Our Brand Director shares her favourite places in N Wales

Will from Oyster Holiday Cottages came to Halen Môn to ask us to share our favourite spots in North Wales. Jess, our Brand Director, shared some hidden gems, from the best chip shops to her favourite beach, and even an abandoned Victorian brickworks that makes for a brilliant walk. 

Oyster Holiday Cottages are a collection of lovely houses all over North Wales, hand-selected to be the perfect bases for exploring this area of outstanding natural beauty.

Will: What is your favourite place in North Wales, where do you enjoy going to the most?

Jess: That is the million dollar question! I think one of them has got to be Ty Coch, the amazing pub on the Llŷn Peninsula which is only accessible by walking to it. It is just absolutely magic because it’s right on the beach and you can have a swim whilst you have your pint. 

Agreed! I’ve heard it’s voted one of the best five pubs in the UK. Do you have a hidden gem that people might not know?

There is an amazing hidden old Victorian brickworks called Porth Wen and it’s not that accessible, which keeps it hidden. It’s a bit of a scramble to get that down so not ideal if you have a buggy but it’s an absolutely beautiful place to visit. It’s on the Anglesey Coastal path so that’s all we’ll tell you and you’ll have to do the finding yourself.

Where is your favourite beach to head to in North Wales?

Funnily enough, I think it’s one I bumped into you (Will) before which is Porth Tyn Tywyn, a beautiful beach just outside Rhosneigr which is very popular with locals and a lovely place for a swim. You can see the sunset from there and it’s just stunning.

It’s one of my favourites so a good choice. Moving onto a favourite restaurant where do you like to go and eat?

That is also a very good question. I love to go to the little cheese shop called ‘& Caws’ in Porthaethwy/Menai Bridge. It does wonderful cheeses, really good fresh bread and lots of little picky bits which are really good. It does a Friday night dinner which I would really recommend and is one of my favourites.

Next up where do you get your fish and chips from and then where do you go eat them?

We are very lucky to have lots of great chippies, one of my favourites is  called Enoch’s – they have a big emphasis on sustainability which is really nice and they use Halen Môn so even better. I love going there and I also cannot forget The Codmother in Newborough. After you pick up your fish and chips you  have one of the best beaches in the world just a five-minute drive away .

What’s your favourite walk on a Sunday afternoon?

I really do love Newborough beach but in the summer it does get really busy so sometimes I’ll stop off on the way to Newborough and there’s a lovely route called Llyn Rhos Ddu. You can park just outside Newborough and still make your way down to the beach if you want but it’s a bit less busy.

What is so great about North Wales and why should everyone come here?

I think we have an unbeatable amount of incredible scenery. You wouldn’t know it now as we’re in the rain but we are in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We also have some incredible ingredients; Halen Môn, some incredible cheeses, seafood, amazing fruit and veg and generally food grown all over North Wales is top notch. 

Thank you for your time today, Jess. Diolch Yn Fawr