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Beaumaris and the region has long been a gateway toAnglesey's rich history and culture.

After establishing one of his finest and most effectiveCastles at Beaumaris, Edward 1st made the new town of Beaumaris -beautiful marsh'. Open throughout the year the Castle has nowbeen designated by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site.

Many features of Beaumaris' time as an administrative andlegal centre remain. The Courthouse of 1614 stands opposite theCastle. It is open to the public in summer, and with its polishedwood railing and flagstones it remains much as it would havelooked in the last century.

Less sentimental memories of Victorian Beaumaris may be evokedby a visit to Beaumaris Gaol in Steeple Lane. Built by Hansom in1829 it was designed as a model prison. Many poor as well ascriminal people suffered hardship here, and the last man to hangwas Richard Rowlands ('Dic Rolant') who cursed the Church clockopposite as he climbed the scaffold in 1862.

Beaumaris has the air of an historic town that has welcomedtravellers from all over the world. It has not been spoilt by thepassage of time, but has embraced all the different trends andinfluences, this vibrant mix of the old and new, local and exoticgives the town its unique cosmopolitan flavour.