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

© Neil Theasby / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Menai BridgePorthaethwy

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Menai Bridge grew up around Thomas Telford’s suspension bridge of 1826, the first fixed crossing to the mainland and still carrying traffic over the strait. Its Welsh name, Porthaethwy, recalls the ferry the bridge replaced. Below the town a short causeway leads to Church Island and the little St Tysilio’s church. Independent shops and cafes make it a good stop; Bangor station is under 2km away to the south-east.

More places to visit near Menai Bridge

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.

here · spans 16 counties

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.

1.1 km S

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.

1.1 km SW

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.

4.5 km E

Photo of St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd, a church in Anglesey, north Wales.

St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd

Church near Penmynydd

Medieval church associated with the Tudor family of Penmynydd, containing an alabaster Tudor tomb.

4.9 km NW

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.

5.6 km SW