Photo: Gordon Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Things to do in Pembroke Dock
Within about 5 miles of Pembroke Dock we list 30 places to go — 4 castles, 5 attractions, 3 museums and galleries, 1 nature reserve or viewpoint, plus 1 beach and 6 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Pembroke Castle, Lamphey Bishop's Palace, Carew Tidal Mill — start there if you only have a day.
For a wet day there are 3 indoor options nearby: Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, Pembroke Museum, Milford Haven Museum. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Pembroke Dock, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Pembroke Dock
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: Gordon Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0)1000 yards from Pembroke Dock
Benton Castle
Castle3 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: Thomas Nicholls (Public domain)Upton Castle
Castle3 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: Shaun Butler (CC BY-SA 2.0)Fort Popton
Castle5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Attractions and days out near Pembroke Dock
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
Photo: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Pembroke Castle
AttractionWest Wales's mightiest fortress and birthplace of Henry VII — huge round keep, wall-walks and Wogan's Cavern beneath.
Dogs welcome
1.3 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: Vale Holidays (CC BY 2.0)3 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)4 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: Karen Sawyer (CC BY-SA 4.0)Carew Castle & Tidal Mill
AttractionNorman castle turned Elizabethan mansion on the Carew river, with Wales's only restored tidal mill and a fine circular walk.
Dogs welcome
5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: LinguisticDemographer at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Croes Caeriw
Attraction5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Museums and galleries near Pembroke Dock
Mostly indoors, which on this coast is a category of its own. Opening hours narrow sharply out of season, so ring before you drive.
Photo: Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)700 yards from Pembroke Dock
1.5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: Deborah Tilley (CC BY-SA 2.0)Milford Haven Museum
MuseumThe Docks, Milford Haven, SA73 3AF
- Website
- milfordhavenmuseum.co.uk
- Opening hours
- Today 10:30–16:00
5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Nature reserves and viewpoints near Pembroke Dock
Free, open whenever you turn up, and where a lot of the best of Pembrokeshire actually is.
Pwllcrochan Pond and Marshland
Nature reserve3 miles from Pembroke Dock
Ancient and historic sites near Pembroke Dock
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.
Compass
Historic site500 yards from Pembroke Dock
Isambard Kingdom Brunell
Historic site0.9 miles from Pembroke Dock
King Henry VII
Historic site1.4 miles from Pembroke Dock
Photo: ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)Fort Scoveston (Disused)
Historic site2.5 miles from Pembroke Dock
The Hanging Stone
Ancient site- Website
- megalithic.co.uk
3.0 miles from Pembroke Dock
Lawrenny Castle
Historic site3 miles from Pembroke Dock
cowshed
Historic site4 miles from Pembroke Dock
Harold Stone
Ancient site5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Greenala Point Iron Age Fort
Ancient site- Website
- coflein.gov.uk
5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Flamish Chimney
Historic site5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Activities, golf and the water near Pembroke Dock
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
1.0 miles from Pembroke Dock
Brunel Quay, Neyland, SA73 1PY
Step-free access
- Phone
- +44 1646 601601
- Website
- yachthavens.com
1.2 miles from Pembroke Dock
4 miles from Pembroke Dock
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin
Marina1.5 miles from Pembroke Dock
Enterprise Cycles
Activities1.9 miles from Pembroke Dock
Dawn til Dusk
Golf4 miles from Pembroke Dock
Milford Marina
Marina4 miles from Pembroke Dock
Beaches near Pembroke Dock
Compare every beach near Pembroke Dock — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Castle and the Mill Pond
A short, level loop round the water beneath one of the great castles of Britain, good for an hour with a pushchair or a dog.
2 miles · 1 hour · Easy
Carew Castle, the Tidal Mill and the Millpond
A flat, waymarked circuit of the millpond with a castle at one end and the only restored tidal mill in Wales at the other.
3 miles · 1½ hours · Easy
Barafundle Bay and the Bosherston Lily Ponds
The best short walk in south Pembrokeshire: a cliff path to Barafundle, then inland along three flooded limestone valleys full of lilies.
5 miles · 2½–3½ hours · Moderate