Eat & Drink

Pubs & bars on Anglesey

Historic coaching inns, harbourside locals, and cliff-top bars — the best pubs on the Isle of Anglesey, from Beaumaris to Bull Bay.

Ye Olde Bull's Head Inn facade on Castle Street in Beaumaris, a historic coaching inn£££British

Beaumaris, Anglesey

Ye Olde Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris

A coaching inn with origins in 1472 on Castle Street in Beaumaris, where Charles Dickens and Samuel Johnson both stayed — one of the most historically significant pubs in North Wales.

Booking: Required

The Pilot Boat pub in Dulas, its walls covered in vintage signs and memorabilia££Pub

Dulas, Anglesey

The Pilot Boat, Dulas

A pub-museum hybrid in the village of Dulas on Anglesey's northeast coast, The Pilot Boat is covered wall-to-wall in vintage signs, photographs, and memorabilia collected over decades.

Booking: Not required

The Liverpool Arms pub terrace on the Beaumaris waterfront with Menai Strait views££Pub

Beaumaris, Anglesey

The Liverpool Arms, Beaumaris

A lively waterfront pub on Beaumaris seafront popular with sailors, day-trippers, and locals — the terrace above the tidal foreshore is arguably the finest outdoor drinking spot in eastern Anglesey when the mooring lights are catching the Strait at dusk.

Booking: Not required

The White Eagle pub overlooking the bay at Rhoscolyn££Pub

Rhoscolyn, Anglesey

The White Eagle, Rhoscolyn

A gastropub overlooking the bay at Rhoscolyn on Anglesey's west coast, The White Eagle got a £1m restoration after the Timpson family bought it in 2007 and is now a destination pub in its own right.

Booking: Not required

Ship Inn at Red Wharf Bay with the vast tidal flats stretching out behind at low tide££Pub

Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey

Ship Inn, Red Wharf Bay

Sitting just above the high-water mark at Red Wharf Bay since the 18th century, the Ship Inn once supplied passing ships working the Anglesey coast — a heritage that explains why seafood anchors the menu.

Booking: Recommended

The Olde Sailors pub interior in Beaumaris with maritime memorabilia and low beamed ceiling£Pub

Beaumaris, Anglesey

The Olde Sailors, Beaumaris

A character pub tucked behind the seafront in Beaumaris, full of maritime memorabilia, low beams, and the kind of atmosphere that makes midday drinks stretch into the afternoon without apology.

Booking: Not required

The Gazelle Hotel above the Menai Strait at Glyn Garth, Anglesey, with its waterside terrace at golden hourPubs & bars

Glyn Garth, Menai Bridge, Anglesey

The Gazelle Hotel

A waterside Robinsons inn on the Menai Strait at Glyn Garth, on the shore road between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris.