Walks near Pembroke
7 of our walks start within about 6 miles of Pembroke — 33 miles of walking between them. The nearest starts in the village itself: Pembroke Castle and the Mill Pond.
3 are circulars — park once, walk, end up back at the car. 3 are linear stages of the Coast Path, needing transport at both ends; 1 is there-and-back to something worth seeing.
3 are graded easy. Grading here is about ascent, not distance — the Coast Path drops into every valley it meets and climbs straight back out.
Sorted by how far the start is from Pembroke. Every one has parking notes, an honest difficulty grade and a safety section on its own page.
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
Starts in the village
Freshwater East to Manorbier
A short, sharp stage between two good beaches, taking in a bay you can only reach on foot and finishing under a Norman castle.
4.5 miles · 2½ hours · Moderate
Starts 4 miles from Pembroke
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
Starts 4 miles from Pembroke
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
Starts 4 miles from Pembroke
Stack Rocks, the Green Bridge of Wales and St Govan's Chapel
Flat clifftop limestone at the southern tip of Wales, with the best sea arch in the country and a 13th-century chapel wedged in a cleft.
4 miles · 2 hours each way · Easy
Starts 6 miles from Pembroke
Distances are to the start of each walk, straight-line from the centre of Pembroke. Several of these cross grazed clifftop with an unfenced drop — dogs on leads, and if cattle come at you while you’re holding one, let go. In an emergency anywhere near the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.