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Beaches
Sand, parking, dogs and tides- Barafundle Bay — Bosherston & Stackpole
The golden cove with no road — half a mile's clifftop walk from Stackpole Quay, and regularly voted among Britain's best beaches.
- Stackpole Quay — Stackpole
Reputedly Britain's smallest harbour, with a National Trust car park, café and toilets — and the start of the walk to Barafundle.
Walks
Coast Path stages and circulars- Barafundle Bay and the Bosherston Lily Ponds — 8 km
The best short walk in south Pembrokeshire: a cliff path to Barafundle, then inland along three flooded limestone valleys full of lilies.
- Stack Rocks to Freshwater East — 10.5 km
The showpiece of the south coast — Elegug Stacks, Huntsman's Leap, the chapel in the cliff at St Govan's, Broad Haven South, Barafundle and Stackpole…
Guides
Our written advice- Barafundle Bay: Getting There, and What to Do Afterwards
No road, no car park, no facilities — that's the whole point. The walk in, the tide, and the pub at the end.
- Getting to Barafundle Bay: Parking, the Walk and What to Bring
There's no road, no café and no toilets — that's the point. Where to park at Stackpole Quay, how far the walk really is, and how to do the day proper…
Towns & villages
Where to stay, what's nearby- Freshwater East
Dune-backed family bay between Tenby and the Stackpole coast — a quiet base with Barafundle over the headland.
- Bosherston & Stackpole
Lily ponds, limestone cliffs and Barafundle Bay — the Stackpole estate packs Pembrokeshire's most photographed corner into one parish.
- Stackpole
The estate village for Barafundle Bay, the lily ponds and Broad Haven South — arguably the best walking base in south Pembrokeshire.
Pubs, food & things to do
Local businesses and attractions- The Stackpole Inn — Pub
Destination dining pub in Stackpole village — the natural refuel after Barafundle and the lily ponds.
- Coast Path: Stackpole Quay to St Govan's — Coast Path
The limestone showpiece: Barafundle, Stackpole Head's blowholes, Broad Haven South and St Govan's Chapel — 6 miles of the park's finest.
- Stackpole National Nature Reserve — Nature reserve
The National Nature Reserve wrapping Barafundle, the Bosherston lily ponds and Stackpole Warren — otters, all eight UK bat species recorded, and the…
- The Boathouse Tearooms — Café
The tearoom at Stackpole Quay — crab sandwiches and cake in the National Trust courtyard where the Barafundle walk begins. Location, perfected.