Benllech Beach

Benllech Beach is a beach in Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, Anglesey, Wales. Benllech Beach is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover St. David’s Park, as well as near the peak Castell Mawr Rock.

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Wales
Also known as: “Benllech Sands”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castell Mawr Rock and The Ship Inn.

Castell Mawr Rock

Peak

Photo: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castell Mawr is a large limestone rock on the western shore of Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey, north Wales. It was probably once the site of an Iron Age fort, but today the rock is a protected refuge for nesting seabirds.

The Ship Inn

Pub

Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ship Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,900 feet south of Benllech Beach.

Ysgol Goronwy Owen

School

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Benllech is a village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382. The name of Benllech village had been removed by the time of the 2011 census with the community being listed under Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf with the electoral ward being listed under Llanddyfnan. Ysgol Goronwy Owen is situated 1 mile northwest of Benllech Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benllech and Llanbedrgoch.

Benllech

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Llanbedrgoch

Village

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Llanbedrgoch is a hamlet and post town, a mile south of the town of Benllech and west of Red Wharf Bay, on the island of Anglesey, north Wales. The parish church is St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch, a Grade II* listed building that dates back to the 15th century.