Beaumaris Town Tour
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Start at Beaumaris Castle, the largest Edward built. It took years to complete, and he never quite finished it. But you can explore the castle, and the exhibition inside, in a matter of hours.
On Little Lane is Cole & Co. They sell beautiful designer clothes and things for the home. Spoil yourself with their delicious bath treats – you’ll enjoy a special soak after a hard day’s exploring.
At Sarah’s Delicatessen you can create a tailor made hamper of local and continental goodies. Sarah sells over 100 varieties of cheese, and she’s only too happy to give you a taste. And in her coffee shop next door, she’ll serve you a mouth watering cream tea, with locally baked scones, fresh fruit and first class clotted cream.
A couple of doors along is The Gallery At 15. It’s where Allen exhibits and sells his sculptures, carved from local wood. He’s also pretty nifty with a paintbrush.
After that naughty-but-nice cream tea, burn a few calories with a brisk two-minute walk to Beaumaris Gaol, round the corner in Steeple Lane. It’s Victorian, and some say it’s haunted. It houses the only working treadwheel in Britain. And it still has its gibbet, where criminals were hung for their misdeeds.
Walk down Steeple Lane to Castle Street, and admire the Tudor Rose. It’s Beaumaris’ oldest surviving town house, and it’s about 600 years old.
Nearby is the Anglesey Craftworkers’ Guild Shop. Here you’ll find organic honey and beeswax products, stained and blown glass, and silverware.
The Courthouse, a few minutes away at the top of Castle Street, is old, too. Pop in to learn about famous trials and harsh punishment.
Then finish your day by walking back to the historic Ye Olde Bull’s Head, a minute or so away. Its food is famous for miles around. So are its customers; Charles Dickens stayed there in 1859.
