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Menai Bridge

The Town of Menai Bridge

The town of Menai Bridge stands on the banks of the Menai Strait in South East Anglesey. The original name for the town was Porthaethwy, before being translated into Menai Bridge. Porthaethwy is still the name by which the town is known in Welsh. The town of Menai Bridge currently has a population of approximately 3,850.

A walk down Menai Bridge's high street shows the variety of different services available: butchers, general hardware store, kitchen design centre, antiques shops, estate agents, banks, cafes, stationers and many more.

There is a large car park situated behind the town High Street for longer stays, and several smaller ones nearer the town centre for short stays.

Menai Bridge stars in one of S4C’s (Welsh language television channel) most popular dramas. The set for the children’s drama ‘Rownd A Rownd’ is based on Dale Street close to the High Street and the library. It is not unusual for the town to be seen on the program, nor is it unusual to see many of the stars of the show around the town.

The town has a Town Council, Chamber of Commerce, Civic Society, and many other community groups and activities.

Getting here

Getting to Menai Bridge is possible by many means.
Click here to go to the maps page, where there is a detailed description on how to get to the town.