Countryfile: Menai Strait
25 January 2026

Countryfile
In the year marking the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge (Pont Menai), John Craven, Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson reveal how the bridge that first linked mainland Wales with Anglesey has also connected people, nature, farming and heritage through the generations.
From Thomas Telford’s daring engineering that created his majestic bridge to the rare wildlife thriving in the fast-flowing currents beneath it, this episode uncovers the living history, nature and culture of the Menai Strait, forged through 200 years of connection.
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