Saundersfoot is compact enough that most of the village is within a walk of the sand, but the listings below are the ones whose own text says so — 150 metres, 500 metres, "opposite the path" — and the distance is on each card. Saundersfoot Beach itself is the wide, gently shelving sweep in front of the harbour, with RNLI lifeguards daily from 4 July to 6 September, a zigzag ramp at the harbour and a beach wheelchair available; Coppet Hall, a few minutes through the first tunnel, is quieter and takes dogs in designated areas all year; Glen Beach, towards Monkstone Point, is the one locals walk to.
The village's Regency car park is a National Park one on the standard flat tariff, and it fills by mid-morning in August. The traffic-free tunnels path along the old tramway runs to Coppet Hall, Wiseman's Bridge and Amroth, so a base here gives you four beaches without moving the car — the Amroth to Tenby walk covers the whole stretch, and the Coast Path to Tenby is five miles the other way.
The beachfront, the hill and the village
The Strand and Waters Edge are the front row: Beach Court 2, adults-only, renovated in 2022, has a gate from the lawn down to the sand; Waters Edge 8 and Waters Edge 14 have balconies over the beach with the sand under 150 metres and the tunnels walk from the grounds. On the hill above the village, Pine Tree Cottage sits opposite the Glen Beach path with a wood burner and an enclosed garden, and Pebble Hill View adds a studio games room for wet afternoons. In the village itself, the converted-hotel apartments — Manx Shearwater is the ground-floor one with no internal steps — are under 200 metres from the harbour, and Sundown, a bungalow 500 metres out on a cul-de-sac, suits families who want parking for three. Half a mile or so back from the front, Oak Tree House sleeps ten with a 25-minute walk down. Our Saundersfoot stays guide has the rest of the village.