Nearby Beaches

Barafundle Bay; The entrance to this is from the National trust car park at 'Stackpole Quay' [Charges apply for non members]. Go out of the site entrance and turn right then follow the road to 'Stackpole', the route is signposted. The final road down to 'Stackpole quay' is a dead end and finishes at the National Trust car park. When you have parked, find the steps up the hill to the right of the Cafe/Toilets. It is definitely not for the infirm or disabled as it is quite a climb to the top of the hill, then a ¾ mile [approx] walk over the headland where you reach another set of steps down into the bay. It is quite remote and very pretty but you will find it amazingly busy in the high season as lots of people are prepared to make the effort to get there.

Broadhaven South; One route to get here is to follow the directions to 'Stackpole', but this does feel like a long drive down such narrow roads. You may find it easier to take the road from 'Pembroke'. From Pembroke, look for signposts to 'Bosherton', it is about 3 -4 miles. You can park at 'Bosherton' itself, and walk to the beach past the 'Bosherton Lily Ponds' [Approx ½ mile]. This is a pretty walk up a sandy valley to the beach, or you can stay on the road and follow the signs directly to the beach [Broadhaven South]. There is a decent car park there and it is a fairly short walk to the Beach, down the steps to the right of the car park entrance. NOTE: both the Bosherton and Broadhaven South car parks are 'National Trust' so charges apply for non members.

Tenby; There are two main beaches in Tenby, 'North Beach' and 'South Beach'. To park right by the beach you need to use the 'South Beach' car park, but you need to get there very early in the Holiday season as it is very popular. There are public toilets, beach shop and cafe located here. The North Beach car park is much bigger and is obviously at the other end of town. You have the feeling that you've driven miles out of your way to get there, because the road brings you back in, above the North end of the town but, on foot from here the beach is a relatively short walk. A left turn out of the car park entrance brings you quite quickly out on to the sea front above the beach. The sea front promenade is high above the bay and the views of the North beach and the town itself are lovely.

Saundersfoot; The quickest way to this quaint little seaside village is via Tenby. Follow the coast road to Tenby and once there you will find Saundersfoot is well signposted. The Car parks in 'Saundersfoot' get very busy in the summer. It is well worth driving right through the village and following the road to 'Wisemans Bridge'. About ¾ of a mile down this road you reach 'Coppet Hall', there is a big private car park here, right by the beach, with a reasonable all day charge. You can Picnic on the beach then drop all your stuff back in the car before taking a leisurely ¼ mile paddle back down the beach to 'Saundersfoot'. There are sea side type novelty shops, pubs, cafes and public toilets in the village.

Freshwater West; This is three or four miles from Pembroke. Take initially the same road as Bosherton but take a right turn off this earlier on. The Pembrokeshire Coast Magazine describes this as 'Hollywood's Favourite Beach. See the mile long stretch of sand where some of the most poignant parts of the final tale of the young wizard were filmed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The Beach at Freshwater West also doubled for France and England in the Hollywood blockbuster Robin Hood with Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchet.
It is a huge beach and due to the regular good surf, popular with 'Surfers'.

Manorbier; This is found by taking the road to Tenby from Lamphey, well before Tenby you get to a village called 'Jamestown', Manorbier is a right turn quite soon after this. Follow the road through this pretty village to the beach and castle. It is a small sandy cove with loads of rock pooling possibilities, there is a car park ,and the Castle is also well worth a look.