Church Bay (Welsh: Porth Swtan) is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Anglesey near the village of Rhyd-wyn.
Understand
It has a sandy beach backed by a pebble ridge and low cliffs. It has been awarded Blue Flag status
Get in
Get around
See
- Swtan heritage museum, 53.371053°, -4.554974°, +44 1407 730186. fully restored example of a 17th century Welsh cottage
Do
- Church Bay beach (Porth Swtan), 53.373344°, -4.556991°. Sand and pebble blue flag beach. Dogs allowed.
- Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path, Island coast. 24/7. Part of the Wales Coast Path
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Anglesey Gadlys Self Catering Holiday Cottages, Gadlys, 53.372269°, -4.551841°, +44 7786 547361.
- Orchard Cottage (Ty Newydd), 53.371347°, -4.55315°, +44 1407 730060.
- Pen y Graig B&B and Holiday Farmhouse, Pen y Graig, 53.374599°, -4.549305°, +44 1407 730857, info@holidayonanglesey.co.uk. Self contained B&B apartment for 2 people sharing. Self catering Holiday Farmhouse to sleep 4 or 8. Pen y Graig is 500m from Church Bay beach and the Anglesey Coastal Footpath
Go next
The other villages of Anglesey – Holyhead, Beaumaris, Menai Bridge, Llangefni, Ynys Llanddwyn – offer similar small-town Welsh character and remote seaside landscapes, including both lovely beaches and rugged cliffs.