Welcome to Penrhos Caravan Club Site

Get to know Penrhos A perfect site for a family holiday, just five minutes drive from a safe, sandy beach with many others within easy driving distance. There’s a farm trail, butterfly palace and sea zoo to entertain younger children nearby. Penrhos is the ideal base for a leisurely and peaceful break to absorb the beautiful scenery and island’s history. Try walking the coastal path or visit Holyhead Mountain, a natural paradise with wild flowers. South Stacks lighthouse and Puffin Island are both a must for birdwatchers during the nesting season. There is also a wealth of history nearby, the castles of Caernarfon and Beaumaris, Aberffraws Heritage Centre to discover the Kings of Wales and the enthralling National Trust properties of Plas Newydd and . Enjoy the delights of Ynys Mon (Anglesey)!

Things to see and do from this Club Site

Local attractions • Beaumaris Castle • Pili Palas Nature World The great unfinished masterpiece built as one of the ‘iron ring’ of Wales’s premier butterfly house. In addition, you can see snakes, North Wales castles by the English monarch, Edward I to stamp his spiders, frogs and toads and much more. authority on the Welsh. 01248 712474 01248 810361 www.pilipalas.co.uk www.cadw.wales.gov.uk • Menai Bridge • Plas Newydd An exhibition telling the story of the two bridges across the Menai The traditional home of the is situated on the Strait – Thomas Telford’s Menai Suspension Bridge of 1826 and banks of the . This elegant 18th Century house by James Robert Stephenson’s Britannia bridge of 1850. Also local history and Wyatt commands magnificent views of the Strait and the mountains information about the Menai Strait. of . 01248 715046 01248 714795 www.menaibridges.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk • RSPB South Stack Cliffs • Inigo Jones Slate Works Enjoy a close-up view on to a wonderful cliff-side nesting colony, A tour of the slate works includes geological, historical, calligraphy with binoculars and telescopes provided. You’ll be able to watch and letter-cutting exhibitions. Why not have a go at engraving on guillemots, razorbills and puffins all raising their young. slate yourself? 01407 764973 01286 830242 www.rspb.org.uk www.inigojones.co.uk Activities • Welsh Highland Railway Cycling The narrow-gauge Welsh Highland Railway opened new sections • The nearest National Cycle Network route to this site is Reading to of line in 2009 and now runs from Caernarfon, through the pretty Holyhead, Route 5, OS ref SH457801. village of and Aberglaslyn Pass, and some of Snowdonia’s most breathtaking scenery. • Walking 01766 516000 A good walking route is the bridle path at the top of the site. Other www.festrail.co.uk walking leaflets are available in Reception. General site information RECEPTION SERVICES Mail and messages Mail and messages are put on the board at Reception. Site Shop Open at the same times as Reception. The shop sells Gas, toilet fluids, milk, sweets and ice cream. Information Room Open at the same times as Reception. Leaflets are available about the many attractions and places of interest that you can visit during your stay. Mobile & public telephones All mobile phone networks are variable on this site. Public telephone - there is a public telephone located at the end of the Reception building. Please note that this phone does not accept incoming calls. PITCHES Pitch care Awning ground sheets must be lifted daily. Motor caravans If your pitch is left unoccupied, please leave your motor caravan sign on display. Vacating your pitch If you wish to stay after 12 noon on your day of departure, it is normally not a problem unless the site is fully booked. Please see the notice at the site office. Barbecues Pets These are allowed on site but open fires are not. Please keep barbecues Please keep your dog on a lead at all times on the pitching areas and off the grass. roads within the site, and clean up after them. Dogs are not allowed in Television the toilet block. There is a dog walk by the site entrance. As part of the Digital Switchover, this region has now had its analogue television signal switched off. In order to watch television on site you will Fire Point need an Integrated Digital TV (IDTV) or a digital receiver, and you may (to activate alarm/warning) Located on all service points. The fire also need an aerial or satellite dish. For more information visit www. assembly point is opposite the site office. digitaluk.co.uk. Electric Hook-up Visitors The cost of electricity is included in your pitch fee, but please help us to Please ask your visitors to make themselves known at Reception when minimise our effect on the environment by considering your electricity arriving at the site. If you are expecting visitors after hours, please meet use while on site. In 2009 The Club’s expenditure on electricity was £4 them at Reception. million and any saving can help to reduce pitch fees or invest in new sites or redevelopments. OUT AND ABOUT SITE FACILITIES Supermarket Please see the Site map for location of amenity block. Local shops in Benllech village, Asda in Llangefni 5 miles away or Tesco in Bangor or Holyhead, about 15 miles from the site. Toilets and showers The toilet block is closed for cleaning at the times shown at the block. Cinema There is a baby and toddler bathroom for children under 4 years old. Cineworld at Llandudno Junction, about 25 miles from the site. Tel: 0871 Keys are available from Reception. Please ensure that children are 200 2000. supervised by an adult at all times. The disabled toilet and shower facilities are located at the side of the toilet block. Keys are available Swimming pool from Reception. In Llangefni, about 6 miles from the site. Tel: 01248 752040. Laundry Prices for the use of the laundry facilities are: Washing machine £3.00, Tourist Information Centre Tumble drier 60p/cycle. A washing sink is also available. Please do not Station site, . Tel: 01248 713177. hang washing lines between trees or on the fences. Public Transport Play areas There is a limited bus service from outside the site, which must be There is a play area for ball games. Please do not play ball between the flagged down. This goes to Llangefni, Moelfre and Benllech. caravans. Please ensure that children are supervised by an adult at all times. Places of Worship Recycling facilities Church of Wales and Roman Catholic Churches are in Benllech. On site. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK… SAFETY ON SITE Vehicles and cycles If you have any comments or suggestions that could help us to improve Parents are reminded that children remain their responsibility and this Site, please put them in our Visitors’ Comments Book. And if you therefore they should be supervised at all times, and to ensure that all discover a local pub or restaurant or an interesting place to go tell us members of their party follow the principles of road safety. about that too! Motor vehicles and bicycles on site should, at all times, be used with due regard to the safety and convenience of others and their speed should Site address, Brynteg, not exceed walking pace (5mph). No cycling is permitted on site between Benllech LL78 7JH the hours of dusk and dawn, as determined by the Wardens. Any one-way Telephone: 01248 852617 system signs should be observed by all vehicles and cycles. Foot pedalled cycles, scooters and skateboards can be used, but are not allowed on the paved area around toilet blocks and communal areas and must not be ridden on footpaths. Please note that motorised mobility scooters are allowed on site, but children’s motorised scooters or skateboards are not.