Tag: Amlwch
An anatomy of early Welsh tourism
How many tourists visiting Wales today, I wonder, ever think about their early predecessors? I mean those who first arrived, in surprisingly large numbers, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. How many are aware that these travellers, rather than composing Instagram posts, blogs and TikTok videos, would most likely have busied themselves drawing […]
Wales Coast Path, day 76: Moelfre to Porth Amlwch
It’s rained all night, at times heavily. Over breakfast we ask each other whether water will mean trouble for us again during today’s walk, from Moelfre to Amlwch Port. We stare at the map. We consult tide tables. We scrutinise Mr Rogers. We think we’ll be safe. As it turns out, we’re wrong. The weather […]