A pocket-sized cove village of pastel cottages and pubs tumbling to the sand — Pembrokeshire in miniature.
Little Haven fits an implausible amount of charm into three streets and a slipway: colour-washed cottages, three pubs within a pebble's throw, and a sandy cove that joins up with Broad Haven's big beach as the tide falls. Evening drinks on the sea wall watching the sun drop into St Brides Bay is the village's defining ritual.
It's a place for couples and small families who value character over facilities — the village shop is small, the lanes are steep and parking is tight (book a space with your cottage). The reward is going to sleep with the sea audible and waking somewhere that looks like a postcard of itself.
In the village core if you can get it — supply is very limited and the best cottages book out a year ahead for summer. The Settlands hill between the Havens gives views and an easy walk down.
Little Haven · Sleeps 2 · 1 bed
One-bedroom clifftop bolthole above Little Haven with St Brides Bay sunsets from the bed.
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.