Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) is a small port town in north-west Wales, with high-speed ferries to the Dublin area.

Get in

Holyhead Ferry

By car

The A55 runs from Chester to Holyhead.

By rail

Holyhead railway station is on the North Wales Coast Line with trains from Bangor and connections to other parts of the UK.

By boat

• Irish Ferries sail from Dublin.
• Stena Line sails from Dún Laoghaire (Co. Dublin) (about 8 km south of Dublin city centre).

By bus

National Express and Arriva from across the UK to Holyhead

See

• 1 Holyhead Breakwater Country Park. Nature trails, lake and cliff scenery 
• 2 Holyhead Maritime Museum. 
• St Cybi. 
• 3 Skerries Lighthouse, The Skerries. Lighthouse on an outcrop of rocks North-East of Holyhead. An important breeding site for seabirds. Can be reached by charter boat from Holyhead. 

Do

• Dive Anglesey, 1 Church Terrace. Scuba and snorkelling 

Eat

• 1 The Harbourfront Bistro, Newry Beach. 
• 2 Prices Fish and Chips, 2 Saint Cybi Street, ☏ +44 1407 762300. 
• 3 Nuha Tandoori Restaurant, 69-71 Market Street. 

Sleep

• 1 Boathouse, Newry Beach (Near marina). Pub, hotel, good food, 
• 2 Travelodge Hotel - Holyhead, Kingsland Road, ☏ +44 871 984 6342. 

Go next

• Dublin
• Bangor
• Snowdonia