Beaches near Abereiddi

There are 6 beaches within about 5 miles of Abereiddi. The closest is Abereiddi & the Blue Lagoon, 0 yards away as the crow flies — further by road, because almost everything here is further by road.

Only one — Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr) — has RNLI lifeguard cover, and only in season. Everywhere else on this list, you're judging the water yourself.

1 welcome dogs all year (Abereiddi & the Blue Lagoon); the rest restrict them from 1 May to 30 September. Signs at the access points are the authority, not us.

Parking is the constraint: only 2 have a mapped car park within half a mile, and in July and August those fill by mid-morning.

Distances are straight-line from the centre of Abereiddi, so the drive is longer. Car park and toilet distances are measured from the beach to the nearest one we hold coordinates for.
Beach	Distance	Dogs	Lifeguards	Car park	Toilets
Abereiddi & the Blue Lagoon	0 yards	All year	None	At the beach	At the beach
Traeth Llyfn	0.8 miles	Restricted in summer	None	0.8 km away	0.8 km away
Aber Draw, Trefin	2.0 miles	Restricted in summer	None	1.0 km away	1.1 km away
Abermawr	5 miles	Restricted in summer	None	None nearby	None nearby
Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr)	5 miles	Restricted in summer	In season	At the beach	At the beach
Porthmelgan	5 miles	Restricted in summer	None	0.8 km away	0.9 km away

Dog restrictions and lifeguard dates are set locally and do change. The signs at the beach access points are the authority — not this table.

Each of them, briefly

Abereiddi & the Blue Lagoon · 0 yards from Abereiddi

Black sand, a flooded slate quarry of improbable blue-green, and coasteering's most famous jump-off.

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Traeth Llyfn · 0.8 miles from Abereiddi

A big sandy cove between Abereiddi and Porthgain, reached by a steel staircase bolted to the cliff — and cut off at high tide.

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Aber Draw, Trefin · 2.0 miles from Abereiddi

The rocky cove below Trefin, with the ruined mill on the shore — a five-minute walk from the village and no sand to speak of.

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Abermawr · 5 miles from Abereiddi

A storm-built pebble bank with woodland and marsh behind, and firm sand appearing only at low tide — quiet, moody and rarely busy.

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Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr), Pembrokeshire

Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr) · 5 miles from Abereiddi

St Davids' big Blue Flag surf beach beneath Carn Llidi — sand, swell and sunsets at the end of Wales.

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Porthmelgan · 5 miles from Abereiddi

The quiet cove ten minutes north of Whitesands — sand at low tide, no facilities, and currents that deserve respect.

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