Big sandy beach, busy little harbour and a proper seaside village centre — Tenby's more relaxed neighbour, three miles up the coast.
Saundersfoot grew up shipping anthracite; today its Victorian harbour shelters pleasure boats and its huge, gently-shelving beach is one of the safest family swims in the county. The village centre sits right behind the sand — cafés, ice cream, buckets and spades, a handful of good restaurants — so a beach day needs no logistics at all.
The coast here hides a lovely oddity: the walk to Wiseman's Bridge and on to Amroth passes through tunnels cut for the old coal tramway, a flat, pushchair-friendly stroll with the sea alongside. Coppet Hall beach, just north through the first tunnel, has parking and a strong café and takes summer overflow gracefully. Saundersfoot suits people who want Tenby's coast without Tenby's crowds — and it's ten minutes away when you do want the bigger town.
The Glen and hillside above the harbour for sea views; village-centre apartments for pram-flat access to the sand; the lanes towards Wiseman's Bridge for quieter cottages still walkable to everything.
Saundersfoot · Sleeps 6 · 3 beds
Three-bedroom family cottage a flat 200-metre walk from Saundersfoot's sand, with enclosed garden and parking.
Pembrokeshire's postcard town: pastel Georgian houses above three superb beaches, a working harbour and medieval walls — the classic Welsh seaside holiday.
Britain's smallest city — a cathedral in a hollow, Whitesands Bay up the road, and the wildest, most beautiful corner of the national park all around.
A perfect natural harbour winding between green hills — pastel cottages, galleries, two good pubs and boats on the tide.