Around Holyhead

The established 'village' of Porth y Felin within a half mile of the pontoons offers good hotel and eating amenities, public houses, guesthouses, a post office and a corner shop.

A pleasant and welcoming residential atmosphere pervades the town of Holyhead, where it overlooks the impressive outer harbour and the stunning scenery associated with Holyhead Mountain has to be seen. Holyhead Mountain is one of the oldest on earth (pre Cambrian) and is a haven for wild birds. The RSPB has wonderful facilities for viewing the local nesting terns, seagull's, chough, guillemots, razorbills, puffins, and peregrine falcons. The Mountain also boasts hut circles and hill forts dating back to before the Stone Age. The lighthouse on South Stack, a seal and seabird outcrop off Holyhead Mountain, was built in 1808 and has guided many a ship around the rocks. But, inevitably, several strayed off course to their doom, the most well known being the Royal Charter, which went down on a stormy day in 1859. Bullion and valuables worth almost half a million pounds were recovered from the wreck and the story was used by Charles Dickens in his essay, the 'Uncommercial Traveller.'

There is a local leisure centre, fabulous golf course, horse riding and fly-fishing facilities. Within half an hour are the famous original Sea Zoo, a butterfly farm and working farms.

Within half an hour of Holyhead, you can leave the sandy beaches for the magnificent Snowdonia Mountains with climbing, ski-ing, canoeing and fly-fishing; all facilities nestled amongst picturesque villages.

Ireland is only 90 minutes away by fast ferry (HSS) so you can be drinking Guinness in Dublin in two hours.