For Moelfre and Traeth Bychan, see the Anglesey North coastal tour.

From Moelfre take the A5108/A5025 to Benllech, a popular holiday centre. It’s easy to see why, for you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to beaches. Benllech’s golden-sanded, cliff-backed beach (great for bathing and paddling) extends southwards into Traeth Coch, Red Wharf Bay (you can drive here after lunch).

Lunch: Benllech has many cafe's, pubs and restaurants as well as excellent Fish and Chips.

From Benllech, head south on the A5025 for a short distance, turning off for Traeth Coch, where Saharan quantities of sand – 10 square miles/26 square km, in all, at low tide – open up before you. Wildlife is at home here in this designated nature reserve. Kids can peer into rock pools for miniature maritime creature, while birdwatchers tick off waders and wildfowl.

Re-join the A5025 for a mile or so to Pentraeth, taking the B5109 eastwards for a few miles then left on the minor road to the village of Llanddona and onward to its secluded, peaceful beach (the approach is narrow and steep with passing places, and there’s a car park at the beach). The long, sandy beach, at the eastern end of Traeth Coch, is popular for family games, windsurfing, kayaking and coastal walking.

From the beach, return to Llanddona village then follow the minor road eastwards to Mariandyrys and Llangoed, turning left here on the minor road that takes you to Penmon and the headland of Trwyn Du – mainland Anglesey’s eastern point – overlooking Puffin Island.

Penmon is home to a medieval priory dating back to around the 6th century (there’s a car park here). This site of great antiquity also includes a holy well and dovecote. From here, you can take the toll road to Trwyn Du, with stunning views beyond the headland lighthouse (built in 1838 to mark the entrance to Menai Strait) to Puffin Island, Llandudno’s Great Orme and Snowdonia.

From Penmon, follow the minor coast road south for a mile or so to Traeth Lleiniog, a long sand and shingle beach backed by woods (there’s a car park/picnic site at the southern end). Again, you’ll enjoy more of those fabulous views across the Strait to Snowdonia.

From here, it’s just a short hop via the B5109 to Beaumaris.

For Beaumaris, see the Anglesey South coastal tour.