Moelfre and the Coast Path
A stretch of the Anglesey coast path past a lifeboat station with an extraordinary record, the site of a famous wreck, and a Neolithic burial chamber inland.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr
- Ascent
- 100 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- There and back
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Follow the coast path north from the village towards Lligwy, passing the wreck memorial and the seawatch centre. Back the same way, or inland past Din Lligwy for variety.
Worth knowing
- The Royal Charter went down here in 1859 with over four hundred lives lost and a cargo of Australian gold.
- Din Lligwy, a walled Romano-British settlement a short way inland, is free and remarkably complete.
- Porpoises are regularly seen from the headland in calm weather.
What you’ll see
The wreck memorial, the lifeboat station, seals and porpoises offshore, and Din Lligwy inland.
Background
Moelfre’s lifeboat crews have been awarded more medals for gallantry than almost any station in Britain, including for the Hindlea rescue in 1959.