castle
Beaumaris Castle
The most technically perfect medieval castle in Britain, the unfinished masterpiece of Edward I's iron ring of fortresses on Anglesey.
14 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeUnited KingdomWales
Moelfre
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Moelfre
Moelfre works well as a base: 5 minutes from Benllech, 14km from Beaumaris Castle.
Moelfre is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 710 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Benllech, about 4 km away.
Moelfre ([ˈmɔɨ̯lvrɛ] ) is a village, a community and, until 2012, an electoral ward on the north-east coast of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The community area covers the village and harbour, and several smaller, dispersed settlements. It includes six scheduled Iron Age hut groups and many other sites ofRead more
archaeological interest. The harbour was formerly a local fishing port; a lifeboat station has been based here since 1854. Among many shipwrecks off the coast was that of the Royal Charter in 1859. Near the modernised lifeboat station is the RNLI Seawatch Centre. The coastline includes a rocky headland north of the village and a large sandy beach at Lligwy Bay, both traversed by the Anglesey Coastal Path. The 2011 census measured the village population as 710. It was estimated at 614 in 2019.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Moelfre?
Within an hour or so of Moelfre: Beaumaris Castle (14 km), Anglesey (16 km), Menai Suspension Bridge (16 km), Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr) (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Moelfre?
The nearest famous roads are Great Orme Marine Drive, A5 Betws-y-Coed to Bangor (Telford's Holyhead Road) and A4085 Beddgelert to Caernarfon.
Where is Moelfre?
Moelfre is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Benllech.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 710
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.3523, -4.2373
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Moelfre
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Anglesey
Island off northwest Wales connected by two bridges, rich in Neolithic sites, dramatic coastal paths and the famous long-named village of Llanfairpwll.
16 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
Menai Suspension Bridge
Thomas Telford's pioneering 1826 suspension bridge over the swirling Menai Strait, the historic road gateway to Anglesey and one of the world's first great suspension bridges.
16 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr)
A 37m fall at the head of a wooded valley near Abergwyngregyn, an easy walk from the car park on the Carneddau's northern edge.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Caernarfon Castle
A medieval fortress in Gwynedd, built by Edward I as a symbol of English dominance over Wales and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
24 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Anglesey Circuit (Trac Môn)
Spectacular clifftop race circuit on the Anglesey coast with views across the Irish Sea to Snowdonia. Regularly voted one of the UK's most scenic tracks for car and bike track days.
25 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
Great Orme Marine Drive
One-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
25 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Newborough Warren and Llanddwyn Beach
A vast dune forest and beach on Anglesey with a red squirrel population and the finest view of Snowdonia across the strait.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Moelfre
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 16 kmMenai Suspension BridgeThomas Telford's pioneering 1826 suspension bridge over the swirling Menai Strait, the historic road gateway to Anglesey and one of the world's first great suspension bridges.
- 25 kmGreat Orme Marine DriveOne-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
- 27 kmCarnedd LlewelynAt 1,064m the third-highest peak in Wales, at the heart of the wild, rolling Carneddau plateau with its wild ponies.
- 30 kmLlyn OgwenA shallow ribbon lake on the A5 in the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, said in legend to hold Excalibur; the gateway to Cwm Idwal.
- 30 kmA5 Betws-y-Coed to Bangor (Telford's Holyhead Road)Thomas Telford's engineered coach road through the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, a masterclass in gradients and one of Britain's great drives.
- 31 kmLlanberis Pass (A4086)The A4086 climbs between the Glyderau and Snowdon's flank past boulder fields to Pen-y-Pass at 359m - the classic Snowdonia driving road.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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