Isle of Anglesey
Anglesey is quite literally a place apart from Wales. An island separated from the
mainland by the Menai Straits, it is a bastion of Welsh speakers with over 70% of
the population speaking it as their first language. It’s a rural area, the ‘Mother
of Wales’, dotted with small villages and hamlets. But as well as verdant green
landscapes, 125 miles of rugged bays and sandy beaches, there is plenty to see and
do too. As you’d expect, it’s rich in history, with a past dating back to Mesolithic
hunters in 2500BC, through druids and Roman conquest to English Castles and Industrial
Revolution triumphs of engineering. Anglesey is also rich with nature. Lush flora
is to be found next to flocks of nesting birds such as puffin, guillemot and razorbill.