Tiny UK village with a hidden gem beach where royals once lived Many centuries ago, a Royal house known as the House of Aberffraw stood near the south-west coast of Anglesey, within the old Kingdom of Gwynedd's borders.
The early kings of Gwynedd set up their main family seat at the Royal court near the mouth of the River Ffraw, from which the village takes its name.
It thrived until the 13th century when the Kingdom of Gwynedd and the Royal house itself ended with Edward I's conquest of Wales and the death of the last prince, Dafydd III, in 1283.
In 2023, Aberffraw was crowned the best place to live on Ynys Mon in a poll by North Wales Live, and even The Telegraph is taken with the pastoral village charm.
Once a prehistoric settlement occupied during the Roman period between c. 0-400 AD, the town served as a Welsh princely court and played a crucial role in the Gwynedd dynasty.
