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Museum · Holyhead · Gwynedd

Holyhead at War

Holyhead at War is a history museum. Head into Holyhead’s built-up area to find it. The site is run by Holyhead Maritime Museum.

Where
In Holyhead
inside the built-up area
Run by
Holyhead Maritime Museum
the operator on record
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum in Holyhead

Inside Holyhead

Holyhead at War is inside Holyhead’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Highs of 17–19°C mark June to September in Holyhead.

Jan9° / 4°71 mm
Feb9° / 4°63 mm
Mar10° / 4°61 mm
Apr12° / 6°58 mm
May15° / 8°52 mm
Jun17° / 11°58 mm
Jul19° / 12°60 mm
Aug19° / 13°70 mm
Sep18° / 11°76 mm
Oct15° / 9°100 mm
Nov12° / 7°110 mm
Dec10° / 5°93 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Holyhead, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Holyhead. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Holyhead’s full climate →
About

Holyhead at War

Add Caer Gybi Roman Fort, 600 m away, to a visit; it leads 6 places within 15 km.

Type
Museum
Run by
Holyhead Maritime Museum
Town
in Holyhead
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Its place on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Holyhead at War with the list.

123456

© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Holyhead’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns that list Holyhead at War

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

12
  1. 1Holyhead
  2. 2Trearddur
1 · It’s in town

Holyhead

11,753 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km south of it

Trearddur

932 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Holyhead at War isPeoplePlaces to visit
HolyheadIt’s in town11,7534
Trearddur2.9 km south of it9324
Make a day of it

More to see nearby

6 more lie within 15 km, 2 forts, 2 attractions and a museum among them.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Holyhead at War, answered

Where is Holyhead at War?

Holyhead at War is in Holyhead, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Holyhead at War?

Museum: history.

Who runs Holyhead at War?

Holyhead Maritime Museum.

When is the best time to visit Holyhead at War?

June to September are the warmest months in Holyhead, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Holyhead at War?

Within 15 km: Caer Gybi Roman Fort (600 m), Holyhead Maritime Museum (100 m), Castell Rhonyn (12 km) and World War II Pillbox (3.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

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