Two hundred years ago construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge began. On Saturday 10th August Menai Heritage (the independent charity that runs the popular Bridges Exhibition in Menai Bridge) will be holding two celebratory events on the shore of the Continue reading 1819 – A Bridge to the Future – 10 August 2019
Tours of the Menai Bridge Bridge House and the Two Bridges Please note: the Saturday tours are all booked up, but there are still spaces on the Sunday walks, particularly in the afternoon. Join Menai Heritage & ICE for a Continue reading “Explore Engineering” Weekend – 22 & 23 June 2019
Join Menai Heritage and the Ramblers Cymru to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the opening of the Wales Coast Path. We will be leading two guided walks along the Menai Strait. On the Menai Bridge Waterfront walk you will learn Continue reading Wales Coast Path Walking Festival 2019
The Menai Heritage Bridges Exhibition will be opening for the season on 10 April. We will be open on Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10am-5pm, through October. Come learn about our wonderful bridges! http://menaibridges.co.uk/visit/exhibition/
Menai Heritage are pleased to announce a new edition of our facsimile publication of William Provis’ “An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Suspension Bridge Constructed over the Menai Strait in North Wales.” This is a photographic reproduction of the Continue reading New book – An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Suspension Bridge Constructed over the Menai Strait in North Wales
SPRING LECTURE SERIES 2019 A Programme of Six Evening Lectures at Thomas Telford Centre, Menai Bridge Entrance: £2 20 February, 7.30pm Dr David Owen Maritime Tales 27 February, 7.30pm Benji Poulton The 3rd Menai Crossing – Pont Bendigeidfran 6 March, Continue reading Spring Lecture Series 2019
Come to the Menai Heritage Christmas ‘Pop Up’ Shop, for Menai bridges-related gifts & works by local artists. When? Saturday 1 (12:00-16:00) & Sunday 2 December (10:00-14:00) Where? Thomas Telford Centre, Menai Bridge – Opposite Waitrose
Menai Heritage will be joining Gwynedd Archaeological Trust for a special open day. In this, the centenary anniversary of the armistice, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust has been running a First World War recording project. Funded by Cadw, and with the help Continue reading First World War Memorials Recording Project Open Day – 4 Nov. 2018
The Bridges Exhibition in Menai Bridge will be taken over for a day by year 5 & 6 students from Ysgol y Borth. The exhibition, about the Menai Strait bridges and the history of the area, will be open to Continue reading Kids Takeover Day – Thurs. 25 October 2018
11 Sept – Please note that the walk from both sides is now fully booked. Take a walk with Menai Heritage to view to hidden Britannia Bridge lions! The sculptures once flanked the entrance to the tubular bridge, but now Continue reading Britannia Bridge Lions Walks – 22 Sept. 2018