Begin your day in Cemaes, the most northerly village in Wales. While the harbour here is peaceful today, it was a busy port as far back as medieval times (when it was known as Porth Wygyr). More recently, it exported large quantities of china, clay, bricks and ochre during the Industrial Revolution.

Learn all about this – and more, at Cemaes Heritage Centre on the high street (there’s free parking at nearby Glasgoed Road). Alongside the village’s maritime and industrial history, the centre dives further into the past to stories of Stone Age nomads and the Princes of Gwynedd, Wales’s native former rulers.

Follow the A5025 east to Amlwch, a quiet seaside town with an amazing industrial past. Copper has been mined at nearby Parys Mountain since the Bronze Age, but its peak came during the 18th and 19th centuries when it was the largest copper mine in the world, transforming the little fishing village of Amlwch into bustling hub of industry.

To explore even further, head south for a couple of miles on the B5111 to Parys Mountain itself (there’s a car park just off the road). Bearing the scars of millennia of copper mining, it’s an otherworldly moonscape of crags and hollows coloured in hues of red, orange, pink and purple by the land’s rich mineral deposits.

For the ultimate immersive experience, follow the 5 mile/8km circular walking route around the mountain. As well as the unique terrain, you’ll see the remains of old mine buildings and lovely, long-range views across Anglesey’s coast and countryside.