Further information on this walk

Selected sites

• The pier was opened in 1846 and, following a storm, was rebuilt and extended to 170m in 1872. For many years it served steamers to and from Llandudno and Liverpool. In 2011 it underwent a major £2m refurbishment.
• Unfinished, the castle was intended to be Wales’ largest and most advanced of its time. Built by Edward I between 1295 and 1330, it features four symmetrical concentric lines of fortification including a moat, towers, gatehouses, and a pier to serve supply ships. It is one of only five UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Wales.
• Despite appearances the stone circle on the Green is not ancient but was built in 1995 to mark the Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Môn held there the following year.
• When completed in 1948 the award-winning Cae Bricks Estate comprising 30 houses was hailed as the benchmark in quality, post-war, affordable housing. Aneurin Bevan, then Minister of Health, visited the construction site three times.
• The first mu­nicipal building here was a 1563 Elizabethan Hall. The current town hall replaced it in 1785, and its large room on the first floor was once said to be “the most splendid ballroom in North Wales”.
• St Mary’s and St Nicholas’ Church dates from 1330. The nave is original, but many parts have been remodelled over the years. The Porch houses a stone coffin purportedly be­longing to Joan, Lady of Wales (d. 1237), wife of Llewelyn the Great, Prince of Wales, effective ruler of Wales.
• Dating from the 1480s, the Tudor Rose is one of the oldest timber-framed buildings in Britain. It stands as a fine reminder of what most of Castle Street would have once looked like.
• The impressive Bulkeley Estate Gateway was once the entrance to the Baron Hill estate established in 1618.
• Now a museum, the Courthouse was built in 1614 and is both one of Anglesey’s most fascinating buildings, and also the oldest courthouse in Wales.
• The gaol is a disused prison that has been transformed into a museum and gives a fascinating insight into Victorian prison life. Built in 1829 and expanded in 1867, it closed in 1878 and was later used as the town’s police station.