The Path
On the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
The Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path — 130 miles around the island, now part of the all-Wales Wales Coast Path — runs straight through Beaumaris, and the sections either side of town are among its finest. Waymarking is good throughout, and the town makes a natural overnight stop for through-walkers (with proper beds and proper dinners).
East: Penmon & Red Wharf Bay
The classic leg heads north-east to Penmon Point — about 4 miles each way past Lleiniog Beach — where the Trwyn Du lighthouse rings its fog bell opposite Puffin Island and the Pilot House Café waits on the headland. Detour to Penmon Priory on the way. Strong walkers can continue round the headland to Red Wharf Bay on a newer stretch of the path — a full and satisfying day, returning by bus or taxi.
South-West: Menai Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
The other direction tracks the strait to Menai Bridge — officially promoted as a Wales Coast Path itinerary leg (Pentraeth to Beaumaris covers the inland-hill variant) — arriving at Telford’s great suspension bridge of 1826. Allow 2–2.5 hours each way; the route guide has the detail. Buses link both ends for one-way walking — see Without a Car.
Walking the Whole Island
The full 130-mile circuit is typically walked in 10–13 days, and Beaumaris is where most itineraries begin or end the eastern legs — specialist operators offer luggage transfer and accommodation booking for through-walkers, and the town’s inns make it the favoured rest stop. Day walkers can sample the circuit’s variety from here without commitment: cliffs and seabirds east at Penmon, wooded strait south-west, and the great sands north at Red Wharf Bay. OS Explorer 262 and 263 cover the local legs; waymarking (the tern logo) is reliable throughout.
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