Discover a collection of holiday cottages, farmhouses, barn conversions, and glamping pods, set on working farms within 10 miles of the coast in Anglesey. A farm stay by the coast gives you the best of both worlds – laid-back rural charm and beautiful countryside with easy access to coastal walks, beach days, watersports, and stunning sea views.
The Isle of Anglesey may measure only around 25 miles by 20 miles, but its 125 mile coastal path has an astonishing variety of landscapes. Circling the entire island, the route takes in dramatic cliffs, sweeping sandy beaches, sea stacks, tidal estuaries, ancient burial chambers, and some of the most spectacular headlands in Wales. Anglesey is home to several Blue Flag beaches and, with a coastline facing every direction, there is almost always a sheltered beach to be found regardless of the wind. Farm stays are typically located in the island’s peaceful agricultural interior, often within easy reach of multiple beaches and with wonderful views across the Menai Strait to the mountains of Snowdonia beyond.
Benllech, on the east coast, is one of Anglesey’s most popular seaside destinations, with award-winning golden sands and clear blue waters ideal for swimming, and plenty of space for picnics, building sandcastles, rock pooling, and fishing. On the island’s south western edge, Newborough Beach is widely regarded as one of the finest beaches in Wales. Reached through the pine forests of Newborough Forest and backed by one of the largest dune systems in Britain, it offers magnificent views across to the tidal island of Llanddwyn, with its lighthouse, ruined chapel, and iconic Celtic crosses.
On Holy Island, Trearddur Bay is a sheltered, family-friendly beach with calm, crystal clear waters ideal for swimming, Rhosneigr on the west coast has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s leading watersports destinations. Its favourable winds and open bays attract windsurfers and kitesurfers from across the country, while paddleboarding, kayaking, surfing, and dinghy sailing are all popular. swimming.
For thrill seekers, Anglesey is one of the best places in Wales to experience coasteering, offering a thrilling way to explore the island’s rugged shoreline. Rhoscolyn Bay is particularly popular for discovering hidden coves, sea caves, and fascinating rock formations. The island’s numerous rock pools, especially around Porth Dafarch and Penmon Point, provide endless opportunities for children to discover marine life, while sea fishing is available from many of Anglesey’s harbours and coastal locations.
Wildlife is one of Anglesey’s greatest attractions. South Stack Lighthouse, perched on the dramatic cliffs of Holy Island, lies within an RSPB nature reserve and is one of the finest seabird watching locations in Wales. From spring through to summer, visitors can observe guillemots, razorbills, puffins, and choughs nesting on the cliffs below. On the north-east coast, Lligwy Bay is a favourite family beach and a good place to spot dolphins and seals offshore. Further north, Cemlyn Nature Reserve has a shingle ridge that separates the sea from a coastal lagoon and supports internationally important colonies of breeding seabirds.
The Anglesey Coastal Path is one of Britain’s finest long-distance walking routes. Its miles of well-maintained trails can easily be explored in shorter sections from a farm stay base. Highlights include the dramatic cliffs around South Stack and Holy Island, the vast dunes and forests of the south-west coast, and the quiet fishing harbours and hidden coves of the north. Along the way, walkers can also visit the village famous for having one of the world’s longest place names, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, if only to stop for a photograph beside the station sign.
Just a few miles inland from the coast, one of Anglesey’s most fascinating attractions is Parys Mountain near Amlwch. Once one of the largest copper mines in the world, the site is now a surreal landscape of mineral-stained rock in vivid shades of orange, red, purple, and green. Walking trails weave through this otherworldly terrain, which feels more like an alien landscape than a Welsh hillside. Combined with the rich industrial history of the site, it makes for one of the island’s most memorable and unusual days out.
