Lligwy Bay to Moelfre

Starting point  and OS Grid reference: Lligwy Bay car park (SH 496871)		Ordnance Survey Map OS Explorer 263 – Anglesey East Buy this map from List of OS Maps     Note: If you use OS Maps on-line, you can download this route via this link.
Distance: 4 miles	Date of Walk:  27 July 2026
Ascent: Descent: See Walking Time Calculator	511ft (156m) 511 ft (156m)
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Introduction: This is a very easy and lovely short Anglesey walk from Lligwy Bay to Moelfre

The area around Lligwy Bay is sandstone and consequently this has led to a gorgeous sandy bay very popular with kite surfers and the like. There is ample car parking and a café.

You will see plenty of rocks along the walk which has caused various shipwrecks including a particularly nasty one in 1859 when the Royal Charter  was wrecked by a hurricane resulting in the loss of over 400 passengers and crew. She was a steam clipper and sadly the passengers had survived the journey from Australia only to be wrecked on the last leg of their journey home to Liverpool. Many were miners and they had a lot of gold with them!

Moelfre is an attractive village with a long seafaring tradition. It does not have a harbour as such but relied on the headland and a small island to provide protection in the bay. The meaning of the name Moelfre is 'bald' or 'barren hill' in Welsh, which refers to the land behind the village, viewed from the sea.

The local coastline is very dangerous for shipping and consequently, a lifeboat station was established in Moelfre in 1854. The lifeboat station you pass on the walk is a new one built in 2013. The previous one can be seen via a short walk further along the coast. There is a statue close to the new station, of Richard Evans, a lifeboat man, which was unveiled by then Prince (now King) Charles in 2004.

The return path passes the Bryn Wylfa sculpture comprising different shapes and materials to reflect the area’s history of producing stone, slate and bronze.

You may see circular walks mentioned which return via an inland route and visit the Din Lligwy ancient village and nearby ruined chapel. The only problem with this route is that it involves around a mile of road walking. The road is narrow and quite bust with traffic to and from the very large car park at Lligwy Bay. This is why I opted for a ‘there and back’ walk. You pass a large lay-by by the path to Din Lligwy on the way to the car park anyway and I recommend viewing it in passing. It is well worth seeing, with plenty of visible remains.

To get to Ligwy Bay for the start of the walk, turn off the A5025 at the roundabout at Llanallgo signed for Moelfre and immediately turn left for Lligwy. You have to be on the ball otherwise you will fly past the turn! Stay on this road until you reach the beach car park.

Start: From the car park, walk to the end of the bay, passing the top of the slipway and  to the left of the café. That is all there is to it. The coast path is clear ahead. You pass an information board.

At SH 503871 you pass Porth Forllwyd, a nice little bay which unfortunately is private.

At SH 509869, slightly above you on a rocky promontory is a memorial stone to the Royal Charter and below and slightly after is access to it. It is worth the short climb up to read it and admire the view from there.

At SH 510868, through a kissing gate you briefly enter a caravan site. Continuation is just past the first caravan on the left.

As you start to round the headland, the path follows a stone wall on the right. You then reach a fork. Take the left hand fork to round the headland. Your return path will be via the other fork.

On the headland is a handy seat and a Coastguard Station.

You then reach the start of Moelfre. Continue to follow the path along the shore, passing the lifeboat station. Continue to follow the path and it will bring you out in the centre of the village and turning left along the road will bring you to the Kinmel Arms.

You can either retrace your steps along the shore or wander through the village but either way, rejoin the coast path at the lifeboat station going in the reverse direction.

Just after passing the last separate group of houses in the village, look out for a walker’s gate on the left (SH 516867) and take this path. This leads you to the Bryn Wylfa sculpture and lookout.

Rejoin the coast path to return to Lligwy Bay.

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