Menai Bridge
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Menai Bridge (Officially in Welsh: Porthaethwy, but more usually Y Borth) is a town on the Isle of Anglesey over the Menai Straits from Bangor.
Get in
Drive over the bridge on the A5 from Bangor or taxi from the Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch rail station.
Bus service 53,56,57,58 Bangor - Beaumaris goes through Menai Bridge
Bus service 53,56,57,58 Bangor - Beaumaris goes through Menai Bridge
See
Menai Suspension BridgeDesigned by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826.
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address: Menai BridgeAn island in the Menai Strait reached by a causeway, this is a pleasant area for a walk with views ot the Menai Strait bridges. It also contains the 15th century Church of St. Tysilio, a graveyard and war memorial.
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address: Penmynydd Rd, Menai BridgeHundreds of butterflies set in a tropical environment home to butterflies as large as six inches across the wing. Visitors are invited to sit, relax, take photographs, or explore as butterflies fly around them.
Do
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phone: +44 7941 102185address: Allt Bryn MelDorothy Russell is a Textile Artist offering private and group tuition in Patchwork and Quilting from beginner to advanced.
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phone: +44 1248 715046address: Thomas Telford Centre,Mona Road, Menai Bridge LL59 5EACommunity project to celebrate two world famous bridges; the Menai Suspension Bridge, built by Thomas Telford, and the Britannia Bridge, built by Robert Stephenson. Museum has exhibits of artefacts and drawings, films, quizzes and qualified guides.
Eat
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phone: +44 1248 716888address: Telford Road
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phone: +44 1248 715187address: 27-29 High Street
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phone: +44 1248 208131address: Trinity House, 1 High St.no menu
Sleep
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phone: +44 1422 323200Panoramic views over the Menai Straits, Château Rhianfa is set in a Grade II listed Victorian villa.
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Coed y Berclas Holiday Cottage & Luxury Apartment
phone: +44 7941 102185address: Allt Bryn MelBreathtaking views over Menai Strait. Strictly non smoking site. No pets. -
Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens and Cottages
phone: +44 1248 717007address: Cadnant Road, LL59 5NHWinner, Best Place to Stay (Self Catering) Wales National Tourism Awards 2013. Five beautifully restored cottages set in secluded Hidden Gardens. Walled Garden; woodlands; waterfalls. Self catering cottages with luxury accommodation. Choice of cottages from cosy Brewhouse sleeping 2 to grand Coach House (sleeps 12/13) with semi professional kitchen. -
phone: +44 7802437898address: 2 Plas Hafod Lon, Lon Ganol, Llandegfan, Ynys Mon, LL595UDSelf-contained first-floor two bedroom apartment with its own private entrance. The apartment is situated in the village of Llandegfan between the town of Menai Bridge (1.5 miles) and the seaside town of Beaumaris (2 miles). The apartment occupies the top floor of a large private manor house, overlooking the Menai Strait towards the university town of Bangor and the Snowdonia Mountains beyond. The property is located in a private spot down a private lane and has of parking space if you need somewhere secure to park your trailer, boat, canoes, etc.