|
|
Breakwater Country Park
|
| | | |
| Looking for: | Parks & Gardens | | Address: | Breakwater Country Park
Holyhead
Isle of Anglesey
North Wales
Telephone: | | Postcode: | LL65 2LS | | Kids Activity: | Outdoors | | Telephone: | 01407 765353 |
| | | | |
|
Description
Created in an old quarry at the base of Holyhead Mountain, the Breakwater Country Park
provides an excellent centre for coastal walks.
From here it is possible to walk along the
Holyhead Breakwater, (which is the longest in the
UK with a length of 1¾ miles). There is a
popular circular path around scenic 'Rocky Coast';
and also trails which lead to the summit of
Holyhead Mountain, and along the coast to breathtaking
North Stack. (The start of the trail to North
Stack is marked by a memorial to several American
servicemen who lost their lives in a nearby
aeroplane crash in 1944. The memorial features the remains
of a propeller blade from the original
aircraft).
Details of the paths can be found at the Park Centre, which incorporates a car park, shop, toilets
and an information centre manned by a warden.
During the summer months the Holyhead Model Boat Club sail on the pond in the park on Wednesday and
Sunday afternoons, making a visit especially popular with children.
Also, during the summer, the Holyhead Breakwater Railway Company run a Land Train service from Newry
Beach in Holyhead, to both the Breakwater Country Park, and to the end of the Breakwater.
|
|
|
