Bosherston Lily Ponds
AttractionFlooded limestone valleys of water lilies (best in June) winding down to Broad Haven South — otters at quiet hours.
Pembrokeshire splits in two, and the halves suit different holidays.
The south-east — Tenby, Saundersfoot, Narberth, Kilgetty — is where the big attractions are. Folly Farm, Heatherton, the Dinosaur Park, Oakwood and Bluestone all sit within about twenty minutes of each other, which makes that corner the easy choice with children and a wet forecast.
North and west is the quieter half: St Davids, Solva, Porthgain, Fishguard, Newport and the Preseli hills. Fewer tickets, more coast. Coasteering started here, boats run out to Ramsey and Skomer, and the hills hold more prehistoric sites than almost anywhere in Britain — the Stonehenge bluestones were quarried in them.
Below: attractions and days out, castles, museums and galleries, activity providers, nature reserves and viewpoints, and the ancient sites, all sorted by town so you can see what's actually near you.
Our own picks. Nobody pays to be here.
Flooded limestone valleys of water lilies (best in June) winding down to Broad Haven South — otters at quiet hours.
Monastic island twenty minutes by boat from Tenby harbour — monks, chocolate, a lighthouse and quiet beaches.
Norman castle turned Elizabethan mansion on the Carew river, with Wales's only restored tidal mill and a fine circular walk.
Photo: Ruth Jowett (CC BY-SA 2.0)Reconstructed Iron Age roundhouses on their original site — costumed history that children genuinely love.
The gentle opener: 7 miles of woods, tunnels and resort sands via Saundersfoot — good bus links both ends.
8-mile circuit round the Deer Park and Marloes Sands — seals in autumn, Skokholm and Skomer offshore all the way.
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