Families · Brynsiencyn · Full day

Seahorses, salt and a farm

Three family stops within a few minutes of each other on the Menai Strait: an aquarium, a salt works and a working farm.

Any weather

Full day

South & west coast

Foel Farm open until 1 November · winter swap: Tacla Taid

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The plan

Morning: Anglesey Sea Zoo

Start under cover with seahorses, octopus and the lobster hatchery. Tickets stay valid for 6 days.

Lunch: Halen Môn

The outdoor café at the salt works, next door, or the Rockpool Café at the Sea Zoo. Book the 3pm salt tour if the grown-ups fancy it.

Afternoon: Foel Farm Park

Feed the animals, ride the tractor and bounce on the jumping pillow. Last entry is 3pm.

Winter or wet-day swaps

Foel Farm closes for winter after 1 November. In winter, swap the farm for Tacla Taid transport museum near Newborough, about 10 minutes away.

Stops on this plan

Attractions & museums

Anglesey Sea Zoo

Family-run aquarium beside the Menai Strait at Brynsiencyn, with more than 40 tanks of British sea life, a seahorse nursery and a lobster hatchery. Mostly under cover, so good on a wet day.

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Attractions & museums

Halen Môn Salt Works

See how Anglesey sea salt is made at the Saltcote in Brynsiencyn, with tasting tours, a shop, an outdoor café and seaweed baths.

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Attractions & museums

Foel Farm Park

Working farm in Brynsiencyn by the Menai Strait: feed the animals, tractor rides, a jumping pillow and a chocolate shop. Opening weekends from 28 November for Santa's Festive Farm Fun.

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Attractions & museums

Tacla Taid Transport Museum

Newborough museum packed with over 100 classic cars, motorbikes, tractors and military vehicles, many set along a replica 1940s cobbled street. Dogs welcome on short leads.

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