Menai Strait
The Menai Strait is a strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Gwynedd, on the mainland of Wales. It is situated between Caernarfon Bay in the south-west and Conwy Bay in the north-east, which are both inlets of the Irish Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Plas Newydd and Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb.
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd is a country house set in gardens, parkland and surrounding woodland on the north bank of the Menai Strait, in Llanddaniel Fab, near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales.Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb
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Bryn Celli Ddu is a prehistoric site on the Welsh island of Anglesey located near Llanddaniel Fab. Its name means 'the mound in the dark grove'. It was archaeologically excavated between 1928 and 1929.
St Edwen’s Church, Llanedwen
Church
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St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen, is a 19th-century parish church near the Menai Strait, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church was founded here by St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaynol and Llanedwen.
Vaynol
Hamlet
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Vaynol or Y Faenol is a country estate dating from the Tudor period near Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, North Wales. It has 1,000 acres of park, farmland, and gardens, with more than thirty listed buildings, surrounded by a wall which is 7 miles long.
Llanedwen
Hamlet
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Llanedwen is a village in the community of Llanddaniel Fab on the Isle of Anglesey, in Wales. It is situated opposite the village of Y Felinheli. St Edwen's Church is the main parish church of the village.
Moel-y-don
Hamlet
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Moel-y-don is a small hamlet in the community of Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey, Wales, which is 126 miles from Cardiff and 208.1 miles from London. It is located on the Menai Strait, opposite Y Felinheli.
Menai Strait
- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in the Wales, between Anglesey and Gwynedd
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pentir, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Menai Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Menay boğazı”
- Basque: “Menai itsasartea”
- Basque: “Menai Strait”
- Breton: “Afon Menai”
- Breton: “Menai”
- Breton: “Strizh-mor ar Menai”
- Breton: “Strizh-mor Menai”
- Catalan: “Afon Menai”
- Catalan: “Estret de Menai”
- Catalan: “Menai Strait”
- Cebuano: “Menai Strait”
- Chinese: “梅奈海峡”
- Chinese: “梅奈海峽”
- Chinese: “麦奈海峡”
- Czech: “Úžina Menai”
- Danish: “Menaistrædet”
- Dutch: “Menai Straat”
- Dutch: “Menaistraat”
- Esperanto: “Markolo Menai”
- Estonian: “Afon Menai”
- Estonian: “Menai Straits”
- French: “Détroit de Menai”
- French: “Menai”
- French: “Menaï”
- French: “Ménai”
- French: “Ménaï”
- German: “Menai Strait”
- German: “Menai-Straße”
- German: “Menaistrasse”
- German: “Menaistraße”
- Hebrew: “מצר מנאי”
- Hungarian: “Menai-szoros”
- Indonesian: “Selat Menai”
- Italian: “Stretto di Menai”
- Japanese: “メナイ海峡”
- Korean: “메나이 해협”
- Latin: “Fretum Menai”
- Latin: “Fretum Menaiense”
- Latvian: “Menai šaurums”
- Manx: “Keyllys Menai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Menaistredet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Menaisundet”
- Polish: “Menai Strait”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Menai”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de menal”
- Portuguese: “Menai”
- Russian: “Менаи”
- Russian: “Менай”
- Russian: “Меней”
- Russian: “Менэй”
- Slovenian: “Menai”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Menai”
- Swedish: “Afon Menai”
- Swedish: “Menai Strait”
- Swedish: “Menaisundet”
- Ukrainian: “Менай”
- Welsh: “Afon Menai”
- Welsh: “Culfor Menai”
- Welsh: “Y Fenai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glan Faynol and Aber Pwll.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plas Newydd and Llanfairpwll railway station.
Gwynedd: Must-Visit Destinations
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