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Painting of the Beaumaris seafront: pastel terraces, the Menai Strait and the pier, with the mountains beyond

Beaumaris: a castle frozen mid-build, a strait never still

From the pier there are views across the Menai Strait towards Eryri. The castle is one of four in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1986 with Conwy, Caernarfon and Harlech.

Seabirds return. Seabirds return to Puffin Island to breed. The breeding season is April to July. Puffins breed there too, and the colony is growing.

Life on the Strait. Watch the Menai Strait from the pier and the Green. Boat trips around Puffin Island run from Beaumaris in summer.

Stone, tide and harvest. Beaumaris Castle was begun in 1295 on a plan so ambitious it was never completed. Its four rings of defences and its moat are still there to see.

Christmas is coming. Beaumaris Victorian Christmas is on 28–29 November 2026.

Winter in Beaumaris

Beaumaris Victorian Christmas

28–29 Nov 2026, 11am–5pm

A weekend of tradition, community and festive fun.

The programme includes horse and carriage rides, live music, Elf School, Santa’s Grotto, a Christmas parade, and Christmas reindeer and donkeys.

The Christmas Lights Parade is on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 4.45pm in Beaumaris. Local organisations, community groups, clubs, schools, charities and societies are invited to take part. To join, email Beaumarisvictorianchristmas@aol.com with your organisation’s name and roughly how many people. “Let’s fill Beaumaris with lights, laughter and community spirit!”

See what’s on

Official poster for Beaumaris Victorian Christmas, 28–29 November, with Father Christmas, a reindeer and a donkey.
Official poster for the Beaumaris Christmas Lights Parade, Saturday 28 November, 4.45pm.

Welcome to Beaumaris

Beaumaris is a small town on the Menai Strait, in the Isle of Anglesey National Landscape, and we would love you to stay a while.

In October 2025 Muddy Stilettos included Beaumaris in its Best Places to Live list, one of 260 places and of eight in Wales. In HomeToGo’s European Hidden Gem Index for 2026, Beaumaris was placed 10th of 50, with a landscape score of 9.48 out of 10.

What are you after?

When to come

A day in Beaumaris is a walkable plan for the castle, the pier and the Green, then the gaol or the path to Penmon.

A puffin close up on bright blue water, orange bill facing right
Sailing boats on the sea off a rocky headland, under a blue sky with streaky cloud
Beaumaris beach on a misty morning, with seaweed on the shore, the pier and the mountains in mist
A pink sunset over the mountains, with Beaumaris Pier in the foreground
A pink sunset over the mountains, with Beaumaris Pier in the foreground

Beaumaris Victorian Christmas

Beaumaris Victorian Christmas is on 28–29 November 2026, 11am–5pm.

A weekend of tradition, community and festive fun.

See what’s on

Come and stay

One day is never quite enough.
A day in Beaumaris is a start. Stay over and see the town at its best.

4 hotels, B&Bs and inns2 self-catering cottages and holiday lets3 campsites, glamping and holiday parks

Counts are of Chamber members listed under Places to stay.
Some are just outside the town.

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