There is no doubt that because of its famous
suspension bridge, built in 1926 in an area of astounding natural beauty on the shores of
the Menai Straits, that Menai Bridge is most renowned.
Over the past decades the town became a focal
point for tourists and travellers and its convenient location to nearby towns ensured that
it became a popular residential area. Indeed its present population has risen to 3,000.
Despite the reduction in the maritime use along
the Straits, the University of Wales, Bangor's School of Ocean Sciences is established
here and the town continues to uphold many historical and cultural events.
With the Menai Straits along its shoreline,the
majestic mountains of Snowdownia as a backdrop and its convenient travel connections
to the towns of North Wales, certainly Menai Bridge can be considered as the gateway to
Anglesey. |