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Walk 42 Benllech Historical Hinterland 10.00am
 

We will walk up the Dingle, the old industrial heart of Benllech, then past a cromlech and follow paths and old tracks to Brynteg where we will visit Goronwy Owen`s house. On the way back we will visit the church where he was a curate.

Places limited to 10.

 
Walk 43 Creative Writing – Beaumaris Gaol and Court 1.00pm – 4.00pm
 

Join Will Stewart for a creative writing session at Ynys Mon / Anglesey's most amazing and atmospheric places of Crime and Punishment, Beaumaris Courthouse where you will hear stories of criminals/or not, then on to the old County Gaol (Jail) to see what was in store for the guilty! There you can use your creative inspirations to write what you will. Will has a Masters degree in Writing: Practice and Context, from Bangor University, while his profession involves being part of Ynys Mon / Anglesey's Countryside & AONB Service.

 
Walk 44 Two Bridges of Menai Walk 2.00pm
 

Starting from Canolfan Thomas Telford, walk over the Suspension Bridge with an explanation of how it was built and later reconstructed. Walk along the Gwynedd Coastal path to Britannia Bridge. See the piece of tube preserved from the original bridge, get close to a lion, down to the shore and see how the bridge was constructed and later reconstructed. Return through the University Botanical Gardens, re-cross Menai Bridge and then walk down under the bridge and back up to the Canolfan.

 
Walk 45 Geological Walk from Lligwy Bay to Moelfre 2.00pm
 

Including descriptions of the last voyages and wrecks of Royal Charter and Hindlea. Commencing with descriptions of the 'Old Red Sandstone' and carboniferous limestone that border Lligwy Bay, the walk then proceeds along the beach to look at the long and short term time cycles evident in the rocks on the south side of the bay. Past and present uses of limestone are described and classic limestone formations are viewed as we progress along Anglesey's Coastal Path towards Moelfre. At the wreck sites of Royal Charter and Hindlea, the circumstances leading to both shipwrecks are described in detail. Return:Walkers can either join the guide for the return walk, or spend time in Moelfre and make their own way back to Lligwy.