LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY LOCATION GUIDES:
Llanddwyn Island, Newborough
Summary:
Best at / for: low tide, sunset, winter sunrise.
Best avoided: public holidays, flat light.
Parking: paid parking is only option without very long walk.
Access: 45 minutes walking required, no access at high tide.
Notes: a popular location, so can be very busy at times.
Details:
With it being such a truly iconic landscape photography location, there’s very little I can say about Llanddwyn Island which hasn’t been said (probably more eloquently) elsewhere.
Be prepared to pay £5.00 to park in the only location available unless you prefer to walk for 2.5 miles through Newborough Forest from the free parking near Malltraeth Cob. And the paid parking still requires a walk of about 45 minutes to reach the towers. It is, of course, well worth it!
My main tip however, is this: pick a time when there is a high spring tide due, pack a flask and sandwiches then get onto the island just before the tide cuts you off. You now have about 6 hours with the place to yourself! Unless someone else has had the same idea.
Nobody else has when I’ve tried this approach!
Tripods and a Seascape at Newborough (Ep #220)
Olympus EM5 mk3 Tested at Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey (Ep #165)
Shooting in Harsh Light at Llanddwyn (Ep #147)
Llanddwyn Island Winter Seascapes (Ep #124)
#060: Landscape Photography at Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey, Wales
#048: Landscape Photography. Sunrise at Llanddwyn Island