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Pubs, food & things to do
Local businesses and attractions- Coast Path: Amroth to Tenby — Coast Path
The gentle opener: 7 miles of woods, tunnels and resort sands via Saundersfoot — good bus links both ends.
- 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.
- Coast Path: Marloes Peninsula Circuit — Coast Path
8-mile circuit round the Deer Park and Marloes Sands — seals in autumn, Skokholm and Skomer offshore all the way.
- Coast Path: Solva to St Davids (Caerfai) — Coast Path
Harbour to cathedral city: 6 miles past St Non's chapel and some of the north's loveliest small coves.
- Coast Path: Whitesands to Abereiddi — Coast Path
Wild and rocky: St Davids Head, Coetan Arthur, heather ridges and the Blue Lagoon finish — 7 tough, brilliant miles.
- Coast Path: Newport to Ceibwr Bay — Coast Path
The north's cliff drama: folded strata at Ceibwr and the collapsed cave of the Witches' Cauldron — 7 strenuous miles.
- Coast Path Marker, St Dogmaels — Historic site
The northern terminus marker of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path at St Dogmaels — 186 miles to Amroth start (or finish) here; obligatory photograph.
- Coast Path Marker, Amroth — Historic site
The southern terminus of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path on Amroth seafront — boots off, photograph taken, 186 miles behind you.
Guides
Our written advice- Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path: Where to Stay, Section by Section
186 miles, about 35,000 feet of ascent, and one section that shuts for live firing. Fixed base or nightly moves, the buses, and the stretches worth p…
- The Pembrokeshire Coast Path: What It's Actually Like
186 miles, more ascent than Everest, and the best day-walks in Britain if you never do the whole thing. How it's structured, which sections to pick,…
- Where to Stay in Trefin: The North Coast Village a Field from the Path
A Welsh-speaking village on the quiet north coast, with a pub, a hostel, a campsite and Porthgain and the Blue Lagoon along the Coast Path. Where to…
- Pembrokeshire's Coastal Buses: Walk One Way, Ride Back
The Coastal Cruiser, Puffin Shuttle, Strumble Shuttle and Celtic Coaster exist so you can walk the Coast Path without walking back. How the network w…
- Getting Around Pembrokeshire Without a Car
The coastal buses exist so walkers can do one-way stretches of the Coast Path. How the walk-out-bus-back trick works, and what it can't do in winter.
- The Complete Guide to Pembrokeshire
Britain's only coastal national park, explained properly: which coast suits you, the twelve places that define the county, the best of 64 beaches, th…
- Pembrokeshire in Winter: Christmas, New Year and What's Open
Short days, rain on about half of them, and a lot shut — but free National Park parking, every beach open to dogs and an empty Coast Path. The practi…
Towns & villages
Where to stay, what's nearby- Amroth
The Coast Path's southern gateway: a long village beach revealing a drowned forest at low tide, with dogs welcome year-round at the western end.
- Trefin
A working Welsh-speaking village a field's width from the Coast Path, with a ruined seaside corn mill and Porthgain up the road.
- Moylegrove (Trewyddel)
A quiet valley village above Ceibwr Bay, at the wildest and least-walked end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
- St Dogmaels (Llandudoch)
Abbey ruins, a working water mill and the official start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, on the Teifi opposite Cardigan.
Beaches
Sand, parking, dogs and tides- Amroth Beach — Amroth
A long low-tide beach at the Coast Path's start, with a 7,000-year-old drowned forest under the sand and a year-round dog end.
- Poppit Sands — Newport (Trefdraeth)
The Coast Path's northern terminus: wide Teifi-estuary sands with dunes, lifeguards and dolphin chances offshore.
- Caerbwdi Bay — St Davids
A small, stony, Coast-Path-only cove east of Caerfai — quiet, geological, and no use at all for sunbathing.
- Monkstone Beach — Saundersfoot
A secluded sandy beach under Monkstone Point between Tenby and Saundersfoot — earned by a steep walk down through woods.
- Swanlake Bay — Freshwater East
A sandy bay between Freshwater East and Manorbier with no road access at all — usually empty, and entirely tide-dependent.
- Mill Bay — Dale
The small shingle cove near St Ann's Head where Henry Tudor landed in 1485 on his way to Bosworth — history, not sunbathing.
- Presipe Bay — Manorbier
Red sandstone drama east of Manorbier — a low-tide beach under toothed cliffs, earned by steps.
- Watwick Bay — Dale
The Dale peninsula's white-sand surprise — sheltered, walk-in only, and startlingly beautiful at low tide.
Walks
Coast Path stages and circulars- Amroth to Tenby — 11.3 km
The first stage of the Coast Path, through old coal country and tunnels cut for a tramway, ending inside Tenby's town walls.
- Poppit Sands to Cemaes Head — 6.4 km
The northern end of the Coast Path, and its highest cliffs. Hard work, few people, and dolphins offshore more often than not.
- St Dogmaels to Poppit Sands — 4 km
The official start of the Coast Path, and by far its gentlest stage: a flat two and a half miles down the Teifi estuary to a big sandy beach.
- Freshwater West to Stack Rocks (the Castlemartin Range section) — 11.3 km
The one stage of the Coast Path most walkers never do on the coast: the cliff route crosses a live firing range and the everyday alternative is inlan…
- Trefin to Porthgain — 3.2 km
Two easy miles linking two of the best small stops on the north coast — the ruined mill and beach at Aber Draw to the harbour, brickworks and famous…
Places to stay
Cottages, hotels, lodges and campsites- Fishguard Holiday Park — Fishguard & Goodwick
Elevated holiday park with panoramic views over Fishguard Bay, a seasonal outdoor heated pool and the coast path on the doorstep.
- South Beach Court 12a — Lydstep
Pack your swimming costume towels and a picnic and head over to beautiful South Beach for the morning. Stroll around the town centre in the afternoon…
- London House Apt 2 — Saundersfoot
Saundersfoot is a bustling harbourside village. The charming seaside resort has plenty of places to eat and drink and the beautiful sandy Saundersfoo…
- Spetchley House 2 — Tenby
Tenby is ideal for a peaceful escape to South Wales with miles of stunning coastline to explore. Walking enthusiasts will love the Pembrokeshire Coas…
- Appletree Cottage Trefin — Trefin
The cottage is located in the small coastal village of Trefin in North Pembrokeshire. The village boasts a popular pub (0.5 miles) a small low-tide s…
- Barn Cottage Marloes — Marloes
This cottage is located in the peaceful village of Marloes just 1.5 miles on foot to the stunning Marloes Sands. The village boasts a local shop cafe…
- Bevelyn Farm — Amroth
This well-presented pet-friendly property is less than 2 miles from the village of Amroth a sleepy village that boasts a mile-long beach a petrified…
- Long Boats — Tenby
Tenby is a walled seaside town with glorious sandy beaches and access to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. A typical chocolate-box seaside town visitors…