FABULOUS ANGLESEY BEACHES
2010 Green Coast Awards

Have I not been waxing lyrically to you about the astonishing Anglesey beaches delight that awaits you here on .

HEY! WHY AREN’T YOU HERE ALREADY?

I am delighted to be able to share with you the great news about Anglesey Beaches that was released this week by Keep Wales Tidy.

FOURTEEN BEACHES HAVE RECEIVED
ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN COAST AWARDS!

This is not just any casual reward but a distinctly official recognition of Anglesey fabulous beaches for their Natural Beauty and Clean Environment.

These Awards are from Keep Wales Tidy and have been recognised as International Standard Indicators of OUTSTANDING QUALITY.

The GREEN COAST AWARDS are the rural equivalent of BLUE FLAG AWARDS.

Across Wales 50 Beaches have been recognised as reaching a very high standard of cleanliness and loveliness. And almost 30% of those fifty beaches are located here on Anglesey.

It’s anticipated that more Anglesey beaches will receive awards this year, so Anglesey appears to be leading the rest of Wales with the quality and beauty of its beaches.

The Welsh Assembly Heritage Minister said this week that,

“The outstanding natural beauty of Wales’ coastline is a great asset for those who live here and visitors to enjoy.

Therefore, maintaining the natural beauty of our beaches is of upmost importance to our importance to our tourism industry...

These awards recognise high standards of cleanliness achieved at these sites.”

ANGLESEY GREEN COAST BEACHES

Aberffraw Beach

As I write on the Aberffraw page, this is a delightful wide beach with a bit of a reputation for surfing, windsurfing and fishing. It is also a fabulous beach to spend the day just lazing around or maybe enjoying a pleasant walk along the Anglesey Coastal Path. It’s a half mile walk to get to but worth the journey to one of the delightful Anglesey beaches.

Rhoscolyn/Borth Wen

A driving adventure and a fabulous beach. Again, with wonderful coastal walks. About a fifteen minute walk from equally lovely Silver Bay (below). Just up the road is one of the best pub restaurants in the whole of Anglesey, The White Eagle Pub. A regular haunt for fishing, sailing and diving.

Rhosneigr Broad Beach

Oh... the glory that is Rhosneigr. You can enjoy a lovely beach walk of about five miles all the way from Cable Bay to Crigyll/Cymyran Beaches. Broad Beach is the lesser used of these Anglesey Beaches at Rhosneigr and within easy access of the village’s facilities.

Cable Bay, Rhosneigr

This small cove bay is the furthest south of the Rhosneigr west coast beaches and served by a Neanderthal carpark. The beach sits below the road and is usually served by an excellent ice-cream cum snack van. Good reputation for surfing and kayaking. Good clean sand.

Porth Nobla, Rhosneigr

A few hundred yards north of Cable Bay, Porth Nobla is a small bay extension to those adjoining Rhosneigr Broad Beach. A small family beach that offers a respite from the busy-ness of Cable Bay and the main village beach.

Traeth Crigyll, Rhosneigr

I could seriously wax lyrically about this generally deserted beach that extends a couple of sandy beach miles up from the main village beach. Nice for peace and quiet but you’ll have to bring everything with you. This is my running beach and with plenty of room to feel isolated from the masses.

Porth Trwyn, Llanfaethlu

This really is one of Anglesey’s hidden gems and delights on Anglesey’s north west coast. If you don’t keep an eye out for the blue beach sign then you’ll miss it completely. Porth Trwyn can’t really fill up because there is very poor parking in the immediate vicinity. Pebbles at high tide and a good stretch of sand as it recedes. Interesting beach that I really like and I’m certain you will too.

Porth Ty’n Tywyn, Rhosneigr

Again one of the stretch of jewels along the Rhosneigr long stretches of beaches. It is separated from Broad Beach and Porth Nobla by a few rocky outcrops and offers a gentle resting place against the sand dunes. Excellent sandy beach, but watch it if you come here to learn to surf because it rises quickly and offers ‘Beach Chewing’ opportunities.

Cemlyn Bay

Okay, so there’s a nuclear power station just around the corner, but I challenge you to remember it’s there even with its massive major structure. No sand but great shelving pebble beach that is much loved by visitors to our delightful Anglesey beaches. Excellent for bass fishing and kayaking. Cemlyn is just one of those places that will remain in fond memory for the best of reasons.

St David’s, Red Wharf Bay

Difficult one is St David’s because there is no separation between it and Benllech Beach. When the tide is out in Benllech Bay, you’ll need a camel and supplies to make it out to the sea. However if you walk around the St David’s headland along the beach or Anglesey Coastal Path, then you’ll arrive in the massive Red Wharf Bay, with its fabulous little pub and restaurants. A pleasant walk of a few more miles will bring you to Llanddona Beach.

Sandy Beach, Llanfwrog

Another of the fabulous family beaches you’ll encounter as you head up the North West coast of Anglesey. A very wide expanse of sandy beach with a conveniently located caravan park that serves ice creams and other delicacies that you need for the perfect beach day. I highly recommend Sandy Beach as one of the Anglesey beaches at their very best.

Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn

A bit of a bugger for you to find just down from Rhoscolyn Beach. Don’t worry, though because I present you with directions you need. This is a public beach and a private road to it. You can take the long route or you could choose to be sneaky like me to get there. Totally isolated and excellent beach that demands you bring absolutely everything with you. Surfers beware.

Lligwy Beach, Dulas

This is one of the very best windsurfing beaches on Anglesey and an excellent beach to be at in fine weather and an excellent bracing walk in failing conditions. The north easterly winds draw down the big boys when Rhosneigr is ‘not presenting well’. This is one of those delightful coastal walk sections that’ll bring you to Moelfre soon enough. Good fishing but you do need to watch out for hungry seals on the prowl. There is a little shop in the two beach end car parks.

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