Holyhead

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Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is a port for high-speed ferries that cross the Irish Sea to the Dublin area.

Holyhead Breakwater Country Park. Nature trails, lake and cliff scenery

Holyhead Maritime Museum, Newry Beach, LL65 1YD, +44 1407 769745.

St Cybi's Church. mediaeval church. The original church was constructed at Holyhead around 540 AD by St Cybi, a cousin of St David.

Skerries Lighthouse, The Skerries. Lighthouse on an outcrop of rocks North-East of [[Holyhead]]. An important breeding site for seabirds. Can be reached by charter boat from Holyhead.

Dive Anglesey, 1 Church Terrace. Scuba and snorkelling

The Harbourfront Bistro, Newry Beach.

Prices Fish and Chips, 2 Saint Cybi Street, +44 1407 762300.

Nuha Tandoori Restaurant, 69-71 Market Street.

  • Bangor – the nearest bigger town, on the Welsh mainland
  • Dublin – across the Irish Sea
  • Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch (Llanfairpwllgwyngyll for short) – on the main road (A55), just before the bridge to the Welsh mainland
  • South Stack – 3 miles away at the western end of Holy Island
  • Trearddur Bay – a village 2 miles away
  • Valley – a village 4 miles away