Holyhead

KevoS2009

Hi,

Im travelling back from London to Dublin via holyhead on the sunday night/monday morning 2.40 am ferry. My train gets back to Holyhead at 00.50 so im wondering is there any late bars nearby the port that I could go to to pass the time. Feedback would be appreciated;)

mathepac

Holyhead, Swansea, Dover, Dunkerque, Roscoff - ferry ports generally are the most dismal, desolate places on earth IME. Try this, but I think Holyhead closes at 23:30hrs on Sunday nights, apart from the little coffee-shop in the booking hall.

foggy_lad

Bring some cans with you on the train?

SickCert

Even McD's close at midnight, the Marina is open 24hrs but not sure whats available.

http://www.holyhead.com/marina/

Fratton Fred

KevoS2009 wrote: »

Hi,

Im travelling back from London to Dublin via holyhead on the sunday night/monday morning 2.40 am ferry. My train gets back to Holyhead at 00.50 so im wondering is there any late bars nearby the port that I could go to to pass the time. Feedback would be appreciated;)

I usually get a couple in at Chester, then try and grab some sleep on the train. At Holyhead you only have an hour to kill as they will board you before 2am.

btw, Marks and Spencer at Euston does some nice mini bottles of wine, much cheaper than on the train.

dermo88

Holyhead unfortunately is the arsepit of hell. Probably the most boring town going, and in winter.....worse.

Poly

Holyhead wouldn't be renown for it's night life, low lifes a plenty though.

loyatemu

mathepac wrote: »

Holyhead, Swansea, Dover, Dunkerque, Roscoff - ferry ports generally are the most dismal, desolate places on earth IME.

Roscoff is pleasant enough.

Fratton Fred

loyatemu wrote: »

Roscoff is pleasant enough.

Portsmouth is a ferry port and that is the greatest city on the planet.;)

youcancallmeal

This says it all really, tis a bleak place alright

Davidth88

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Portsmouth is a ferry port and that is the greatest city on the planet.;)

I am not a native , but Dublin ain't so bad either

Alun

It is a truly dreadful place, which is a shame because most of the rest of Angelsey is actually quite nice. The only other place there that comes close to it in terms of sheer nastiness is another former port on the NE coast of the island called Amlwch.

Fratton Fred

Alun wrote: »

another former port on the NE coast of the island called Amlwch.

Pronounced how?

(here's a challenge, try and say it without spitting:D)

Alun

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Pronounced how?

(here's a challenge, try and say it without spitting:D)

It's not that bad actually .. having been given a Welsh first name (same as my username) by my parents, and spending many holidays in Wales as a kid, I learnt Welsh pronunciation out of interest. At least it's internally consistent which is more than can be said of English

Anyway, it's still a dump, however it's prononced

Tabnabs

Spent a very pleasant night on a boat in the small harbour in Amlwch. Watched Wales play rugby on the telly in a local and we were made very welcome.

Another -1 for Holyhead though.