Port of Holyhead

[2][3] Formerly subservient to Beaumaris as the region's main port, Holyhead came into its own in the early 19th century, when Thomas Telford built a new road to connect north Wales with London.

However, as a starting point for sea journeys to Ireland, Holyhead soon had a rival, as the port of Fishguard began operating ferries in 1906.

[5] During the 1930s, a trade war with the newly established Republic of Ireland had an adverse effect on the level of use of the port, which caused widespread unemployment in the town of Holyhead.

In June 1939, the Royal Navy submarine HMS Thetis sank during sea trials in Liverpool Bay, and it was subsequently brought to the harbour at Holyhead after being beached at Traeth Bychan.

[12] On 6–7 December 2024 port infrastructure was damaged by Storm Darragh and rendered unusable,[13] causing disruption to traffic between Britain and Ireland.

There is access to the port via a building shared with Holyhead railway station, which is served by the North Wales Coast Line to Chester and London Euston.

The walk between trains and ferry check in is less than two minutes, but longer from the remote platform 1, used by Avanti West Coast services.