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Anglesey
Island off northwest Wales connected by two bridges, rich in Neolithic sites, dramatic coastal paths and the famous long-named village of Llanfairpwll.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Amlwch
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Amlwch
Amlwch works well as a base: 15 minutes from Cemaes Bay, 26km from South Stack Cliffs, Holy Island.
Amlwch is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,211, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Amlwch sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Amlwch to your route.
About Amlwch
Amlwch (Welsh: [ˈamlʊχ]) is a port town and community in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. As well as Amlwch town and Amlwch Port, other settlements within the community include Burwen, Bull Bay (Porthllechog) andRead more
Pentrefelin. The town has a beach in Llaneilian, and it has significant coastal cliffs. Tourism is an important element of the local economy. At one time it was a booming mining town that became the centre of a vast global trade in copper ore. The harbour inlet became a busy port and significant shipbuilding and ship repair centre, as well as an embarkation point with boats sailing to the Isle of Man and to Liverpool. The community covers an area of about 15 square kilometres.
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Where is Amlwch located?
Amlwch is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.4099 latitude, -4.3471 longitude.
What is the population of Amlwch?
Amlwch has a population of approximately 3,211 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,211
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.4099, -4.3471
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Amlwch
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Beaumaris Castle
The most technically perfect medieval castle in Britain, the unfinished masterpiece of Edward I's iron ring of fortresses on Anglesey.
24 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
Menai Suspension Bridge
Thomas Telford's pioneering 1826 suspension bridge over the swirling Menai Strait, the historic road gateway to Anglesey and one of the world's first great suspension bridges.
24 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Anglesey Circuit (Trac Môn)
Spectacular clifftop race circuit on the Anglesey coast with views across the Irish Sea to Snowdonia. Regularly voted one of the UK's most scenic tracks for car and bike track days.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
South Stack Cliffs, Holy Island
A lighthouse on a stack below 120m quartzite cliffs, with an RSPB reserve full of guillemots and razorbills in spring.
26 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Caernarfon Castle
A medieval fortress in Gwynedd, built by Edward I as a symbol of English dominance over Wales and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
30 km · about 35 min drive
beach
Newborough Warren and Llanddwyn Beach
A vast dune forest and beach on Anglesey with a red squirrel population and the finest view of Snowdonia across the strait.
30 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Ynys Llanddwyn
Tidal island off Anglesey with the whitewashed Tŵr Mawr lighthouse, ruined chapel of the Welsh patron saint of lovers, and Snowdonia filling the horizon across the strait. Walk from Newborough beach car park.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Amlwch
- 24 kmMenai Suspension BridgeThomas Telford's pioneering 1826 suspension bridge over the swirling Menai Strait, the historic road gateway to Anglesey and one of the world's first great suspension bridges.
- 33 kmGreat Orme Marine DriveOne-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
- 37 kmCarnedd LlewelynAt 1,064m the third-highest peak in Wales, at the heart of the wild, rolling Carneddau plateau with its wild ponies.
- 39 kmA5 Betws-y-Coed to Bangor (Telford's Holyhead Road)Thomas Telford's engineered coach road through the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, a masterclass in gradients and one of Britain's great drives.
- 40 kmLlyn OgwenA shallow ribbon lake on the A5 in the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, said in legend to hold Excalibur; the gateway to Cwm Idwal.
- 40 kmLlanberis Pass (A4086)The A4086 climbs between the Glyderau and Snowdon's flank past boulder fields to Pen-y-Pass at 359m - the classic Snowdonia driving road.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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