We’re keen bloggers at both of our holiday parks and we love nothing more than giving our luxury lodge owners and friends an insight into life at our holiday resorts on Anglesey. With our bi-weekly blog, we like to update you on key topics that make us and our lodge owners tick. From things to do to the best restaurants to visit (including The Deck House or The Oaklands of course!) you’ll have plenty of reading material to help you plan your next Anglesey break.
We also post about upcoming events on site including everything from beauty events to annual parties, so if you want to keep ahead of the game and make sure you get tickets, keep checking back!
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We’re getting into the festive spirit, with two exciting events coming up at Silver Bay Holiday Park, Rhoscolyn on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November!
Saturday 26th November – Annual Children’s Christmas Party at The Deck House (Owner’s only event)
Santa Claus is coming to town!
This year’s children’s Christmas party will start at 5pm with a DJ and children’s games, followed by a visit from our VIP guest. All children will receive a gift from Father Christmas and an opportunity to have their photo taken with the man himself. A hot and cold buffet will be served from 5pm-8pm for both adults and children.
This is an owner’s only, ticketed event. Owners can visit the following link to book tickets – http://www.bookwhen.com/bayactivities
Sunday 27th November – Christmas Market 2022
Enjoy a festive frenzy of local artisanal stalls offering lots of wonderful goods, from delicious food and drink to great gifts, perfect ahead of Christmas if you’re on the lookout for gifts for family and friends. There are also lots of activities and family fun to enjoy.
You’ll be welcomed with mulled wine and mince pie on arrival. Christmas-themed activities for children include face painting, Christmas tattoos and a Christmas photoshoot. The photoshoot is free, you just pay for any photos that you’d like to order.
Booking is not required for the Christmas Market, just turn up on the day and it’s FREE ENTRY.
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to get creative with your celebrations. Take a look at our list of innovative activities for the entire family to enjoy at home this spooky season.
Pumpkin Carving
Is it even Halloween if you’ve not carved a pumpkin? Pumpkin carving is the perfect October competition for your entire household to get involved in. There’s still plenty of socially distanced pumpkin picking opportunities around Anglesey, with farms including Bellis Brothers Farm, Chirk Castle and Manorafon Farm still offering the pumpkin picking experience.
Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt
With the traditional way of trick-or-treating not being possible this year, it doesn’t mean that Halloween is cancelled. It’s time to put a little twist with a trick or treat scavenger hunt, like an Easter Egg hunt but spookier! You can hide chocolates, sweets or whatever you fancy around the house/garden. Just make sure you don’t forget about the chocolate hidden behind the radiator! Get the kids all dressed up as normal and send them off on their hunt!
Host a Virtual Halloween Party
Despite not being able to socialise indoors with anyone outside of your household, it doesn’t mean you can still enjoy Halloween with them. Thanks to technology there are still ways for you to connect with your friends/family during this spooky season. Decorate your house, throw on a fang-tastic outfit and let the party begin! You can have a virtual costume contest, tell spooky stories, or even host a classic Zoom quiz (Halloween edition of course).
Halloween movie marathon
There’s nothing better than getting cosy on the sofa with the family on a cold autumn day. In this era of movie subscription services, there are thousands of movies available to watch with a few clicks of a button. There’s plenty of spooktastic Halloween films for the entire family to enjoy with kids classics like Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Casper! For those feeling extra brave horror classics including IT and The Shining are perfect for this season, even if you’re watching through your fingers!
Silver Bay Holiday Village is situated on Holy Island, located just off the western edge of the Isle of Anglesey. Yes, you read that correctly, this is an island off the coast of another island! Covering an area of only 15 square miles, Holy Island might be small but it certainly packs a punch with coastlines full of tiny coves, sweeping bays and stunning headlands. There’s so much to explore on this gorgeous island.
Porth Dafarch
Porthdafarch Rd, Holyhead LL65 2LS
20 minute drive from Silver Bay
Porth Dafarch is a picturesque cove located over a mile south-west of Holyhead on Holy Island. Perfect for families, Porth Dafarch’s sandy beach is nicely sheltered below rugged headlands making it ideal for safe paddling and swimming. It’s an extremely popular beach for water sports including canoeing, surfing and coasteering and scuba diving.
This beach is owned by the National Trust and is just one of 6 beaches on Anglesey to have a Blue Flag status for its water quality and cleanliness. In fact, during high season this beach is cleaned every morning. For all our dog owners, please note that this beach has a dog ban between May 1st and September 30th. A Beach Warden is on duty during late May and early September to enforce this rule.
Trearddur Bay Beach
Trearddur Bay, Holyhead LL65 2UL
14 minute drive from Silver Bay
This popular wide sandy beach is located about 2 miles south of Holyhead. Scuba diving and sailing are popular activities at Trearddur Bay when conditions are good this beach is also popular for surfing. If you’re not into watersports don’t worry, this beach is also popular for fishing so you can still enjoy the water.
There are two incredible restaurants located by this beach Waterfront Restaurant and The Sea Shanty Bar/Restaurant so there’s plenty of options for food during your trip. Please note that dog restrictions apply on the southern half of the beach between May 1st and September 30th with Beach Wardens on duty.
Porth Castell and Porth Diana
Trearddur Rd, Trearddur Bay, Holyhead LL65
15 minute drive from Silver Bay
Here you are getting two beaches in one with these two neighbouring small sandy coves. Located within a short walking distance from Trearddur Bay, these beaches are extremely popular with locals and tourists alike. Porth Diana is the largest of the beaches and is commonly used by the local yacht club for mooring. For those looking to swim or snorkel then Porth Castell is the better choice.
Borthwen, Traeth Borth Wen
Rhoscolyn, Holyhead LL65 2NX
12 minutes drive from Silver Bay
Borthwen is located approximately halfway between Traeth Bychan and Benllech, it has a shore of pebbles, rocks and rock pools backed by low cliffs. Access to this beach is down a little-used path, be careful these are very steep steps. There is a small free car park near the beach and the beach also hosts a few basic amenities including toilets and showers.
This is a great beach for the entire family with its shallow sloping sands and abundance of rockpools to explore. The most popular activities are kayaking/canoeing, diving, snorkelling, sailing and swimming.
Silver Bay/Traeth Llydan, Rhoscolyn
We couldn’t write this list without including the beach right here at Silver Bay! If you love quiet secluded beaches then this is the perfect place for you. This crescent-shaped shady bay is about 600 yards wide with a few rocky islets and a colourful variety of pebbles that can be found on the shore. Silver Bay Beach is perfect to walk your furry friends as this beach is dog friendly.
If you’re looking to explore a little more of Silver Bay, visit Porth yr Ych a short distance to the west, this small cove of rocks and shingles is perfect for those like a little physical adventure.
It is also worth remembering that there are picturesque coves all the way around Holy Island ready for you to explore.
Here at Silver Bay, we think Anglesey is pretty great. We benefit greatly from the picturesque background we are lucky enough to reside in. Wales is one of the best places to be if you are an avid walker. We have hills, scenery, beaches, and the pubs to stop off after a long trek aren’t too bad either.
There are a number of beautiful walks all over the Anglesey coast for all range of walking abilities. Whether you are an experienced walker looking for lengthy and challenging walks, or someone who just enjoys some fresh air, Anglesey has it all.
Here at Silver Bay, we are endlessly proud of our private beach, which won the Green Coast Award! It’s not only scenic, full of character and relaxation, but it’s a great starting place for a walk.
Here are a few walks which start at Silver Bay, and end back at Silver Bay. Ready, set, GO!
Silver Bay Beach Loop
This relaxing walk takes you in a loop from the beach, right back to it! The walk is long enough just to get your heart rate up and stretch your legs. This route stretches 3.39km, perfect for the whole family to get those steps in. To The Deckhouse for a refreshment anyone?
Silver Bay – Traeth Borthwen – Silver Bay
What’s better than the beach? TWO beaches! This walk takes you from Silver Bay Beach to Borthwen Beach in no time! The walk is 3.71km long, just slightly longer than the Silver Bay Loop. This walk takes you on a beautiful coastal route, perfect for all the budding photographers. Pack up a picnic and get your trainers on! The best bit? When you’re finished, you end up right back where you started.
Silver Bay – Borthwen Beach – St. Gwenfaen’s Church – Silver Bay
This is for the avid walkers! Following the coastal walk to Borthwen Beach, this walk gives you the choice of carrying on further, or turning back. Choosing to continue on, this stretch is 6.01km. Passing the fabulous Gastro Pub, The White Eagle you can be sure of a refreshment en route! This walk takes you to St. Gwenfaen’s Church where you can appreciate the stunning medieval architecture, built in 650 AD. After this, you follow the route right back to Silver Bay Beach – just in time for tea!
Did you know that Anglesey is commonly known as Mam Cymru, “the Mother of Wales”? This name has been given to the island due to its ability to create products from both land and sea. There is an abundance of choices for fresh produce from local farmers to fishermen and everything in between. If you’re looking to shop local and support businesses in Anglesey, then continue to read.
Anglesey Sea Salt (Halen Môn)
Check out this world-renowned sea salt, produced right here on the Island of Anglesey. This sea salt is distributed to more than 22 countries around the world and can be found on the tables of some of the world’s top restaurants. It is also supplied and supplied to Marks and Spencers, Waitrose and Harvey Nichols. You can purchase this award-winning salt from the on-site shop, there is a full range of sea salts, kitchenware, local goods and seaside gifts.
Take a look at the food truck, where you can enjoy panoramic views while eating seasonal foods. At the moment the food truck is open for takeaways Wednesday-Sunday only and pizza nights on Saturday and Thursday.
Located just a stone throw away from Silver Bay, Anglesey Fine Food provides the best, award-winning and local products. The butchers offer a wide selection of premium local meat options including PGI Welsh lamb, Welsh beef, free ranged Welsh chicken, award-winning Packington pork. All the meats for sale are locally sourced from sustainable farms in Anglesey and the Snowdonia National Park.
Anglesey Fine Food is the perfect place to purchase amazing food and drink, you can find a selection of fine wine, locally crafted beer, cheeses, cold meats and seafood. These ingredients make for the perfect cheeseboard or to incorporate into a recipe.
The Beehive Preservation has been manufacturing a large selection of marmalades, lemon curd chutneys and local honey for many years. recipe This renowned company uses the same original recipes which have been passed down from generation to generation. If you’re wondering what to pick from the wide variety of preserves, we’d recommend trying the famous Morello Cherry with Kirsch Preserve.
Please note that the Beehive Preservation has limited opening due to the current crisis. However, the company is still determined to provide both locals and tourists with the finest of produce. With a limited stock of their most popular product, it is recommended that you order directly via phone for delivery.
Beehive Preserves, Nanner Farm, Cemlyn, Cemaes Bay, LL67 0EA
With over 65 years of supplying the finest live shellfish to the UK and Europe, the Lobster Pot is highly recommended by fishmongers, restaurants and at home cooks alike. This family run business sources high-quality fresh produce from the coastline of Wales. The Lobster Pot supplies a variety of shellfish from live and cooked lobster, common crab, spider crab, velvet swimming crab and live shrimp, it is the perfect place for a seafood lover.
Why not take a trip to The Lobster Pot restaurant, located close to the factory of Church Bay in Holyhead. Here you can treat your friends and family to a gourmet meal made from locally sourced food. This restaurant is very popular with locals and tourists alike, we recommend making a reservation to avoid disappointment.
We don’t need to convince you that Central Bakery is a must visit, the queues reaching out of the door will let you know that you have discovered a hidden gem in Anglesey. Located in the centre of Beaumaris, this bakery is filled to the brim with an amazing selection of bread all made right on the premises.
Bread isn’t the only thing this bakery is popular with the locals for, there’s a wide variety of sweet and savoury treats from steamy hot pies to mouth-watering chocolate eclair. The early bird really does get the worm when it comes to a visit to Central Bakery, with opening times from 8 am-2:30 pm you need to make sure you’re up and early.
22 Margaret Street, Beaumaris LL58 8DN
01248 810386
Llanfair PGin
This small batch distillery is based right here on the Isle of Anglesey. The entire process is completed in house at the base in Gaerwen, from distilling to bottling and labeling each bottle. It aims to produce genuine premium quality craft distilled spirits as much as possible. In fact, their selection of gins uses a mixture of hand selected botanical ingredients including elderflower, angelica root, mint and rosemary which have been picked from the island.
There is a great variety of flavoured current in the range Original Dry Gin, Strawberry & Pink Peppercorn and Anglesey Rhubarb and Vanilla. For those rum lovers make sure you check out the Swellies Spiced Rum created with hints of French oak, vanilla, cinnamon and Anglesey Honey. Be sure to keep an eye out for even more flavours to be introduced in the future.
Tredici Butchers and Deli is known by locals to be one of the very best Anglesey meat and meat product producers on the island. They provide premium cuts of Welsh beef, lamb and pork from reputable local suppliers. This butchers prides itself on selling local Welsh products including honey, cheese, jams and biscuits. So if you’re wanting to shop local look no further than a trip to Tredici Butchers and Deli. If you’re looking for a quick and easy meal, this shop offers a takeaway option including delicious pies and pizzas so there’s something for everyone.
Anglesey is the perfect place for a bike ride and travelling the island on two wheels offers a different perspective compared to walking or driving. The list of cycle routes on Anglesey is a long one and everyone will have their preferred route, but we’ve put together some of our favourite Anglesey cycle routes in case you need some inspiration.
Lôn Lâs Cefni – 13 miles
Most of this route is traffic-free so perfect for a family ride out and the trail runs both north and south from the town of Llangefni. To the north is a two mile traffic-free trail that starts at the local nature reserve known as The Dingle (Pant y Pandy) and heads through woodland past Cefni Reservoir to a picnic spot. The southern section of the trail is much longer and follows the Afon Cefni across Malltraeth Marsh to Pont Marquis, joining a quiet lane that takes you to the village of Malltraeth. From Maltraeth you then turn south to head towards Newborough Forest, Anglesey’s largest woodland with plenty of tracks for exploring.
The Telor Tour is a circular route, starting and finishing at Beaumaris with some amazing views of the sea on the way. Take a hilly ride up to Llanddona village then down to the coast for Penmon Priory and out to Black Point, which is the easternmost point of Anglesey. This is a great spot to stop off for some lunch plus you can catch some amazing views of Puffin Island and Trwyn Du Lighthouse. Penmon Priory is usually open and well worth a visit. The 400 year old Dovecote is also worth seeing plus there’s an ancient wishing well in a walled garden.
The Hebog Tour is a circular route starting and finishing at Benllech. Make your way up to Moelfre, stopping at Din Lligwy on the way. Din Lligwy is an ancient village site near the coast and makes for a striking sight. Past Din Lligwy you will come to Lligwy beach, a lovely wide and sandy beach backed by low sand dunes. After Lligwy beach it’s a steady climb to Mynydd Bodafon, a small collection of peaks including the Arwydd, which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. The remainder of the route is relatively easy; you can take a shorter route back round to Benllech or take a longer detour down to Llyn Cefni, the second largest manmade lake on Anglesey.
This route is perfect for those interested in geology as you have the option to take a detour up Parys Mountain and walk around the old copper mines. Starting at Llynnon Mill, near Llanddeusant, head towards Llanerchymedd. Continue to Penysarn; this is where you will pass the disused copper mines of Parys Mountain. Continue to Llaneilian and then on to the town of Amlwch Port, before heading to Llanfechell. The route then takes you to the coast and the Cemlyn Bay Nature Reserve, ideal if you’re a keen birdwatcher. Continue around Mynydd Y Garn, offering great views of Holyhead Bay, then through Llanrhyddlad to the finishing point at Llanddeusant.
If you’re feeling adventurous, how about taking on the Tour de Mon Route? This is the longest route in our list but also offers the opportunity to see all of Anglesey’s spectacular coast including the picturesque cefni reservoir. This route is recommended for experienced riders, it is both challenging and scenic with incredible clifftop views of the Isle of Man on clear days.
Welcome back to Silver Bay, what a year it has been! Now it’s time to relax, unwind and breathe in that fresh Anglesey air. Did you know that Silver Bay offers relaxation for the whole family? While the adults are enjoying a rejuvenating trip to the spa, the children can have fun with our Busy Bayers Children’s Activities. This offers a wide range of entertainment for the little ones during the school holidays from indoor creativity to outdoor adventures, there’s something for every child!
If you’re looking for a more buzzing activity, look no further than “Meet the Bees”. Yes, the bees are back from their sheltered winter quarters and are raring to get back the flowers at Silver Bay to produce that delicious organic honey. Make sure you come along to one of the “Meet the Bees” activities to find out how they’re doing!
Wondering what you can expect from “Meet the Bees”? A trip to the Bee Hotel is a guaranteed unique and unbeelievable experience. You can expect to be provided with specialist beekeeping protection, gain knowledge from expert beekeeper Johnathan Garratt and have the opportunity to get up close and personal with those furry, little friends. On those extra sunny days you can keep an eye for those honeybees – these bees will be working extra hard to collect resources for the colony. Pro-tip: stand close to the brightest flowers and you’ll see the bees collecting the sweet nectar.
While lockdown took over the world, there has been no rest for the beekeepers who have been working extra hard to make sure that the colony has been kept safe. Find out more information from beekeeper Johnathan about what you can do to help protect the bees.
The “Meet the Bees” sessions are extremely popular with the Busy Bayers. To learn more about Children’s activities and Busy Bayers click here.
Only 1 1/2 hours from Chester, Silver Bay Holiday Village is an owner only holiday park, nestled on the coast of the island of Angelsey, North Wales. Affording private access to a secluded Green Flag beach, Silver Bay has something for everyone. From boating and beach time to coastal paths and cycling trails, Silver Bay is situated to make the most of the best that Angelsey has to offer.
Silver Bay holiday home owners enjoy the use of a fully equipped gym, Spa and heated swimming pool together with a bar, lounge & restaurant to sit back, relax and take in the views..
Each luxury Lodge is fully furnished to the highest standard, from the nautical feel of the Navigator to the contemporary feel of the Rustica. The Lookout luxury lodge enjoys a separate lounge and galley kitchen whilst The Muskoka lodge has a centre kitchen & lounge enjoying floods of light and panoramic views beyond.
Holiday homes afford elevated positions with decking to enjoy the views of the Llyn Peninsula. Private driveways complete the external appearance whilst the grounds surrounding each holiday home are fully maintained.
From soft furnishings to kitchen wear, holiday homes are ready to move into so that you can take full advantage of year round breaks and holidays straight away.
Click here to take a virtual tour of the park and get in touch to arrange a personal tour of the park.
During lockdown, we know how hard it is that you can’t be with us and so we’ve created this video so you can be assured that your holiday home is in safe hands.
Hopefully, through this video, you can see that we have been hard at work maintaining and improving the park in preparation to welcome everyone back.
Moreover, we hope to be welcoming you back soon and so thought this would provide a little something to look forward to.
From all the team at Silver Bay, we look forward to welcoming you back shortly.
Easter is a wonderful time of year at Silver Bay, and although this year we may have to do things a little differently, we’ve worked hard to ensure you can still celebrate the holiday with lots of fun activities to keep the whole family occupied. It is important now more than ever that we come together and maintain the strong community that we pride ourselves on at Silver Bay, and continue to make a lifetime of treasured memories. Keep reading to see all of the fun activities we will be bringing you over the next 2 weeks!
Virtual Easter Egg Hunt
Every year we put on a fun Easter Egg Hunt around the holiday park, it’s an activity that everybody looks forward to. We couldn’t go a year without it, so we’re going to be running a VIRTUAL Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday! The game is simple, we will be hiding eggs on multiple different pages of our website, and the aim is for you to find as many of the eggs as possible! We will provide a form for you to fill out with links to the pages where you have found the eggs. Find them all to be named a Busy Bayer champion!
Egg Decorating Competition
Arts and crafts is a fun and popular activity amongst our Busy Bayers, and we want to ensure we continue to provide these activities! We are going to be holding an egg decorating competition, a chance for you to get creative with your family and show off your decorating skills. To take part in this activity, you will need a hard boiled egg and any materials of your choice to decorate it (the more creative the better!). We will be announcing this on our Facebook later in the week so you can share your creations in the comments of the post. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Instagram Quiz
How well do you know Anglesey? Put your Anglesey knowledge to the test in a fun quiz that we will be doing over on our Instagram next week. Compete against friends and families to see who knows Anglesey the best! Make sure to keep an eye on our Instagram for this fun, family activity.
A Lifetime of Treasured Memories
Silver Bay is all about treasured memories, from bbq’s at the beach to parties at The Deckhouse. We’re encouraging all owners, past and present, to share their favourite memories and photos from over the years. We are going to be creating a memory wall on Facebook with all of the photos that have been sent to us, giving you the opportunity to look back at all of the fun times that have been had at Silver Bay. If you would like to send us some photos, please do so over on our Facebook. We can’t wait to see all of the old memories!
Photo Challenge
Another way in which we are encouraging our Busy Bayers to keep creative is with a fun photo challenge! Starting from next week (W/C 13th April), we will be posting some photo challenges for the children to get involved with. This will include things such as building structures out of any materials you can find and taking a photo of it to share with us. This is a fun and easy activity that is sure to keep the Busy Bayers, well, busy! Keep an eye out on our Facebook each day to see the new challenges, we will be sharing some of our favourites at the end of the week.
Easter Recipes
What better way to spend time indoors than baking! Over the next two weeks, we will be sharing some of our favourite Easter baking recipes on our Facebook account for you to try out at home. This is something fun for the whole family to get involved with, and you can even make it a competition to see which member of your family can decorate the best! We would love to see what you make, please share any photos with us over on our Facebook!
Colouring Activities
Colouring in is a really fun and easy activity for the children to do, to keep busy and keep creative! We have created some very special Silver Bay colouring activities, these are free to download and include activities such as, dot to dot, colouring in and a very special game called The Easter Bunny Hop – Find your way to Silver Bay, a snakes and ladders style of game based around Silver Bay! We would love to see photos of your drawings, make sure to send them to us over on our Facebook. Click the links below to download to print the sheets.
We would like to say a huge thank you to Silver Bay owners, friends & families, who work for the NHS, working tirelessly to keep our country going.
Please go to our Facebook page to nominate any friends & family, who’ll automatically be entered into a competition to win a week’s holiday at Silver Bay. Simply tag them into the post and tell us why they deserve to win the break.
Here’s the link. We’ll randomly pick a winner every two weeks for the next 8 weeks.
Although celebrating Easter may be a little different this year, we have worked hard to try and make it as fun as possible with a range of different activities for the Busy Bayers and the adults! Make sure you are following our social channels to keep up to date with all of the activities taking place. We look forward to having you all back as soon as we can!
