Walks near Bosherston & Stackpole
5 of our walks start within about 6 miles of Bosherston & Stackpole — 23 miles of walking between them. The nearest starts 1.9 miles away: Barafundle Bay and the Bosherston Lily Ponds.
2 are circulars — park once, walk, end up back at the car. 2 are linear stages of the Coast Path, needing transport at both ends; 1 is there-and-back to something worth seeing.
2 are graded easy. Grading here is about ascent, not distance — the Coast Path drops into every valley it meets and climbs straight back out.
Sorted by how far the start is from Bosherston & Stackpole. Every one has parking notes, an honest difficulty grade and a safety section on its own page.
Barafundle Bay and the Bosherston Lily Ponds
The best short walk in south Pembrokeshire: a cliff path to Barafundle, then inland along three flooded limestone valleys full of lilies.
5 miles · 2½–3½ hours · Moderate
Starts 1.9 miles from Bosherston & Stackpole
Stack Rocks, the Green Bridge of Wales and St Govan's Chapel
Flat clifftop limestone at the southern tip of Wales, with the best sea arch in the country and a 13th-century chapel wedged in a cleft.
4 miles · 2 hours each way · Easy
Starts 2.6 miles from Bosherston & Stackpole
Pembroke Castle and the Mill Pond
A short, level loop round the water beneath one of the great castles of Britain, good for an hour with a pushchair or a dog.
2 miles · 1 hour · Easy
Starts 4 miles from Bosherston & Stackpole
Distances are to the start of each walk, straight-line from the centre of Bosherston & Stackpole. Several of these cross grazed clifftop with an unfenced drop — dogs on leads, and if cattle come at you while you’re holding one, let go. In an emergency anywhere near the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.