Lily ponds, limestone cliffs and Barafundle Bay — the Stackpole estate packs Pembrokeshire's most photographed corner into one parish.
Bosherston is a tiny village with an outsized portfolio. The famous lily ponds — flooded limestone valleys, at their flowering best in June — wind down to Broad Haven South's white sand; otters live here and are seen surprisingly often at quiet times of day. Over the headland lies Barafundle Bay, the golden cove with no road, reachable only by the half-mile clifftop walk from Stackpole Quay, and perennially voted among the best beaches in Britain.
Beyond, the Castlemartin limestone runs west past the Green Bridge of Wales and Stack Rocks (check range opening times) and St Govan's Chapel, a hermit's cell wedged impossibly into the cliff — count the steps down and up; legend says the totals never match. The Stackpole Inn is a destination dining pub, and the St Govan's Country Inn does honest pints under climbing photos. Staying in the parish means you can reach Barafundle before the day-trippers.
Cottages in Bosherston and Stackpole villages are few and precious; nearby St Petrox, St Twynnells and Castlemartin farms widen the net. Freshwater East and Pembroke are the fallback bases, 10–15 minutes out.
Bosherston & Stackpole · Sleeps 4 · 2 beds
Stone cottage in Stackpole village — Barafundle before the crowds, lily ponds from the lane, Stackpole Inn over the road.
Pembrokeshire's postcard town: pastel Georgian houses above three superb beaches, a working harbour and medieval walls — the classic Welsh seaside holiday.
Big sandy beach, busy little harbour and a proper seaside village centre — Tenby's more relaxed neighbour, three miles up the coast.
Britain's smallest city — a cathedral in a hollow, Whitesands Bay up the road, and the wildest, most beautiful corner of the national park all around.