Photo: Basher Eyre (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Photo: M J Roscoe (CC BY-SA 2.0)St Brides Haven
A sheltered snorkelling cove with a Norman church at its back — the quiet start of the Marloes peninsula.
St Brides Haven is a small, deeply sheltered cove of sand (low tide) and shingle beside the Norman church of St Bridget, with a restored lime kiln on the slip and early-Christian graves cut into the rock of the foreshore — this has been a landing place for as long as Christianity has been in Wales. The hamlet behind is a handful of estate buildings; the peace is total.
Its modern reputation is underwater: the sheltered, rocky, weed-forested edges of the cove make it one of Pembrokeshire's most reliable easy snorkelling spots, and on calm days the water clarity is superb. A small car park by the church, no other facilities, and the Coast Path west launches the great Marloes peninsula circuit — Musselwick, Martin's Haven and the Deer Park.
Where to eat and drink near St Brides Haven
The nearest pubs, cafés and restaurants, closest first. Walking times are rough estimates on lane and cliff path — check opening hours before you rely on one.
Photo: Basher Eyre (CC BY-SA 2.0)2.8km away
2.9km away
Things to do near St Brides Haven
- Pump House — 1.0km
- Broadmoor Rath — 2.5km
- Pembrokeshire Islands Boat Trips (Skomer boat) — 4.0km
The next few hours
Nearest forecast point: St Brides Bay
dry for the next few hours, around 12°C, breezy, gusts near 24 mph.
01:00
12°
Fair
W 24 mph
02:00
12°
Clear
W 24 mph
03:00
12°
Clear
NW 24 mph
04:00
12°
Clear
NW 24 mph
05:00
12°
Fair
NW 23 mph
06:00
12°
Clear
NW 22 mph
07:00
12°
Clear
NW 22 mph
08:00
12°
Clear
NW 23 mph
Forecast from MET Norway, used under CC BY 4.0. It's a forecast for the nearest of six points across the county, not for this exact spot — on a coast this shaped, one headland can be in sun and the next in rain.
Light today at St Brides Haven
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Daylight
- 11h 7m
The light goes gold from about 17:57, and this beach faces the sunset.
Calculated for these coordinates, accurate to a minute or so. A cliff or a headland to your west will take the sun sooner than this suggests.
Tides near St Brides Haven
Martin's Haven · about 3 miles away
Low water
01:00
Sat 10 Oct · 0.8m
High water
06:52
Sat 10 Oct · 6.2m
Low water
13:12
Sat 10 Oct · 0.8m
High water
19:09
Sat 10 Oct · 6.4m
Predicted times from the UK Hydrographic Office. Wind and pressure shift real water levels, and the tide at a specific cove can run earlier or later than its port. Never plan a tidal crossing on this alone.
Parking at St Brides Haven
OpenStreetMap
One car park within a mile of the sand, 1 of them free. The nearest is about 900m away — roughly a 15-minute walk if you park there and carry everything in.
- 900m
Unnamed car park, Marloes
Free
Distances are straight-line from the beach, so the walk is usually longer — and on this coast it is often downhill on the way there. Charges and space counts come from OpenStreetMap contributors and can go out of date; we don’t print prices, because the map records whether a car park charges, not how much. In July and August the popular ones fill by mid-morning.
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St Brides Haven: common questions
Can I take a dog to St Brides Haven?
Dogs welcome all year — no seasonal restriction under Pembrokeshire County Council's summer beach bans.
Where do you park for St Brides Haven?
The nearest car park we map is Car park, about 900m away (free).
Are there toilets at St Brides Haven?
Yes — public toilets are mapped about 1.0km (0.6 miles) from the beach. Seasonal opening is normal on the Pembrokeshire coast, so treat winter as uncertain.
Answers are generated from what we actually hold in our database and refreshed as it changes. Opening hours, dog rules and prices move — check with the venue before you travel.
Stay near St Brides Haven
Hand-picked places to stay within about 2 miles, nearest first. Our picks are data-driven — we haven’t stayed — and we earn a commission when you book through a partner link. How that works.
Marloes · Sleeps 12 · 6 beds
- 1 mile away
- Best for: Large groups · two or three families
from £1,676/week
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Marloes · Sleeps 6 · 3 beds
- 1 mile away
- Best for: Families with dogs · two couples
from £1,252/week
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Marloes · Sleeps 4 · 2 beds
Log burner
- 2 miles away
- Best for: Couples with a dog · Skomer puffin trips
from £630/week
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