Things to do in Newport (Trefdraeth)
Within about 5 miles of Newport (Trefdraeth) we list 57 places to go — 3 castles, 6 attractions, 5 nature reserves and viewpoints, 42 ancient and historic sites, plus 3 beaches and 7 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Ffald-y-Brenin Christian Retreat Centre, Pentre Ifan, Beddrod Siambr Pentre Ifan — start there if you only have a day.
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 Newport (Trefdraeth), with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Newport (Trefdraeth)
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.
400 yards from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Photo: ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)Newport Castle
Castle600 yards from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Photo: Lucy Sheers (CC BY-SA 4.0)Nevern Castle
Castle1.7 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Attractions and days out near Newport (Trefdraeth)
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
Ffald-y-Brenin Christian Retreat Centre
AttractionPontfaen, SA65 9UA
- Phone
- +44 1348 881419
- Website
- ffald-y-brenin.org
2.6 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Photo: Trehywel (CC BY-SA 4.0)Pentre Ifan
AttractionWales's most photogenic Neolithic burial chamber — a 16-tonne capstone balanced on points, with Carn Ingli behind.
Dogs welcomeStep-free access
- Opening hours
- Open at all times
3 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Photo: Trehywel (CC BY-SA 4.0)Beddrod Siambr Pentre Ifan
Attraction- Opening hours
- Open at all times
3 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Photo: Ruth Jowett (CC BY-SA 2.0)Castell Henllys Iron Age Village
AttractionReconstructed Iron Age roundhouses on their original site — costumed history that children genuinely love.
4 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
4 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Pwll y Wrach / Witch's Cauldron
Attraction5 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Nature reserves and viewpoints near Newport (Trefdraeth)
Free, open whenever you turn up, and where a lot of the best of Pembrokeshire actually is.
Photo: ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)Tŷ Canol National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve2.8 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Gwaun Valley Waterfall
Viewpoint- Website
- howwetravel.co.uk
3 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Dinas Head
Viewpoint3 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Foel Eryr
Viewpoint5 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Pencelli Forest National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve5 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Ancient and historic sites near Newport (Trefdraeth)
Burial chambers, standing stones, holy wells and iron-age forts. Most are on open land with no gate and no charge; a few sit on working farms, so use the marked access.
Photo: Lis Burke (CC BY-SA 2.0)Carreg Coetan
Ancient site600 yards from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Photo: ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)Newport Castle Ruins
Historic site700 yards from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carn Ffoi Hillfort
Ancient site1.0 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carn Ingli Round Barrows
Ancient site1.0 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carn Llwyd
Ancient site1.1 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carn Ingli Barrow Cemetery
Ancient site1.2 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carningli Hillfort Lower Platform
Ancient site1.4 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carningli Hillfort Upper Platform
Ancient site1.4 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carningli Hillfort Inner Enclosure
Ancient site1.4 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carn Briw
Ancient site1.5 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carningli Hillfort Middle Enclosure
Ancient site1.5 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Carningli Hillfort Outer Enclosure
Ancient site1.5 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
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Activities, golf and the water near Newport (Trefdraeth)
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
Newport Links Golf Gourse
Golf0.7 miles from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Beaches near Newport (Trefdraeth)
Dogs all yearNewport Sands (Traeth Mawr)
The north's golden mile across the Nevern estuary — big sky, big sand, dogs welcome on the main sweep all year.
Cwm-yr-Eglwys
A tiny sheltered cove with the ruined bell tower of a storm-wrecked church standing on the beach — the most photographed spot on this coast.
Pwllgwaelod
A small sheltered cove on the west side of Dinas Island, with parking, a pub and the easiest good walk in north Pembrokeshire.
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Walks from Newport (Trefdraeth)
Newport to Fishguard
A long day linking two towns, over Dinas Head or through the valley behind it, finishing in the harbour where Under Milk Wood was filmed.
12 miles · 6–7 hours · Strenuous
Carn Ingli from Newport
Straight up from the town onto a 337m crag covered by an Iron Age hillfort, with the whole of Newport Bay laid out below.
5 miles · 3 hours · Moderate
The Gwaun Valley Woodland Walk
A sheltered walk through ancient oak woodland in a glacial meltwater channel, in a valley that still keeps the old New Year in January.
3.5 miles · 1½–2 hours · Easy