the road from Barras to Brynsiencyn. A short walk as one of us had to catch a train.

Aberffraw - Porth Cwyfan

We did this walk on a weekend in September 2005, when the tide was out so we could walk to the church at Llangwyfan and, fortunately, the church was open to visitors. We walked from Aberffraw to Porth Cwyfan along the road, then after visiting the church took the return route of Hamilton Circular Walks, Walk 18.

Rhosneigr

Sometime in the Autumn of 2005 we did this one, following Rogers Volume 1 Walk 13 (except that we missed out the little bit in the village).

We thought this one of the most interesting walks, and possibly a very good introduction to the Coastal Footpath, beacuse of its variety. A short stretch of inland lake with bird life, a little beach walk, then along the rocky cliffs, and an ancient monument (Barclodiad y Gawres) thrown in.

Between the bridges

In December 2005 we walked the Coastal Footpath between the two bridges. Starting at Menai Bridge, the route follows the Belgian Promenade, past Ynys Tysilio (Church Island)
before taking a short way along the A5. A stile and permissive path took us down again to the shoreline, through what turned out to be a very wet, muddy field, before reaching a nicer stretch through National Trust land.

The tide was high and running fast. This is the Swellies, the stretch of water which belies the old joke about the water-skier who looked for a lake with a slope - because here, in these conditions, you really can see it. We returned through the forest back to the A5.