This was our ninth trip to North Wales to do some coast walking, but the first trip that the whole family came out on. The drives are getting longer and we arrived at Beaumaris at just after 8am, with problems at the first car park (You need coins for the barrier to lift, I had 4 pound coins on me and needed 5) so we found another pay and display car park just around the corner off the main road near the castle. I did some bus research, and the apps were saying you catch the bus from the bakery. Not sure where that was but we found a bus stop next to a Spar, the timetable posted on the bus stop matched the times I had on google and the next bus was to be at 9.19am. So we had a wonder around and I did some filming. We arrived back at the bus stop and the bus arrived, a nice trip around some country lanes and a visit to a hospital and we were in bangor at around 10am. We made the short 15 minute walk back to Bangor Pier to continue our walk. Up a short hill along a lane, then down a residential street hill and we arrived at the Menai Strait, albeit briefly it was now onto fields for a while, up a short steep hill and around the edges of woodland before eventually emerging out onto the A5 near Bangor City football ground. A short walk down to The Menai Bridge which we crossed in awe. There were three pubs to choose from around this area, we chose the smaller pub called The bridge for a little dinner and refreshments. Then now on The Anglesey Coast Path we made our way down and under the Menai Bridge for some more photo opportunities. A short walk along narrow lanes near the Strait and we eventually after a short promenade walk were back on the main road into Beaumaris only for a short while as you leave up a minor road which goes uphill, a little steeply. You follow this road for a while, getting the odd view of the Menai Strait, passing a local shop and one point and three benches together, where you can get a glimpse down to Bangor Pier, the road turns to a narrow single track lane and eventually the coast path leaves the road for woodland and fields, this section was well signposted and we soon came back out onto another single track road, which went downhill rather steeply at the end. The views were quite breathtaking here as we had not seen many for a while, but glorious views as we came down of Puffin island in the distance ahead. We were lead back down to the main road and it was a short walk into Beaumaris. After an ice cream we had a quick explore and visited the castle.

PLEASE ONLY USE THIS AS A ROUGH GUIDE. TAKE MAPS AND FOLLOW SIGNAGE. WALKED: 07/05/2022

Starting with the entrance to the pier directly behind you, continue straight ahead up the access road passing the public toilets on your left hand side, take your first right at the large public house onto Ffordd Siliwen. ///refreshed.inversion.flips Follow the road around the small gardens that you have just walked up passing from the Pier. Follow this Lane uphill into the trees, where it is joined by a cycle lane. Eventually at the top of this gradual hill the road emerges from the trees and there is a field heading down on your right hand side with a stone circle near the bottom, leave the road and take the tarmac path on this field that runs parallel with the road once opposite Meirion Road. ///charities.handrail.dairies Follow the path through the newly planted cherry trees and eventually it leads back out onto the road you were originally on, continue ahead on the pavement of this road ///warthog.items.pinging and take your second right turning onto Gorad Road, follow the residential road down to a crossroads, continue straight ahead on the steep downhill narrow road ///purple.exist.easily where near the bottom you meet with The Menai Strait. Opposite side to the water just before the house look for a gate on your left hand side, pass through the gate and bear slightly right once the field opens up heading up the hill towards the trees, look for a gate at the top, the more left of two gates. Follow the path with fencing on your left hand side and trees to your right, you will pass some ruins of an old building and head around the edges of the farm until you eventually lead out onto a tarmac driveway just before the stadium. Turn left on the driveway. Follow this up and round to the right at the bend, this leads out onto the A5 Holyhead Road at a roundabout, bear straight ahead on the A5 passing the entrance to Bangor City Football Club (On your right) ///loaf.gravitate.apply Follow the road slightly downhill, keep to the pavement so the road is on your left hand side, eventually just before a roundabout the path veers slightly away from the road. ///bleak.rinse.nips Continue around and cross The Menai Bridge. ///cartoons.tried.ethic Continue across the bridge to the far side. Where there is a roundabout, ///heads.hourglass.nightlife Turn left just before the roundabout and cross the road that crosses the bridge, on the pavement on the opposite side turn right ///feasts.lanes.neckline Follow the pavement around the edge of the roundabout passing the front of the Anglesey Arms Pub. ///envoy.lovely.fixated At the entrance road to the pub turn left and then back on yourself onto beach Road. Head down Beach Road, passing the front of the pub and down the hill. At the bottom of the hill just before the Menai Strait, follow the road around to the left ///savings.infuses.thatched Just a few meters and a path leaves the lane on your right hand side and then rejoins the lane slightly further along. turn right back on the Beach Road and pass underneath The Menai Bridge. ///delays.able.unrated Continue along the road. Continue straight along this road which turns to Water Street. Turn right onto St George's Road just before the pub. ///boardroom.barmaid.chaos Follow this road a few meters and as it bends round to the left, continue straight ahead through the gates onto the promenade. ///bags.interacts.ankle Follow this path around to the left at the water's edge. Pass the Prince Madog boat and just before you cannot go any further look for an entrance on your left hand side leading back out to the road. Turn right onto the small Lane. ///cave.pheasants.packet Follow St George's Road until it leads out onto the A545 and turn right (Left for Menai Bridge High Street if you need to stock up on anything) ///carpeted.gliding.spoken Continue along the pavement so the road is on your left hand side, continue ahead and eventually the road crosses a bridge. ///attic.alarm.loaning Continue over and a short walk cross the road and take the left hand turning Cichle Hill ///intersect.approve.lows Continue up this steep road and follow it around to the right at the bend at the top of the hill. Keep to this road for a while now passing through the village of Llandegfan there is a small local shop along the way on the left hand side of the road. ///mere.butternut.widget Continue ahead and eventually you should pass three benches on your right hand side ///rides.teamed.meanders a nice place to stop for views of Bangor Pier. Continue ahead along the road which soon gets narrower, keep to this lane until it eventually takes a left hand bend, leave here on your right hand side, across the brickwork stile. ///showcase.wasps.vesting You will need to follow the signage for this section. This is well signposted, you will pass through a few fields and small woodland areas. Eventually you head out onto a driveway after passing a large building. Continue down the driveway ///limelight.mats.status At a split, bear right ///poses.dusted.guides and then a couple of Meters ahead turn right onto the Lane. ///deep.argue.marathons Follow Allt Goch Bach as it takes a left hand bend and starts to head slightly downhill, passing the entrance to the golf course on your left hand side. ///splice.flips.stated Continue along on the lane. eventually the hill gets steep as you pass under a bridge and then a church on your right hand side, you get to see great views of Puffin Island ahead in the distance. At the bottom of the hill turn right and then left onto the main road. Picking up the pavement on the opposite side of the road. ///stopwatch.redouble.grunt next to the Strait again now. Follow the road into Beaumaris. The A545 bends around to the right and then the leaft and heads into a High Street, as you enter the area of pubs/hotels and shops, take the first right turning onto Alma Street. ///pitch.biggest.riverboat Follow the road around to the left and continue a short way until you reach the Pier entrance. ///petition.fish.concerned This is where we finish this section and will continue from here in part 10.

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