Photo: Lucy Sheers (CC BY-SA 4.0)Things to do in Roch
Within about 5 miles of Roch we list 10 places to go — 2 castles, 1 museum or gallery, 4 ancient and historic sites, 3 activities and operators, plus 7 beaches and 3 walks.
For a wet day there is 1 indoor option nearby: Oriel Fach. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Roch, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Roch
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)1.4 miles from Roch
Pointz Castle
Castle3 miles from Roch
Museums and galleries near Roch
Mostly indoors, which on this coast is a category of its own. Opening hours narrow sharply out of season, so ring before you drive.
Oriel Fach
GallerySmall gallery ('oriel fach' — little gallery) in Solva, showing local artists in the harbour village.
5 miles from Roch
Ancient and historic sites near Roch
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 siteThe motte that gave Hayscastle its name — a Norman castle mound in a farm landscape, best admired from the lane.
4 miles from Roch
The Gribin Fort, Solva
Ancient siteIron Age fort along the Gribin ridge dividing Solva's two valleys — the short sharp walk every Solva visitor should take, with the harbour below.
5 miles from Roch
Porth y Bwch Defended Enclosure
Ancient site- Website
- coflein.gov.uk
4 miles from Roch
Tre-Maen-Hir Standing Stone
Ancient site5 miles from Roch
Activities, golf and the water near Roch
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
1.0 miles from Roch
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.
1.0 miles from Roch
Newsurf (Newgale Surf School & Hire)
ActivitiesThe surf school and hire shop on Newgale beach — lessons, boards and wetsuits right on the county's biggest learner wave.
- Website
- newsurf.co.uk
1.9 miles from Roch
Beaches near Roch
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 yearNewgale Sands
Two miles of open sand and learner-friendly surf behind a great pebble bank — St Brides Bay's big beach.
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 yearPorthmynawyd (Pointz Castle)
The hidden cove between Solva and Newgale — a fifteen-minute field walk keeps it nearly private.
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.
Walks from Roch
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