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Places of Interest Nearby

Menai Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed. Menai Bridge is situated 2,200 feet south of U. C. N. W. Marine Biology Substation.

Menai Bridge Library

Library

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Menai Bridge Library is situated 940 feet west of U. C. N. W. Marine Biology Substation.

Menai Heritage Bridges Exhibition

Museum

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The Menai Heritage Bridges Exhibition is a museum based in the Canolfan Thomas Telford Centre in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales. It is dedicated to the two bridges across the Menai Strait; the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge, as well as the local history and natural history of the Menai Strait and the surrounding area… Menai Heritage Bridges Exhibition is situated 1,400 feet southwest of U. C. N. W. Marine Biology Substation.

Places in the Area

Bangor

Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.

Bangor is a small coastal city in Gwynedd in North Wales. It is a picturesque city offering views over the Menai Straits, and serves as a convenient base for visiting the nearby Snowdonia National Park.

Llandegfan

Village

Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandegfan is a village on the east of island of Anglesey in Wales. It is part of the community of Cwm Cadnant, and was its own community until 1984. Llandegfan's population is around 1,580.

Maesgeirchen

Suburb

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maesgeirchen is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest single housing estate in Wales behind Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, the second largest and Caia Park in Wrexham, which is the largest with nearly 12,000 inhabitants. Maesgeirchen is situated 2 miles east of U. C. N. W. Marine Biology Substation.

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