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6 Best Activities In Anglesey
How many hours of sand can your children take? On Anglesey that is the opening question, because the family list begins at the water: Llanddwyn Bay and Porth Dafarch Beach are what most people come for.
The rest fills in around them. Pili Palas Nature World keeps animals both under cover and outside, Beaumaris Gaol hands older children a building with a grim story attached, and The Holyhead Empire Play Centre is there for the afternoon the wind wins. Puffin Island Pleasure Cruise takes everyone back onto the water again.
Showing 1–6 of 6
BeachesLlanddwyn Bay
BeachesPorth Dafarch Beach
MuseumsBeaumaris Gaol
Indoor PlayThe Holyhead Empire Play Centre
Children's FarmsPili Palas Nature World
SightseeingPuffin Island Pleasure Cruise
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Red Wharf Bay
Benllech Beach
Plas Newydd House and Garden - National Trust
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Plas Menai Beach
Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre
Foel Farm Park
Ribride Adventure Boat Tours
GreenWood Family Park
Caernarfon Spy Mission Treasure Trail
The Fun Centre
Anglesey goes best when you pick one beach and stay put rather than trying to see the island. Three roofed options and a boat trip shape the rest of the visit, and the wind will make most of the decisions for you anyway.
Visiting Anglesey with kids: FAQs
Sand or shelter? How do we call it?
Watch the wind rather than the rain. Four of the six entries are outdoors and two of the best are beaches, so a still day sends you to Llanddwyn Bay or Porth Dafarch Beach with little debate. When it picks up, The Holyhead Empire Play Centre and Pili Palas Nature World are the fallbacks.
Which beach suits small children better?
Porth Dafarch Beach feels the more contained of the two, and the smaller scale suits a family that wants everybody in view at once. Llanddwyn Bay is the bigger, wilder one, which is better for children who want room to run and worse for parents who like counting heads every few minutes.
Is there anything with history for older children?
Beaumaris Gaol is the one. Old prisons work on children in a way that grand houses rarely do, and it holds the attention of an eleven-year-old who has announced they are bored of sand. Being indoors, it is also a useful card to keep back for the day the weather changes its mind.
Can we get out on the water?
Puffin Island Pleasure Cruise is the boat trip on this list, and plenty of families rate it the highlight of the week. Boat trips depend on sea conditions more than anything else here, so treat it as a plan you confirm on the day rather than the fixed point of the whole visit.