Email: info@theoutbuildings.co.uk
Telephone: 01248 430132
Explore the local area
Anglesey,
the largest island in England and Wales, is a real treasure island.
You will find long sandy beaches, little rocky coves, dramatic cliff
top footpaths, favourite fishing spots, bird
watching, great sailing and windsurfing and a host of delicious local
produce all within easy reach of The Outbuildings.
Joined
to the mainland by two monumental bridges, the island is known as
"Mon Mam Cymru" (Anglesey Mother of Wales) because of its
fertile land which provided much of the grain for Wales.
With
a range of different habitats, the island is teeming with birds,
plants and other wildlife. At the two RSPB reserves on the island,
visitors can watch, amongst others, puffins and choughs at the South
Stack Cliffs or grebes and goldeneyes at the Valley Wetlands. The
Anglesey
red squirrel population
is now the largest in Wales, and the island is home to a variety of
orchids - best seen in late Spring on the dunes in Newborough
Forest.
The island has a greater concentration of prehistoric
sites than anywhere else in Wales, including Druid burial chambers,
hut circles and standing stones (you will see the Bodowyr Standing
Stones as you come down the drive to The Outbuildings) and there are
interesting towns and villages to visit where the history of the
island can be uncovered.
Highlights include the lovely
Georgian town of Beaumaris, where you can visit the castle and the
old gaol, the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path helping walkers to
explore the Island's hidden coves and sandy beaches, and Oriel Mon
where you can learn about the history of the Island and view an
ever-changing programme of art exhibitions.
For those looking for a more action-packed stay, The
Outbuildings is located on the National Cycle Route 8 (Holyhead to
Cardiff), or for the slightly less energetic there are many good
circular cycle routes, of differing lengths available from the door!
Anglesey's coastline offers the 125-mile long Anglesey Coastal Footpath
and a host of watersports from coasteering to wild swimming.
Everybody who
visits Anglesey has a favourite beach, a well loved walk or some
special corner that calls them back, and once you have been you will
long to return!