Menai is an electoral ward in Gwynedd, sitting on the north-eastern shore of the Menai Strait beside the city of Bangor. The ward enjoys direct views across the strait to Anglesey and lies close to the famous crossings of the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge, giving it a scenic, waterside character and easy road and rail connections between island and mainland.
Primarily residential, the area mixes local shops and services with tourism and outdoor leisure - sailing, coastal walks and birdwatching are popular - while many people commute into Bangor for work or study. There is a strong Welsh-speaking presence and a sense of maritime and 19th‑century engineering heritage in the local identity, with community life tending to centre on village halls, pubs and the waterfront rather than heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Menai
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Bangor 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Llandudno 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Holyhead 18.7 miles30 km
Neighbouring places
- Caernarfon Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Cadnant Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Peblig Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Hendre Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Canol Tref Caernarfon Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Caeathro Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Y Bontnewydd Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Brynsiencyn Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bontnewydd Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Llanidan Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bethel Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Dwyran Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Menai
LL55 1BP, LL55 1PH, LL55 1PF, LL55 1BF, LL55 1EH, LL55 1HS, LL55 1LE, LL55 1LS, LL55 1ET … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 59.8 miles96.2 km
- Manchester Airport 83.3 miles134.1 km
- Caernarfon Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Tryfan Junction Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
Hotels near Menai Ad
- Llety Arall 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Meifod House 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Garddfon Inn 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Celtic Royal Hotel 3 0.6 miles1 km
- Garden Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Nant Yr Odyn Country Hotel & Restaurant Ltd 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Y Castell 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Victoria Hotel Menai Bridge 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Padarn Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- The Slate 8.5 miles13.7 km
Schools in Menai
- Ysgol Pendalar Special
- Ysgol Santes Helen Primary
- Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen Secondary
- Ysgol Y Gelli Primary
Local points of interest
- Caernarfon Town FC Stadium 1 mile1.7 km
- Llanidan House Estate 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Plas Newydd Country house 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Treborth Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- National Slate Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Carneddau Mountains 11 miles17.6 km
- Port Trevor Harbour 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Criccieth Beach Beach 16 miles25.7 km
- Porthmadog Stadium 16.2 miles26 km