Llyn Alaw, Anglesey

Name: Llyn Alaw
Address: Anglesey, United Kingdom

#60 among attractions in Anglesey

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Llyn Alaw is a man-made reservoir on Anglesey, North Wales managed by Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water. It is a shallow lake and was built in 1966. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a destination for over-wintering birds. ()

Area: 1.37 mi²Length: 2.67 miMaximum depth: 17 ftElevation: 118 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°21'8"N, 4°24'58"W

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Llyn Alaw – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melin Llynon, Parys Mountain, Mynydd Bodafon, Parys Mountain Windmill.

3.4 miW
Windmill
Melin Llynon, Llanfaethlu
86 min walk • Melin Llynon, or Llynon Mill, is a gristmill located on the outskirts of the village of Llanddeusant on the island of Anglesey. It is the only surviving working windmill in Wales. The mill was built for £529, 11s in 1775–1776, on land owned by the surgeon Herbert Jones. It is classified as a tower mill.
3.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Scenic walking areas, Historic walking areas
Parys Mountain, Amlwch
86 min walk • Parys Mountain is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales. It is the site of a large copper mine that was extensively exploited in the late 18th century.
5 miE
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
Mynydd Bodafon, Moelfre
127 min walk • Mynydd Bodafon is a small collection of peaks including the Arwydd which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. It lies about 2½ miles west of the coastal town of Moelfre and ⅔ of a mile south-west of the hamlet of Brynrefail.
3.9 miNE
Windmill
Parys Mountain Windmill, Anglesey
100 min walk • Parys Mountain Windmill is a Grade II listed building located on the highest point of Parys Mountain near Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The structure was built in 1878 to assist a local copper mine in the removal of water from mine shafts. It was the last tower mill built in Wales.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Llywenan, Anglesey
106 min walk • Llyn Llywenan is a lake in western Anglesey, Wales found just over 1 kilometre north of the village of Bodedern and 9 kilometres east of the town of Holyhead.
4.9 miNE
Nightlife
Kings Head, Amlwch
125 min walk • The King's Head, Amlwch is a public house situated in Salem Street, one of the main streets in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The pub name is one of many King's Heads found all over the United Kingdom. It is named after Henry VII of England, who was born in Wales in 1457. "The Kings"...
2.5 miN
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
64 min walk • St Mary's Church, Bodewryd is a small medieval church in the hamlet of Bodewryd, in Anglesey, north Wales. The date of construction is unknown, but there was a church on this site in 1254 and the earliest feature to which a date can be given is a doorway in a 15th-century style dating to around 1500.
3.2 miE
Church
St Tyfrydog's Church, Anglesey
83 min walk • St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog is a small medieval church, in Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, north Wales. The date of establishment of a church on this site is unknown, but one 19th-century Anglesey historian says that it was about 450.
3.2 miN
Church
St Peirio's Church, Anglesey
81 min walk • St Peirio's Church is a small disused medieval church, in Rhosbeirio, Anglesey, north Wales. It is unclear when a church was first established on this site, although it has been said that this happened in about 605. The current structure, which may date from the 15th century, has been restored in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2.2 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
57 min walk • St Mary's Church is a medieval church in the town of Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey, Wales. St Mary's Church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The east doorway in the tower and other parts of the tower probably date to the 12th century. It was extensively rebuilt in 1850 by the architect Henry Kennedy of Bangor.
3.1 miNW
Church
St Fflewin's Church, Anglesey
79 min walk • St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin is a small rural church, situated by a farm in Anglesey, Wales.

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Which popular attractions are close to Llyn Alaw?

Nearby attractions include St Mary's Church, Anglesey (20 min walk), St Pabo's Church, Anglesey (24 min walk).