Benllech Beach
Set on Anglesey’s east coast, Benllech Beach is one of the most popular beaches on the island. It has fine golden sand and clear Blue Flag waters that are a delight for families to paddle and swim. At low tide the sand stretches for miles so there’s plenty of space for activities including swimming, building sandcastles, windsurfing, sailing and sea fishing. There are plenty of rock pools providing opportunities to see crabs, starfish and small fish up-close.
Benllech Beach has good facilities including disabled and pushchair access. Close to the village of Llangefni, it has roadside parking (fee) with easy access to the sand. There’s also a café, toilets, beach shop and first aid point. Dogs are banned from the main beach in the summer season although there are some areas that are dog-friendly all year round.
Backed by grassy cliffs, the beach has a promenade and the Isle of Anglesey Coast Path runs through Benllech village.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
Yes
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs are not allowed on the main section of beach from the 1st of May to 30th September. At low tide there are parts of the beach where dogs are allowed all year.
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Activities
- Kayaking/canoeing
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wind surfing
Facilities
- Promenade
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Benllech Beach Reviews
Nice beach, too many dogs!
Visited June 2021. People were ignoring the dog restrictions and they were all over the beach instead of the designated areas. We love dogs, but sadly the kind of people that ignore these rules are also - as we observed - not picking up after their pets either.
That set us on edge as our younger children wanted to play, and we were checking the sand to make sure there were no nasty surprises.
The beach itself is beautiful, it’s huge and very family friendly. Well served by the ice cream parlour and little beach shop as well as having toilets and a good sized car park with fair parking charges.
We enjoyed our day, it was great for flying a kite, good rock pooling and even though it was busy it didn’t feel crowded as it’s so spacious.
It’s a shame there isn’t a lifeguard on duty or a patrol to encourage people to pick up their litter and to stick to the dog friendly sections of the beach.
Incredible beach
Austin
May 05th 2020Not been on the beach recently but most days its not too busy and your able to walk round to the neighbouring bay when the tide is out. Love this beach
Dogs nearly outnumbered Children on the beach
We visited in August School holidays, despite signs for dog restrictions this beach was a dogs paradise, watched one owner put sand over their dogs poo instead of picking up. Won’t visit again, shame as it’s a beautiful little beach with a car park, toilets and some little places to buy ice cream.
Too many dogs
Although dogs are meant to be on lead and only on certain parts of the beach, didn’t appear to be enforced