Tea at Beau's Tea House

We came here to try the Welsh High Tea.

Welsh High Tea

Fruit scone, jam, whipped cream and Bara Brith (a cake made with dried fruit soaked in tea!)

Sticky Toffee with custard

Scones 

Beaumaris

We did our walkabout of the town after lunch. We saw a tea house and decided to have tea first before driving to Llanberis.

The Pier

Menai Strait

We were on the Island of Anglesey

The North of mainland Wales is behind us

The Green Car Park

Beaumaris Castle

Construction of this castle began in 1295. It is the finest of all the great Edwardian castles in Wales. It has the most perfect example of symmetrical concentric "wall within wall" design and was regarded as the pinnacle of military engineering during its time.

Photo taken from Guide to the Very Best of Beaumaris

Rounded towers with fewer blind spots

The inner ward

The Chapel Tower

The North Gatehouse

The top storey was never built

At the top of the tower

This last and greatest castle of Edward I was never completed. It is now a World Heritage Site.

Lunch at The Olde Bull's Head Inn

We had roast  for lunch since it was a Sunday.

Roast Leg of Anglesey Lamb and Yorkshire Pudding

Roast Sirloin of Eynon's Beef and Yorkshire Pudding