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Half a mile or so further south takes you to Little Haven, a very picturesque Village again with just a hand full of houses and a few pubs. Accessible only on foot, jagged rocks rise from the huge sandy expanse and the beach offers one of the best sunset settings in the whole of the County, just remember to take your torch for the return walk!

A small sheltered Village on the east side of St Annes Head and apparently the sunniest place in Pembrokeshire. Popular with boaties, Dale is home to the Griffin Inn where you can enjoy a good pint and some food whilst watching the local fishermen going about their business down on the beach. From Dale head east for Milford Haven — the largest port in Wales and one of the deepest natural harbours in the world.

Visit during the end of June to early July to experience the Pembrokeshire Fish Week when the Port hosts a great week long fish festival.

South of Milford you will find Pembroke, which is home to the only linear development castle in Pembrokeshire. Built on a rocky promontory overlooking the Cleddau Estuary the castle is one of the finest examples of a Norman Castle in south Wales.

Continue west to reach West Angle Bay and keep your eyes peeled whilst searching in the rock pools here for the small green starfish that have made this beach their home. Due to the nature of the swells and currents, it is not suitable as a bathing beach. Heading east now will take you across this southern most part of Pembrokeshire to Bosherston and the well documented and photographed Bosherston Lily Ponds.

Owned by the National Trust, these ponds are well worth a visit, not just to enjoy the beauty of the lilies when in flower but keep walking and you will discover one of the prettiest beaches Pembrokeshire has to offer. Broad Haven South can only be accessed by foot and is well known for Church Rock which sits some metres off shore.

Just 20 minutes on foot to the north along the coastal path brings you to Barafundle Beach, equally as beautiful as Broad Haven South. A short walk beyond Barafundle brings you to Stackpole Quay, a small harbour with a pebble beach at low tide.

From Stackpole Quay on a north easterly heading will bring you to Freshwater East, a small seaside Village perched on the cliff overlooking the pretty sandy beach. On the route to Tenby, you will pass through Manorbier , another small coastal Village with a beach overlooked by a Norman Castle — making for quite a dramatic setting. Tenby by comparison is something quite different to most of the Villages scattered across the south of Pembrokeshire.

The most popular seaside resort in Pembrokeshire, Tenby is what I would describe as a classic example of a bucket and spade Town. There are four beaches and during the summer the beaches are very busy and dotted with ice cream vans.

The next stop along the coast is Saundersfoot , much akin to Tenby but on a more miniature scale. It has a pretty harbour and a nice beach situated below the Village. Just east of Saundersfoot is Amroth, the end of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path if you have walked it north to south. Connect with us. Top 10 reasons to visit Pembrokeshire. Home Destinations Pembrokeshire Top 10 reasons to visit Pembrokeshire. There are many reasons to visit Pembrokeshire, but here are the top Share this Explore by map.

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