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Rhiannon Batten

Cool holiday cottages in Anglesey – in pictures

Cool Cottages:Anglesey: Tywyn Cottage, Anglesey
Tywyn Cottage, Cemaes Bay
It's all about the view at this simple, cosy bolthole on the island's north coast. The National Trust-owned cottage is right by Cemaes Bay, part of Anglesey's area of outstanding natural beauty (visitanglesey.co.uk) ...
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Tywyn Cottage, Cemaes Bay
The setting and layout (there are two single bedrooms, as well as a double) and open fire make it popular with walkers.
0844 800 2070, nationaltrustcottages.co.uk, from £431 a week. Sleeps four
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Cool Cottages:Anglesey: Cysgod-y-Coed, ext
Cysgod-y-Coed, near Cemaes Bay
This former milking parlour is now  an opulent holiday home sleeping six. In the north, close to several good beaches, it has slate floors, a hand-built kitchen and limewashed walls, but  a four-poster bed, clawfoot bath  and modern shower cater for those looking for more pampering...
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Cysgod-y-Coed, near Cemaes Bay
It's  also in excellent walking territory, including a 30-minute route across fields to the pub.
01873 890190, cottage-holiday-wales.co.uk, from £495 a week
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Cool Cottages:Anglesey: The Boathouse ext
The Boathouse,  Cadnant Gate
This stone-and-timber building for two is essentially one large space. The ground floor is an airy living, dining and kitchen area, while open-tread stairs lead to a loft bedroom...
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The Boathouse,  Cadnant Gate
Relax by the woodburning stove, sit outside on a sunny day and peer across the Menai Strait to Snowdonia, walk up to Plas Cadnant's Hidden Gardens (plascadnantgardens.co.uk) or use the space as an artist's studio.
01248 430258, menaiholidays.co.uk, from £260 a week
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Cool Cottages:Anglesey: The Windmill ext
The Windmill, Llangoed
This 18th-century whitewashed windmill in north-east Anglesey is about the closest Wales's largest island gets to Santorini. Modern additions include hot tub, espresso machine and bathroom with heated floor...
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The Windmill, Llangoed
But it's the romantic bedrooms and the panoramic views from the top-floor living room that wow most guests.  And the fact that it's a short stroll  from a white-sand beach. You get to the living room via the bedrooms,  so it works best for couples, or families with older children.
01248 490011, whitebeachholiday.co.uk, from £655 a week. Sleeps four
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Belan Fawr
Belan Fawr, Rhosneigr
Looking for a holiday home to share with another family, while retaining a bit of privacy? This large, stylish Hamptons-inspired hideaway in the village of Rhosneigr sleeps eight in two en-suite master bedrooms and three further bedrooms sharing a bathroom and a wet room...
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Cool Cottages:Anglesey: Belan Fawr, Rhosneigr
Belan Fawr, Rhosneigr
Downstairs there's a study, a library and two sitting rooms and a spacious kitchen/dining room perfect for group dinners.
01248 430258, menaiholidays.co.uk, from £1,500 a week (£187pp)
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