Photo: welshbabe (CC BY-SA 2.0)Amroth to Tenby
The first stage of the Coast Path, through old coal country and tunnels cut for a tramway, ending inside Tenby's town walls.
- Distance
- 7 miles / 11.3 km
- Time
- 3½–4 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Climbing
- about 300m
- Type
- Coast Path stage
- Dogs
- On a lead
The route
The Coast Path officially starts at Amroth, and this first stage is unlike the rest of it: this was a coal coast, and the industry is still written into the ground.
From Amroth the path runs to Wisemans Bridge, where in 1943 Churchill watched rehearsals for the D-Day landings on the beach. From there to Saundersfoot you can walk the old tramway — a level route through three tunnels cut through the headlands to carry anthracite down to the harbour. It's flat, dark, dripping, and the best twenty minutes of the stage. It's tidal, so check before you commit.
Saundersfoot was built as a coal port and is now a holiday harbour. Past it the path climbs over Monkstone Point, the one proper hill of the day, then drops through woodland behind the beaches at Waterwynch.
You come into Tenby above North Beach with the whole town in front of you: the walls, the coloured houses on the harbour, Castle Hill and St Catherine's Island offshore. It's one of the better arrivals on the whole path.
Where to finish. Tenby has more pubs and restaurants per street than anywhere in the county, and Saundersfoot has a good cluster at the halfway point.
With children. The tramway tunnels section from Amroth to Saundersfoot is flat, short and much loved. Do that bit and get the bus back.
Getting there
- Start
- Amroth beach (SA67 8NG)
- Finish
- Tenby North Beach
- Parking
- Roadside and car park at Amroth; several pay and display car parks in Tenby.
- Buses
- Regular buses between Tenby, Saundersfoot and Amroth make this an easy one-way walk.
The next few hours
Nearest forecast point: Tenby
dry for the next few hours, around 12°C, gusting to 26 mph — hold on to the windbreak.
01:00
12°
Clear
W 26 mph
02:00
12°
Clear
W 25 mph
03:00
12°
Clear
W 25 mph
04:00
12°
Clear
W 23 mph
05:00
12°
Clear
W 23 mph
06:00
12°
Clear
W 23 mph
07:00
11°
Clear
W 22 mph
08:00
11°
Clear
NW 23 mph
Forecast from MET Norway, used under CC BY 4.0. It's a forecast for the nearest of six points across the county, not for this exact spot — on a coast this shaped, one headland can be in sun and the next in rain.
Light today at Amroth beach
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Daylight
- 11h 8m
The light goes gold from about 17:55.
Calculated for these coordinates, accurate to a minute or so. A cliff or a headland to your west will take the sun sooner than this suggests.
Tides near Amroth to Tenby
Tenby · about 5 miles away
High water
06:30
Sat 10 Oct · 8.4m
Low water
12:41
Sat 10 Oct · 0.9m
High water
18:47
Sat 10 Oct · 8.6m
Low water
01:03
Sun 11 Oct · 0.9m
Predicted times from the UK Hydrographic Office. Wind and pressure shift real water levels, and the tide at a specific cove can run earlier or later than its port. Never plan a tidal crossing on this alone.
Before you go
The beach section between Wisemans Bridge and Saundersfoot and the tunnels are cut off at high tide — check the tide table, and use the clifftop alternative if in doubt.
Where to eat and drink on this walk
The nearest pubs, cafés and restaurants to the start and finish. Check hours before you count on one.
50m away · about 5 min walk
50m away · about 5 min walk
50m away · about 5 min walk
Photo: Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)50m away · about 5 min walk
Photo: Eirian Evans (CC BY-SA 2.0)50m away · about 5 min walk
The Pirate Café
CaféAmroth seafront, Amroth, SA67 8NF
Seafront café on Amroth's front, where the Coast Path begins.
200m away · about 5 min walk
Beaches on the way
Stay near this walk
Hand-picked places to stay within a mile or so, nearest first. Our picks are data-driven — we haven’t stayed — and we earn a commission when you book through a partner link. How that works.
Amroth · Sleeps 6 · 3 beds
- 0.1 miles away
- Best for: Families · two couples
Bookable via holidaycottages.co.uk
Amroth · Sleeps 8
- 0.4 miles away
3.0 · 3 reviews on Hoseasons
Bookable via Hoseasons
Saundersfoot · Sleeps 6 · 3 beds
- 1 mile away
- Best for: Families with a small dog · walkers on the old railway line
Bookable via holidaycottages.co.uk
Download the route
OpenStreetMap
A GPX track for this stage, traced from the Coast Path as mapped on OpenStreetMap — 6.4 miles of it. Load it into a watch, a phone app or a handheld GPS.
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Traced from the mapped route, not a recorded walk, so treat it as a guide and not a substitute for a map and compass — and check tide and firing times before you set out. Route data checked 2026-10-09.
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Distances and times are approximate. Conditions on the Coast Path change with the weather and the season — take a map, and check tide times and firing times where they apply.