Plas Menai
Plas Menai is the National Outdoor Centre for Wales. It is situated on the mainland side of the Menai Strait, and is approximately 3 miles East of Caernarfon, North Wales.Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: sports venue in the UK
- Also known as: “Plas y Deri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nidan’s Church, Llanidan and Anglesey Sea Zoo.
St Nidan’s Church, Llanidan
Church
Photo: Brian Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nidan's Church, Llanidan is a 19th-century parish church near the village of Brynsiencyn, in Anglesey, north Wales. Built between 1839 and 1843, it replaced the Old Church of St Nidan, Llanidan, which needed significant repair, providing a place of Anglican worship nearer to the village than the old church. St Nidan’s Church, Llanidan is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Plas Menai.
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Public aquarium
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglesey Sea Zoo is an aquarium and independent research and marine education centre on the south coast of Anglesey island in North Wales. Located just outside the village of Brynsiencyn, Anglesey Sea Zoo claims to be the largest aquarium in Wales and displays over 150 native species. Anglesey Sea Zoo is situated 1½ miles west of Plas Menai.
Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber is a Neolithic dolmen located to the west of Brynsiencyn, Anglesey, Wales. Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber is situated 1½ miles west of Plas Menai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynsiencyn and Moel-y-don.
Brynsiencyn
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynsiencyn is a village on the island of Anglesey in north-west Wales.
Moel-y-don
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Llanedwen
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Plas Menai
- Categories: recreation area, sailing, and sports location
- Location: Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.17075° or 53° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.24127° or 4° 14′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5Q5QC5+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 345365894OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=sailingWikidata ID
Q7201718
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In Other Languages
“Plas Menai” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Plas Menai”
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Highlights include Plas Menai and St Mary’s Llanfairisgaer.
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