Best Beaches in the West
Located on the St David’s Peninsula in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, we truly to have access to some of the best beaches and harbours in the world, on our doorstep!
WHITESANDS:
One of the best surfing beaches in the country and therefore very popular. The surf ‘break’ is at the northern end and on busy days there are canoeists, surfers, and bodyboarders competing for the best waves. 10 minutes by car or 30 minutes walk from Wyncliffe Hideaway Shepherd’s Hut.
Whitesands Beach – Visit Pembrokeshire
NEWGALE:
Enormous! is the only way to describe this beach; it’s almost 2 miles of sand backed by a huge pebble bank formed after a BIG storm in 1859.
Kitesurfing and surfing are popular on this beach and tuition is available.
Walk right down to the southern end to find a walk-through cave and numerous sheltered bays.
Newgale Beach – Visit Pembrokeshire
CAERFAI BAY:
A small rocky cove at high tide, sandwiched between towering cliffs 1 mile south of St Davids. The rocks around Caerfai are multicoloured with a mixture of grey, green and vivid pink.
At low tide, a sandy beach is revealed with plenty of rock pools to explore. Beware as there are strong currents in the sea off Caerfai.
Access to the beach is down a steep winding path.
Caerfai Bay and Beach – Visit Pembrokeshire
TRAETH LLYFN:
Traeth Llyfn is a pretty sandy and rocky beach between Porthgain and Abereiddi.
Accessible only from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Traeth Llyfn is backed by towering cliffs and reached by very steep metal stairs. Once you’ve made the hair raising descent the beach provides plenty of room for ball games and kite flying as well as rock pools to explore.
Traeth Llyfn Beach | Visit Pembrokeshire
PORTHCLAIS HARBOUR:
A pretty little harbour or cove near St Davids.
This is a popular spot for launching canoes and is regularly used by activity centres.
The beach is shingle so it isn’t a bathing beach, but it is a good place for starting or finishing a walk on the coast path.
Just east of the harbour is the most popular slab for practising rock climbing.
If you’re planning to visit, check out the tide times to make sure you’ve plenty of beach to play on and that you don’t get cut off by the incoming tide!
SOLVA HARBOUR:
At high tide, the beach is a narrow strip at the head of the inlet but at low tide the harbour is completely dry with the exception of a stream that runs down the middle of the harbour, providing hours of entertainment catching fish, shrimp and crabs.
If you head down the beach towards the mouth of the inlet a large stretch of sand is revealed with plenty of rock pools and caves to explore. The bathing here is very shallow and very good for small children.
At high tide, jumping off the harbour wall provides hours of fun. Several paths lead up to The Gribbin with superb views.
Solva Harbour Society | Solva, Pembrokeshire
LITTLE HAVEN:
A small sandy and rocky inlet with sand available at both high and low tide. It is a popular spot for boat users as the beach has a slipway.
There’s a pushchair/wheelchair accessible path leading up to The Point, a handy viewpoint. You can clamber down the steep path onto another pebble beach called ‘The Sheep Wash’, used by local farmers, 50 years ago, for washing sheep before shearing. It’s now a popular, sheltered, safe swimming cove.
At half tide, it’s possible to walk around the headland into a wide sandy bay called The Settlands. At low tide, you can walk all the way to Broad Haven along the beach but watch the tide.
Little Haven Beach – Visit Pembrokeshire
We could go on and on but why not check out a full list of beaches in Pembrokeshire at the following link:
https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/beaches