Photo: Lucy Sheers (CC BY-SA 4.0)Things to do in Nolton Haven
Within about 5 miles of Nolton Haven we list 7 places to go — 3 castles, 2 ancient and historic sites, 2 activities and operators, plus 5 beaches and 3 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 Nolton Haven, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Nolton 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.
Photo: Lucy Sheers (CC BY-SA 4.0)2.0 miles from Nolton Haven
Pointz Castle
Castle4 miles from Nolton Haven
Broadmoor Rath
Castle5 miles from Nolton Haven
Ancient and historic sites near Nolton Haven
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.
Hayscastle Tump
Ancient site4 miles from Nolton Haven
Porth y Bwch Defended Enclosure
Ancient site- Website
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5 miles from Nolton Haven
Activities, golf and the water near Nolton Haven
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
East Nolton Riding Stables
Activities400 yards from Nolton Haven
Newsurf
Activities2.7 miles from Nolton Haven
Beaches near Nolton Haven
Nolton Haven
A small, easy cove with parking right by the sand — the low-effort option on this stretch of St Brides Bay.
Druidston 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 yearNewgale Sands
Two miles of open sand and learner-friendly surf behind a great pebble bank — St Brides Bay's big beach.
Broad 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.
Little Haven
A small tidal cove wrapped in a steep village of pubs and cottages — lovely at low water, gone completely at high tide.
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Walks from Nolton Haven
Newgale to Broad Haven
Along the top of St Brides Bay past the ruins of a colliery that mined coal out under the sea, with four beaches on the way.
7 miles · 3½–4 hours · Moderate
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
Solva to Newgale
A relentlessly up-and-down stage between a drowned-valley harbour and a two-mile shingle beach. Short on paper, hard on the legs.
5 miles · 3 hours · Strenuous