The following morning (22nd) we drove around the entire island on the coastal road. It was very pleasant but I think we had been spoilt by the impressive sights on the Welsh coast we had already passed through.

We ended at Penrhyn Castle in the south of the island, a location very unlike the previous castles we had visited. Built in the 19th century with the external appearance of a Norman castle. this huge stately home was created by the extremely wealthy Pennant family. The family’s money came mainly from a dubious source – they owned four plantations in Jamaica, profited from the slave trade and then invested much of that money to create, in Penrhyn, what became the largest slate quarry in the world. As the quarry required a significant train network to move the slate around, the National Trust are developing an industrial museam in the stable block to display some of that heritage.

That evening we drove off the island and headed east to Llandudno Caravan Park CL, halfway between Llandudno and Conwy.