Camping Inspiration: Pembrokeshire

  Camping in Wales

Pembrokeshire in the south-west of Wales is home to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and a superb location to find stunning (and often hidden), award-winning beaches.

The better known towns and villages include Pembroke, Milford Haven, Fishguard, Tenby, and Newport while, in the north-west you’ll find St Davids, with a superb cathedral that makes it well worth visiting.

The coastline boasts many bays and inlets and consists of a series of peninsulas that all have spectacular cliffs and hidden beaches. If you fancy a spot of long distance walking along this lovely coast then you could have go at the National Trail which takes in 186 miles of cliffs, peninsulas and hidden bays.

There are many small, independent sites in this area, although around the likes of Tenby and St Davids you will find larger and more commercial sites.

Said to be the birthplace of coasteering in the UK, Pembrokeshire is one of the finest places to give the sport a try. The rocky coastline is home to hundreds of rockpools, hidden coves, secret bays and plenty of safe water to explore.

MUST SEE
Tenby has over 2.5 miles of sandy beaches and bays, plus a 13th Century collection of medieval town walls and a great harbour offering boat trips for pleasure or fishing.

And then there is the offshore monastic sanctuary of Caldey Island which is well worth a visit.

The Blue Lagoon at Aberieddy Beach has deep blue water and is much calmer than the surrounding sea lashed cliffs.

DID YOU KNOW?
With a population of 2,000, St Davids is the UK’s smallest cathedral city.

STAY AT
CAERFAI BAY CARAVAN & TENT
Ffordd Caerfai, St David’s, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62 6QT
01437 720274
caerfaibay.co.uk

The appeal of Caerfai Bay is its incredible cliff-top view of St Bride’s Bay and reaching as far as Ramsey Island. Perimeter hedges separate it from coastal vegetation and organic farmland before sloping down to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Although the park slopes down towards the coast path, efforts have been made to level most of the pitches. There’s a small sandy beach accessed via a path down the cliffs which is steep but well worth the effort. A small farm shop, open high season only, is adjacent to the site, while St David’s is a 10-minute walk away and offers teashops, restaurants and pubs.