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Beaches near St Davids

There are 5 beaches within about 5 miles of St Davids. The closest is Caerfai Bay, 0.8 miles away as the crow flies — further by road, because almost everything here is further by road.

Only one — Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr) — has RNLI lifeguard cover, and only in season. Everywhere else on this list, you're judging the water yourself.

1 welcome dogs all year (Abereiddi & the Blue Lagoon); the rest restrict them from 1 May to 30 September. Signs at the access points are the authority, not us.

4 have a car park within half a mile. In July and August, arrive before ten or after four — Pembrokeshire beach car parks fill early and there is nowhere to overspill to.

Distances are straight-line from the centre of St Davids, so the drive is longer. Car park and toilet distances are measured from the beach to the nearest one we hold coordinates for.
BeachDistanceDogsLifeguardsCar parkToilets
Caerfai Bay0.8 milesRestricted in summerNoneAt the beach1.2 km away
Caerbwdi Bay1.3 milesRestricted in summerNone800 m2.0 km away
Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr)1.5 milesRestricted in summerIn seasonAt the beachAt the beach
Porthmelgan2.0 milesRestricted in summerNone0.8 km away0.9 km away
Abereiddi & the Blue Lagoon5 milesAll yearNoneAt the beachAt the beach

Dog restrictions and lifeguard dates are set locally and do change. The signs at the beach access points are the authority — not this table.

Each of them, briefly

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