Definitions

1. Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the north west of Wales.

Service

1. A service every two hours from Holyhead to Cardiff also uses the Marches line from Shrewsbury southwards.

Large Sections

1. The National Trust owns large sections of the rugged and remote coast of Anglesey, including Porth Dafarch, a beach and headland near Holyhead.

North Coast

1. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to the Menai Bridge.

Works

1. David Crystal lives in Holyhead with his wife and four children, and, having retired from full-time academia, works as a writer, editor and consultant.
2. David Crystal now lives in Holyhead, where he works as a writer, lecturer and consultant on language and linguistics, and a reference books editor.

Nineteenth Centuries

1. From here, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, coaches departed by various routes to Dover, Brighton, Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Holyhead and York. (Web site)

Services

1. Ruabon is on Chester-Shrewsbury mainline, with services also to Birmingham and Holyhead.

Saturdays

1. Virgin Trains operate a number of services from London Euston to Bangor and Holyhead (seven Mon-Fri and five on Saturdays).

Day Trips

1. The Anglesey Coastal Path, birdwatching at South Stack Cliffs and day trips to Dublin from Holyhead are all easily accessible.

Menai Straits

1. A chance to sail the Menai Straits and the fabled “Swellies.” We are looking forward to a repeat of last year’s excellent evening in Holyhead.

North Wales Coast Line

1. Conwy railway station serves the ancient walled town of Conwy and is located on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. (Web site)

Holyhead Mountain

1. View is from Llansadwrn towards Holyhead Mountain (220 m) 20 miles away on the NW tip of Holy Island (the pimple on horizon in the centre of photograph). (Web site)
2. All the hills give excellent views over Llyn and on a clear day, Snowdonia, all of Cardigan Bay and Anglesey up to Holyhead Mountain.

Irish Sea

1. The Britannia Tubular Bridge was built to conduct the Chester and Holyhead Railway across the Menai Straits, to the island of Anglesea, in the Irish Sea. (Web site)

Ireland

1. On a clear day, Deiniolen has views covering the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, Caernarfon (7 miles away) and Holyhead Mountain. (Web site)

Liverpool

1. With the opening of the railway from London to Liverpool, Holyhead lost the London to Dublin Mail contract in 1839 to the Port of Liverpool. (Web site)
2. Many joined the armada of sailing ships which sailed from Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Holyhead, Liverpool and Glasgow, all bound for the New World. (Web site)

Manchester

1. The nearest airport for North Wales is at Manchester; this is just a 90 minute drive from Holyhead. (Web site)

Amlwch

1. Amlwch is some fifteen miles from Holyhead and the same distance from Llangefni. (Web site)

Wales

1. Irish rail travel highlights include the unique Victorian Lartigue Monorail and the ferry crossing of the Irish Sea to Holyhead in Wales.

Cardiff Central

1. Arriva also operates a service every two hours from Cardiff Central to Holyhead via Wrexham General.

Cardiff

1. The main North-South railway line is the Welsh Marches Line between Newport and Shrewsbury enabling direct services between Holyhead and Cardiff.
2. There are also TrawsCambria coach links from Cardiff and Swansea in the south, and Holyhead in the north with local buses connecting to Lampeter.
3. They operate between Cardiff and Holyhead and West Wales and Manchester and have boosted seat capacity by 10 per cent. (Web site)

Llangollen

1. Llangollen was an important coaching stop for the Mail coach on the old mail route along the A5 road from London to Holyhead. (Web site)

Chirk

1. Chirk was a coaching stop on the old mail route along the A5 from London to Holyhead.
2. Chirk was a coaching stop on the old Mail coach route along the A5 from London to Holyhead. (Web site)
3. Known as Y Waun in Welsh, Chirk is a border town which came to prominence as part of a trade route to Holyhead and Ireland.

Ferry Service

1. From 1873 to 1951 there was a ferry service between Greenore and Holyhead.
2. It has an international airport and regular ferry service to Holyhead, Wales. (Web site)

Ferry Services

1. Regular ferry services to Ireland operate from Holyhead and Fishguard, and the Swansea to Cork, cancelled in 2006, was reinstated in March 2010.
2. Ferry services between Ireland and Britain operate between Dublin and Holyhead in Wales, and between Rosslare and Fishguard and Pembroke, also in Wales.

Town

1. On the first occasion, I referred to the town of Holyhead and its importance as a port linking Ireland with Wales, England and mainland Europe. (Web site)
2. The main roads from London to Holyhead passed through Daventry and the town for centuries flourished as a coaching town.

Chester

1. A railway station is located in the town, connecting it to Holyhead to the west and Chester to the east via the North Wales Coast railway line.
2. Trains run hourly to Bidston, Holyhead (via Chester) and Shrewsbury and two-hourly to Birmingham and Cardiff and on weekdays and Saturdays.
3. Intercity services call at Ruabon railway station en route to destinations including Cardiff, Birmingham, Chester and Holyhead. (Web site)

Llandudno Junction

1. Llandudno Junction is a 5 minute car journey from the cottage with rail connections to London, Manchester, Chester and Holyhead.

Crewe

1. Valid on national rail services in the area bounded by Holyhead, Shotton, Chester, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Machynlleth, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli for seven days.
2. Bangor railway station, which serves the city, is located on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead.
3. Timelapse Journey North Wales Coast Railway -crewe To Holyhead 1 Of 2 Timelapse journey from crewe to holyhead on the north wales coast railway.

Line

1. The North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead and the line from Manchester to Preston are not electrified.

Arriva Trains Wales

1. Cardiff Central is a Grade II listed building managed by Arriva Trains Wales who also operate services to West Wales, Holyhead and Manchester. (Web site)
2. From December 2008, a loco hauled Holyhead to Cardiff service has been operated by Arriva Trains Wales. (Web site)

Llandudno

1. Therefore passengers travelling from London, Cardiff, or Holyhead to Llandudno usually have to change trains at Llandudno Junction. (Web site)
2. Llandudno is just off the main rail line between Chester and Holyhead, the latter being the main ferry port for travel to Ireland. (Web site)

North Wales

1. There is also a regular shuttle service to Holyhead (for ferries to Ireland) and Wrexham in North Wales.
2. Llaingoch is an area of Holyhead in North Wales that lies between the town centre and Holyhead Mountain. (Web site)
3. David Crystal works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster.

Bangor

1. Platform 4 is used by services to Bangor, Holyhead and Llandudno. (Web site)
2. Trains from Holyhead, Bangor or Llandudno normally use Platform 1 on a track to the extreme left of the picture (not visible).
3. The A487 then goes on to Bangor in North Wales to link up with A55 to Holyhead and Ireland. (Web site)

Anglesey

1. The town of Holyhead, located on Holy Island, eight miles (13km) long and four miles (6km) wide, is separated from Anglesey by a sandy strait.
2. Caer Gybi a small Roman fortlet located at the centre of Holyhead within the county of Anglesey, North Wales, once in the Roman province of Britannia.
3. Mynydd Bodafon is a small hill, the highest on the island of Anglesey (although not in the county of Anglesey - see Holyhead Mountain).

Holyhead

1. There are frequent services to Chester via Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn and Flint, as well as to Bangor and across Anglesey to Holyhead. (Web site)
2. North Wales services run via Chester and the North Wales Coast Line to destinations such as Llandudno and twice a day to Holyhead.
3. Arriva Trains Wales runs services on the line and many continue to Manchester Piccadilly, via Stockport or else to Holyhead via Wrexham and Chester.

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