One of the places we visited on Anglesey was the little village of Moelfre. We'd spoken to the helpful lady in the tourist centre at Beaumaris and she suggested that we park a little away from the centre and walk in as the parking places there were both few and expensive.
We
found the free car park near the shops as she suggested and walked down
a very pretty alleyway onto the main street. From there it was a short
walk to the sea.
It has such a quaint centre with little cottages overlooking the bay. First thing first was an ice cream as it had had turned from a rainy and damp morning to a warm and sunny afternoon. There was a lovely ice cream shop at the side of the car park with seats overlooking the sea.
Fully refreshed we decided to explore a little and follow the coastal path.
Looking back at the village from the top of the hill and start of the path.
Along the coastal path.
Above a statue outside the Seawatch Centre. Inside are interesting displays about maritime heritage.
Fishermen's cottages just off the coastal path. We'd looked at one of these on a website but at this time of year they were fully booked. We thought we might check it out for next year but it is fully booked except for three weeks in August. It must be a popular place to stay and I can see why.
There were lots of cormorants on Moelfre Island.
Overlooking Dulas Bay where The Royal Charter ship was wrecked in October 1859 with the loss of over 400 lives. There is a monument along the coast which commemorates the lives lost.
Someone had been busy building a stone sculpture.
The RNLI Lifeboat Station
We went up to the top part of the building where the upper deck of the lifeboat was. I didn't go down as I have a phobia about the bottom of boats when they are up out of the water. I've had it for ages and had never heard of anyone else feeling the same way until I heard the choirmaster and broadcaster Gareth Malone say on a television programme that he had this too.
A bunny! It's always a joy to spot one as I rarely see them nowadays. There were four in this small field which might actually have been at the bottom of someones garden.
A cormorant resting and drying its wings on a rock near the lifeboat station.
Can well see, why these places are booked, and in demand. What a delightful place to holiday! With the ocean, just out your door.
ReplyDeleteDo you pronounce it "Mal-freeeee"? Seems I have heard this name before... I have watched a lot of British television programs, so I could have heard it there... Maybe....?
I envy your ability to walk all those distances, as much as the lovely places, you walk in. Such, is in my past. Keep walking! So you can always do it!
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Thank you WoW weare going to have to seek out somehwere less popular. I think the lady in the tourist information office pronounced it MolFra. We don't walk as much as we used to and usually after a day out wandering around and walking to places I'm very tired but still want to walk whilst I can:)
DeleteLooks like a fascinating place. I can well understand why those Cottages are full. Lovely to see the cormorants. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara, it was a lovely little place where one day we would like to stay for a few days and walk the coastal path and beaches and leave the car behind:)
DeleteI like that statue.
ReplyDeleteThank you William, it is very dramatic isn't it?:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful place to visit. I loved all those whitewashed stone cottages, I can understand why they are fully booked.
ReplyDeleteThank you MM, yes I guess we would have to book a long way ahead to stop in one of the cottages:)
DeleteIt looks idyllic with all sorts of interesting places to explore despite its size. What a pity the cottage is so booked up. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, yes plenty along the coastal path to discover it would be a lovely place to stay and walk every day to something interesting:)
DeleteA super post Rosie - we didn't visit Moelfre although I had read up on it beforehand perhaps next time. It looks a super walk along the coast path and what a shame the cottages are booked as it looks such an idyllic location.
ReplyDeleteThank you RR. It is a lovely walk along the coastal path and down into the village. Staying in one of those cottages would be lovely. I found that side of the island gentler than the other side possibly because we had lovely weather when we visited Beaumaris, Penmon and Moelfre. The next day when we went up the other coast it was wet and windy and felt rather bleak although some of the bays we visited looked lovely as the sea lapped against the rocks:)
DeleteSuch a picturesque place. A friend of mine is looking to buy somewhere on Anglesey. Her partner is originally from Hollyhead. It will be nice visiting them there if they do move. :)
ReplyDeletethank you shazza, it is a lovely place and it woud be great to have people to visit on the island wouldn't it?:)
DeleteIt's such a beautiful coast, isn't it? I do so love it there - and I love the ice cream from that shop, too. x
ReplyDeleteThe ice cream was delicious, I really enjoyed it before a walk along the lovely coastal path:)
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