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Trearddur Bay Beach, AngleseyHere at Trearddur Bay is a quality beach with something for you whatever season you visit. Relax and feel confident in the knowledge that this beach holds the prestigious European Blue Flag Award. NOW see the VIDEO below!
If your feeling fit why not get up early and take a jog or walk along this sandy bay. Then go along and set yourself up for the day with a good Welsh breakfast at the Waterfront Restaurant, which overlooks the bay. About halfway along the beach you may notice a monument standing behind the concrete promenade and in front of the marram grass. This is a Celtic cross, erected during the Millenium (2000), which commemorates Saint Ffraid, the patron saint of Trearddur Bay.
Find out more about the Millennium Celtic Cross Either side of the bay you will find rocky outcrops which contain interesting rockpools. These are a source of endless excitement and concentration for young children exploring the fascinating and wide range of sea life to be found here. From my experience, parents may find it as difficult to persuade their kids from these pools as it is to prize a stubborn limpit from the rock.
And if the family wants a change from discovering life in the rockpools, there is of course the sea itself. Plenty of clean water for swimming. There again, they may want to venture further.
Nearby, the Trearddur Bay Sailing Club holds its annual Regatta during August. You will see many of the bigger boats that take part in the races moored in the coves on either side of the bay. And how do local people know when it is race day? The Sailing Club's flagstaff on the rocky outcrop to the south east side of the bay flies the distinctive triangular shaped red flag. Races will usually be around ten in the morning or about two in the afternoon. There is a dinghy park above the adjacent beach, Porth Diana. There are also moorings available for small craft in this cove.
For young children starting out on their sailing experience there is the Optimist class. Lessons are available during which they can learn the basics and build their experience, and they even have thier own race series. If your more seasoned and daring you will take to a Lazer, Fireball, myth or 420. While for the those who combine tradition with maturity there is the Half Rater class, a design which is nearly 100 years old.
Sailing a small dinghy off the coast gives you a different perspective of the coastline. It's great to see the changing contours and colours from a beach to a headland to a small cove. Such exhilarating moments are to be treasured: spray from a freak wave, the sight of different sea birds landing on the water, the sound of the wind filling the sails.
Facilities at Trearddur Bay include:
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