Days out
South Stack Cliffs
HolyheadOpenSee opening timesEnjoy spectacular views out to sea from Ellin’s Tower. Look to the skies for rare Choughs - crows with red beaks and legs. After a walk through blooming heather, relax in the café and enjoy a taste of Anglesey.
About
South Stacks Cliffs is a reserve where rolling heathland and farmland meet rugged and rocky sea cliffs. Facing South Stack island and the Irish Sea beyond, the cliffs are a vital breeding ground for Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins in spring. The rare Chough can be seen swooping along the cliffs all year round.
This Anglesey reserve is home to Ellin’s Tower, a bright white Victorian building that looks a little like a castle. It looks out across the cliffs, down to the lighthouse which stands watch over the seas.
Download our trail map, to help you plan your visit.
At a glance
7 Blue Badge spaces. Charges apply all year round. Visitor centre car park is surfaced with tarmac. Two other car parks are crushed, compacted stone. Blue Badge spaces at both Ellin's Tower car park and The Visitor Centre car park. No height restriction. No lighting. No formal drop-off point. Strictly no overnight parking or camping.
Our toilets are open 7 days a week 10am-5pm.
In the Visitor Centre: We have a disabled toilet.
Baby change facilities are available in the ladies toilet and also in the disabled toilet. A separate waste bin is provided for nappy waste.
There are no toilet facilities in Ellin's Tower.
Baby changing facilities are open 7 days a week 10am-5pm.
Baby change facilities are available in the ladies toilet and also in the disabled toilet. A separate waste bin is provided for nappy waste.
There are no toilet facilities in Ellin's Tower.
Access paths run from Ellin's Tower car park, follow the level path to the viewpoint outside Ellin's Tower.
A second route between the visitor centre and Ellin's Tower has 25 uneven steps down to Ellin's Tower.
The Coastal trail is more rugged, uneven and narrow.
Access paths run from Ellin's Tower car park, follow the level path to the viewpoint outside Ellin's Tower.
A second route between the visitor centre and Ellin's Tower has 25 uneven steps down to Ellin's Tower.
The Coastal trail is more rugged, uneven and narrow.
Our toilets are open 7 days a week 10am-5pm
BBQs are a fire risk, endangering other people and the precious wildlife and habitats here. They are not permitted on the reserve at any time.
Assistance Dogs only in the Visitor Centre. Dogs are welcome on the reserve and in Ellin's Tower, but aren't allowed inside the cafe.
Please keep your dog under control and stick to the paths. Drinking water is provided for dogs in bowls at the doors of the Visitor Centre and Ellin's Tower.
Assistance dogs are welcome in all parts of the reserve.
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Contact South Stack Cliffs
south.stack@rspb.org.uk South Stack, Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, LL65 1YH 01407 762100