05-07-2006

Starting at the south of the Menai Strait, Caernarfon is famous for its castle but it also has a pleasant harbour.

Three views of the Castle and town walls from the seaward side.

The Britannia Bridge across to Anglesey was originally an iron tube railway bridge like that at Conway however after serious fire damage it was rebuilt with rail on one deck and the new A55 road on the top.

The original Menai Bridge was Telford's suspension bridge, similar to its contemporary at Conwy which still carries road traffic across the Strait to and from the Isle of Anglesey - Ynys Môn in Welsh.

Just across the Menai Strait is the village with the incredibly long name - 56 letters - usually shortened to Llanfair PG, rather than try typing it out you can see it in full on the second photo of the railway station name board.  The first one is of the visitor centre by the station.

It needs a fair size building to get a nameboard this length on!

This sign has a pronunciation guide for the benefit of the English visitor, but who put the lamp post in front of it!

On the other side of Anglesey is Holyhead - itself on Holy Island - which is an important ferry port for services to Ireland.  This photo shows an Irish Ferries vessel and a Stena Line one in port.

Two views of the coast at Bangor, on the left looking across to Anglesey in the background.

A longer range view from Bangor over to Beaumaris on Anglesey.