The A5, the London-Holyhead trunk road, is a major road in England and Wales. It runs for about 243 miles (391 km) from London to the Irish Sea at the ferry port of Holyhead. In many parts the route follows that of the Roman Iter II route which later took the Anglo-Saxon name Watling Street.
A5 leaving Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Roman Britain with Watling Street highlighted in red
Marble Arch, London – start of the A5
A5 at Milton Keynes looking north at its junction with the A509
The Port of Holyhead is a commercial and ferry port in Anglesey, United Kingdom, handling more than 2 million passengers each year. It covers an area of 240 hectares, and is operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd. The port is the principal link for crossings from north Wales and central and northern England to Ireland. The port is partly on Holy Island and partly on Salt Island. It is made up of the Inner Harbour, the Outer Harbour and the New Harbour, all sheltered by the Holyhead Breakwater which, at 2.7 kilometres, is the longest in the UK.
Just inside the 'New' harbour at Holyhead port.
George IV at Holyhead en route to Ireland in 1821
Interior of the building shared by the port and railway station
