Anglesey Sea Zoo
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.Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—3:45 PM
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: British aquarium and marine research center
- Address: Brynsiencyn, LL61 6TQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caernarfon Castle and Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber.
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283. Caernarfon Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Anglesey Sea Zoo.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 1 mile north of Anglesey Sea Zoo.
Castell Bryn Gwyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell Bryn Gwyn is a prehistoric site on the Isle of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. It is a circular clay and gravel bank covered with grass, still some 1.5 metres high and revetted externally by stone walls, which surround a level area some 54 metres in diameter. Castell Bryn Gwyn is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Anglesey Sea Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynsiencyn and Caernarfon.
Brynsiencyn
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynsiencyn is a village on the island of Anglesey in north-west Wales.
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town in Gwynedd, North-West Wales. Caernarfon is famous for its breathtaking castle and as a stronghold of the Welsh language. The castle and fortified complex is recognised on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the finest examples of late 13th-century and early 14th-century military architecture in Europe.
Dwyran
Village
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603. The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough in 1947. Dwyran is situated 2 miles west of Anglesey Sea Zoo.
Anglesey Sea Zoo
- Categories: zoo, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16381° or 53° 9′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.2788° or 4° 16′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5Q5P7C+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 478521931OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q4763399
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Anglesey Sea Zoo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات انجلسى البحر”
- French: “Zoo marin d’Anglesey”
- Japanese: “アングルシー海洋動物園”
- Spanish: “Zoologico marino de Anglesey”
- Spanish: “Zoológico marino de Anglesey”
- Welsh: “Sw Môr Môn”
- Welsh: “Sŵ Môr Môn”
- “Aquarium”
- “Welsh Sea Zoo”
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