Things to do in Little Haven
Within about 5 miles of Little Haven we list 5 places to go — 1 castle, 1 attraction, 3 activities and operators, plus 8 beaches and 4 walks.
There is nothing much indoors here, which matters in Pembrokeshire more than it sounds. If the forecast turns, the nearest wet-weather options are in the bigger towns — worth knowing before you build a week around this one.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Little Haven, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Little Haven
Pembrokeshire has more castles per mile than almost anywhere in Britain, because for four hundred years it was a frontier. Some are ticketed and roofed; some are a gatehouse in a field with nobody taking money.
2.4 miles from Little Haven
Attractions and days out near Little Haven
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
Pump House
Attraction3 miles from Little Haven
Activities, golf and the water near Little Haven
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
Nolton Stables — beach horse rides
ActivitiesHorse rides down to and along the sand at Druidston — the gallop-on-a-Welsh-beach photograph, made real for riders of most abilities.
- Website
- noltonstables.com
3 miles from Little Haven
East Nolton Riding Stables
ActivitiesRiding school at East Nolton farm above St Brides Bay — lessons, hacks and riding holidays a field or two back from the coast.
3 miles from Little Haven
Clay Lane, Hubberston, SA73 3RX
- Phone
- +44 1646 697 822
- Website
- mhgc.co.uk
5 miles from Little Haven
Beaches near Little Haven
Dogs all yearBroad Haven
St Brides Bay's most useful family beach: wide flat sand, lifeguards in season, and everything you need within a minute of your towel.
Dogs all yearLittle Haven
A small tidal cove wrapped in a steep village of pubs and cottages — lovely at low water, gone completely at high tide.
Dogs all yearDruidston Haven
A long, wild, cliff-backed strand between Broad Haven and Nolton — big sand at low water, almost no facilities, and very little parking.
Dogs all yearNolton Haven
A small, easy cove with parking right by the sand — the low-effort option on this stretch of St Brides Bay.
Dogs all yearSt Brides Haven
A sheltered snorkelling cove with a Norman church at its back — the quiet start of the Marloes peninsula.
Dogs all yearLindsway Bay
A cliff-backed sandy bay near St Ishmaels that empties with the tide and is never busy even when it exists.
Compare every beach near Little Haven — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Little Haven
Broad Haven to St Brides Haven via Little Haven
A short stage with the best pub stop on the path a mile in, then quiet cliffs to a cove with a church almost on the beach.
5.5 miles · 3 hours · Moderate
St Brides Haven to Dale
The Marloes peninsula in one day: Musselwick Sands, the Skomer boats at Martin's Haven, the mile of Marloes Sands, then round St Ann's Head past the beach where Henry Tudor landed in 1485.
11 miles · 5–6 hours · Moderate
Sandy Haven to Milford Haven
The path changes character completely: an easy half-day along the north shore of the Milford Haven waterway, timed around the tide at Sandy Haven, ending among the marina and museums of the town.
6 miles · 2½–3 hours · Easy