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Photo of Anglesey, an island in Anglesey, north Wales.

AngleseyPhoto Clément Proust / Pexels

Places to explore near Bangor (Gwynedd) StationBangor

49 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 4 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

0.8 km NW · spans 16 counties

Photo of Anglesey, an island in Anglesey, north Wales.Iconic

Anglesey

Island near Llangefni

Large, low island of farmland ringed by a coast path, with Beaumaris Castle, sandy bays, seabird cliffs and prehistoric tombs

1.5 km W

Photo of Menai Suspension Bridge, a landmark near Menai Bridge, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Menai Suspension Bridge

Landmark near Menai Bridge

Thomas Telford's 1826 suspension bridge across the Menai Strait, the world's first major iron suspension bridge.

1.8 km W

Photo of Menai Bridge, a village in Anglesey, north Wales.Highlight

Menai Bridge

Village

Waterfront town beside Thomas Telford's 1826 suspension bridge, with an independent shopping street and seafood restaurants.

1.8 km NW · Anglesey

Photo of Penrhyn Castle, a castle near Bangor, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Penrhyn Castle

Castle near Bangor

Vast neo-Norman fantasy castle by the sea.

2.9 km E

Photo of Eryri, a National Park in north Wales.Iconic

Eryri

National Park near Trawsfynydd

Wales at its wildest — Yr Wyddfa and the highest ridges south of Scotland, above slate valleys and glacial lakes.

5 km E

Photo of Beaumaris Pier, a landmark in Anglesey, north Wales.Highlight

Beaumaris Pier

Landmark near Beaumaris

Victorian pier opened in 1846 on the Beaumaris seafront, a departure point for Puffin Island and Menai Strait cruises.

5.4 km NE

Photo of Beaumaris Castle, a ruined castle in Anglesey, north Wales.Iconic

Beaumaris Castle

Castle near Beaumaris

The perfect concentric castle, moated and symmetrical.

5.6 km NE

Photo of Beaumaris, a village in Anglesey, north Wales.Highlight

Beaumaris

Village

Georgian coastal town on the Menai Strait with pastel-washed cottages, a Victorian pier and a UNESCO World Heritage castle.

5.7 km NE · Anglesey

Photo of Bryn Celli Ddu, a henge near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, north Wales.Highlight

Bryn Celli Ddu

Henge near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Neolithic passage tomb aligned to midsummer sunrise.

6.9 km W

Photo of Penrhyn Quarry, a landmark near Llanberis, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Penrhyn Quarry

Landmark near Llanberis

A huge working and historic slate quarry at Bethesda, part of the UNESCO Slate Landscape and home to Zip World Velocity.

8.3 km SE

Photo of Aber Falls, a waterfall near Rowen in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.Iconic

Aber Falls

Waterfall near Rowen

Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh — a 120-foot curtain off the northern Carneddau, an easy two-mile valley walk from Abergwyngregyn.

9.5 km E

Photo: Bwrdd Arthur, a viewpoint near Penmon, Anglesey, north Wales.Highlight

Bwrdd Arthur

Viewpoint near Penmon

Flat-topped limestone hill (Din Sylwy) with an Iron Age hillfort above the eastern end of Red Wharf Bay.

9.8 km N

Photo of Penmon, a village in Anglesey, north Wales.Highlight

Penmon

Village

Hamlet on the island's north-east tip with a medieval priory, holy well and dovecote near Penmon Point and Puffin Island.

9.9 km NE · Anglesey

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Snowdonia Slate Trail, an 83-mile long-distance path in north Wales.

Snowdonia Slate Trail

Long-distance path

A circuit of Eryri's slate country from Bangor — quarry villages, inclines and mountain passes in the landscape that roofed the world.

1.4 km E · Gwynedd & Conwy

Photo of The Liverpool Arms, a pub near Menai Bridge, Anglesey, north Wales.

The Liverpool Arms

Pub near Menai Bridge

Traditional harbourside pub in Menai Bridge with maritime memorabilia and local ales.

1.8 km W

Sosban & The Old Butcher's

Restaurant near Menai Bridge

A tiny Michelin-starred, no-choice-menu restaurant in a former butcher's shop on the island of Anglesey.

1.9 km W

Photo of St Tysilio's Church, Church Island, a church near Menai Bridge, Anglesey, north Wales.

St Tysilio's Church, Church Island

Church near Menai Bridge

Small medieval church on Ynys Tysilio in the Menai Strait at Menai Bridge, ringed by a graveyard and a tidal walkway.

2.4 km W

Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens

Garden near Menai Bridge

Restored early-19th-century picturesque gardens between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris, with a walled garden, waterfalls and a tea room.

2.5 km NW

Treborth Botanic Garden

Garden near Bangor

Bangor University botanic garden above the Menai Strait, with glasshouses, arboretum and native meadows.

2.6 km W

Photo along the North Wales Path, a 60-mile long-distance path running from Prestatyn to Bangor, north Wales.

North Wales Path

Long-distance path

Prestatyn to Bangor on the higher, older line above the north coast, over the Great Orme and Conwy Mountain to Aber Falls.

2.9 km E · Conwy, Gwynedd & Denbighshire

Photo of The Four Crosses, a pub near Menai Bridge, Anglesey, north Wales.

The Four Crosses

Pub near Menai Bridge

Robinsons pub and restaurant overlooking the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Eryri mountains.

3.1 km W

Photo of the coast at Caeau Glan y Mor, Anglesey, north Wales.

Caeau Glan y Mor

Coastline near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

A National Trust place in Anglesey.

3.2 km W

Everything else within 10 km (26) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.