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Porth Dafarch

Small sandy cove between rocky headlands on Holy Island’s coast road from Trearddur Bay to Holyhead, with rock pools, a headland path, seasonal toilets and a slipway ramp onto the sand.

Trearddur Bay
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Holy Island
Small sandy cove at Porth Dafarch between rocky headlands
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Price
Free
Time needed
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LL65 2LS
Local tip
Parking is limited, so arrive early on sunny summer days.

Porth Dafarch is a small sandy cove between rocky headlands on Holy Island’s south-west coast, just off the coast road between Trearddur Bay and Holyhead. It is smaller and quieter than Trearddur, with rock pools and a path out around the headland, and it is popular with scuba divers and sea kayakers. It is also a recognised Dark Skies spot for stargazing.

Good to know

Parking is limited and charges may apply. Council toilets by the beach are open from 15 March to 30 September, and a slipway ramp leads down onto the sand. Ice cream and snack vans usually call in during the tourist season. From 1 May to 30 September dogs are banned from a marked area of the beach; signs on site show where. Shops and cafés are in nearby Trearddur Bay.

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Plan your visit

Where to go
The cove is beside the coast road between Trearddur Bay and Holyhead (LL65 2LS); park by the beach and use the slipway ramp down to the sand.
Opening times
Open access
Prices
Booking
Not needed
Age suitability
Parking
Limited parking by the cove; charges may apply (Visit Anglesey). Tariffs not confirmed.
Public transport
Walk
Step-free access
Not confirmed
Access details
A slipway ramp leads onto the beach. Visit Anglesey and the community council both mention disabled facilities but give no details. No other access details confirmed.
Toilets
Yes
Facilities
Seasonal toilets (15 March to 30 September) · Slipway ramp · Ice cream and snack vans in the tourist season
Dogs
Allowed with restrictions
Dog rules
1 May to 30 September: dogs banned from the designated area of the beach (signs and council map show the area). Owners must clean up after their dogs.

Make a day of it

Walks & Coastal Path

Wygyr riverside walk and Cemaes Community Woodland

Gentle village walk in Cemaes along the Afon Wygyr, with benches, red squirrels and the ruins of an old brickworks, plus a 5-acre volunteer-run woodland with a pond.

Attractions & museums

South Stack Lighthouse (Ynys Lawd)

Trinity House’s 1809 lighthouse on its own islet off Holy Island, reached down (and back up) 400+ cliff steps and a bridge. Open weekends 10.30am–4.30pm from 31 October.

Attractions & museums

Beaumaris Courthouse (Llys Biwmares)

A courthouse from 1614 opposite Beaumaris Castle, used as an assize court until 1971 and now a museum run with the gaol by Beaumaris Town Council.

Details last checked
October 11, 2026
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