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We’re keen bloggers at both of our holiday parks and we love nothing more than giving our luxury lodge owners and friends an insight into life at our holiday resorts on Anglesey. With our bi-weekly blog, we like to update you on key topics that make us and our lodge owners tick. From things to do to the best restaurants to visit (including The Deck House or The Oaklands of course!) you’ll have plenty of reading material to help you plan your next Anglesey break.

We also post about upcoming events on site including everything from beauty events to annual parties, so if you want to keep ahead of the game and make sure you get tickets, keep checking back!

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24/Apr/2024

Wherever you are in Anglesey you’re never far from the call of the sea. Its quiet, unspoilt beaches, captivating coastal landscapes and superb wildlife make it a marvellous destination for anyone who loves having fun on, or in, the water.

Take your pick of water sports in Anglesey from surfing, kite surfing, wakeboarding, diving, fishing, sea kayaking, sailing and swimming, the opportunities are endless to find your inner water baby. Diving is particularly popular in Anglesey given the number of shipwrecks and reefs around the coast making it the perfect diving territory. There are a number of sailing and yacht clubs on the island where you can learn the ropes as an apprentice sailor or even charter your own yacht. The best windsurfing and paddle boarding conditions can be found on the west coast at Rhosneigr or at Llanddwyn beach, on the Menai Strait. Other surfing hotspots are Porth Tyn Towyn and our very own Silver Bay. There are a number of friendly local organisations and amenities that can help you get on, or into, the Anglesean water, let us give you a glimpse in to the sandy toes and fresh sea breeze on your face that our island can facilitate:

 

Anglesey Divers

Based in Holyhead, the Anglesey Divers centre is close to some of the most outstanding areas of natural beauty around the UK. They offer a range of activities to suit all levels of experience – from those seeking guidance whilst taking their first tentative breaths underwater, to more experienced divers who would like to achieve instructor status.

 

The Marine Club at Menai Bridge

You’ll find the Marine Club next to Telford’s infamous suspension bridge at Porth Daniel on the Menai Strait. The club offers water sports lessons in stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and wakeboarding as well as courses in power boating and jet skiing. Red Wharf Bay Sailing and Water Sports Club This seasonal club at Red Wharf Bay is open from the Easter holidays until October. Situated in a small sandy bay, their sailing area is safe for children and inexperienced sailors and yet challenging for the experts amongst you! They offer sail training and social events for all ages and abilities.

 

Silver Bay Private Boat Park

We can accommodate craft up to 6.5m in length and as our boat park is situated within the grounds of Silver Bay Holiday Village . Launching your boat could not be easier with our private access to your very own private launching beach. If you love your boat, the Silver Bay boat park is just one reason why you should take a look at what we have to offer.

 

RIB Ride

RIB Ride is based at the picturesque Porth Daniel, close to Menai Bridge. Their welcoming and informative trips along the Menai Strait and around the island are an exhilarating way to learn more about the island, its history and its fascinating wildlife. RIB Ride also offer Bear Grylls rides out to skerries – a group of small islands off the northwest coast of Anglesey. Starida Sea Services Book online or at the Beaumaris Pier kiosk for an enchanting cruise with expert commentary to see the crowds of sea birds and seals that inhabit Puffin Island. Starida also offer Anglesey sea fishing trips for some of the best angling in North Wales. Guaranteed to have you hooked!

With its stunning mountain views, beautiful coastline, and clean, unspoilt environment it’s no wonder that so many visitors come to Anglesey to enjoy the water activities it has to offer. Everybody who visits our island has a favourite beach, a well-loved coastal walk or some special salty-corner that calls them back. Silver Bay is the perfect base for your Anglesean water-adventure. Find out more on our website about your new holiday home by the water.


24/Apr/2024
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Despite the luxurious nature of the lodges at Silver Bay we are fully aware that entertaining a family, especially at weekends and during school holidays can become expensive, and is often unnecessarily so. Anglesey and north Wales is a hotbed of inexpensive and brilliantly entertaining things family activities to do. So, let’s keep the kids amused without breaking the bank!

Firstly, there’s no charge for our residents to enjoy a long day out at the private Silver Bay beach. Games can be played, sandcastles can be built, and swimming can be enjoyed. All of which pretty much guarantee that an exhausted child will sleep soundly throughout the following night. There’s also no charge for a day at The Spa where children can make use of the family friendly pool whilst you sit back and enjoy a coffee and a newspaper.

Alternatively, you might want to venture further afield without spending a fortune, which is completely understandable! Here are a few options for spending a day offsite and amidst everything that Anglesey has to offer.

 

Lligwy Beach

£ free

Rated on Trip Advisor as the number 1 attraction on the Island of Anglesey this beach is a delight. You can walk along the coast and take in the fabulous views; the beach is huge, spotless and dog (and child!) friendly. The toilets are immaculately clean and there’s a super little café where you can pick up a bacon butty or an ice cream. There’s lots of parking for your convenience, it’s easily accessible and entirely free!

 

Tacla Taid (Anglesey Transport and Agriculture Museum)

Child £2.50
Adult £4.50

This is the largest museum of its kind in Wales. You can take the kids for a glimpse of days gone by via more than 100 gleaming classic cars in perfect condition, all from the 1920s onwards. There are motorbikes, vans, military and agricultural vehicles that are often used in film and television. There’s a quaint café and tearoom for a bite to eat and an outdoor play area where the kids can burn some energy whilst you watch over them and relax with a coffee. The owners are also fantastic, enthusiastic and friendly. Tacla Taid is a great place to take the kids, especially on a rainy day and the entry price hopefully won’t break the bank.

 

Pili Palas Nature World

Child under three £free
Child age 3 – 16 £6.75
Adult £7.75
Reductions for families

A slightly pricier option, but there is SO much to do here that you’re looking at very tired kids following a full day out, which some would say is worth every penny! There are so many wonderful animals to enjoy, there are waterfalls and live butterflies flying all around. There’s a birdhouse and lots of reptiles you and the kids are welcome to hold during the animal handling sessions. There’s a bug zone and a tropical lair of tarantulas, scorpions and exotic toads. You can take a walk through the farmyard and see the goats and hens. It really is an animal lovers paradise. Afterwards you can explore the nature trail and let the kids enjoy the bouncy castle, indoor play area and adventure playground. This is place for children that is both educational and fun, yes it’s a bit more expensive, but we believe it’s worth every penny, plus there are reductions for families.

 

Foel Farm Park

Child under three £free
Child age 3 – 16 £5.95
Adult £6.95
Reductions for families

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At Foel Farm Park, you pay once and then all the rides and attractions from there onwards are free of charge. The farm is a place where the whole family can experience a real working farm and everyone can meet, touch and feed the animals. You can enjoy tractor and trailer rides, quad bikes and pony rides. In spring and early summer the children can bottle feed the baby lambs. The Anglesey Chocolate Farm is also on the site where you can see chocolate being whipped up by the resident chocolatier. It would be almost rude not to treat yourself and the kids to one or two whilst you’re there!