Pembrokeshire and South West Wales

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Can anyone recommend some really nice places please? so far looked at Tenby, St David's, Broad Haven as a start.. never been to this part of the UK so have no idea basically!
Interested in lovely views, walks, ruins, nice beaches.
Thank you 😊

Tenby, hands down.

The coastal path around at David's and much of Pembrokeshire is fantastic, as are the beaches.
I haven't been to Tenby.

We just got back from a week in Snowdonia and a week in Pembrokeshire. Both were lovely. We stayed on the coast at Freshwater East, the coastal walk from there to Barafundel bay was beautiful, as was a similar walk in the other direction. Tenby was also really pretty, though busier.

You could literally go anywhere in Pembs to get those things- more a question of if you want to be in a busy town with pubs, cafes, shops etc or somewhere more remote? My favourite is Saundersfoot which is a large village with a few shops and places to eat right by a really lovely beach.

Broad Haven South is a gorgeous beach. We went one July and it was empty.

You should also visit Bosherton Lily Ponds - a very beautiful place!

We've stayed by Newgale Beach a few times. Not far to drive to St David's (via Solva) which is lovely.

For beaches: Barafundle Bay, Tenby North Beach, and Whitesands Bay
For pretty towns and villages with views: Saundersfoot and Solva

There’s a lovely walk from Stepaside through Wisemans Bridge to Saundersfoot ( another fantastic beach with shops and plenty of food places )
I really like Amroth
Llanstephan
Pendine ( too many static caravan parks ,but a long , long beach and the museum of speed )
I live in the area , any questions and I’ll try and answer

For beautiful off the beaten track beaches, Marloes sands, Watwick and Musselwick are my absolute favourites. Remember to check the tides though!

Ooh, and Monkhaven. The beach is tiny and stoney but there are ruins and a tiny super cute church.

Also, Manorbier, 10 min drive from Tenby, so all beautiful beach, next to church and castle. Remote and beautiful

We prefer a bit further north than Tenby etc - pretty much into Ceredigion, which is equally gorgeous but usually much quieter. Cardigan is a lovely town, the nearby village of St Dogmaels is by Poppit Sands, which is a massive lovely beach with the best bakery on its doorstep. Also great beaches at Mwnt, Penbryn and Llangrannog.

You haven't specified if you are traveling with dogs, or when you are traveling. Not all of the beaches are dog friendly all year round, and have seasonal restrictions until the end of September.

I'm doing a tour in September, sadly before the beaches open up again, but there should still be plenty of dog friendly places. I am starting in the Brecon Beacons, then to Manorbier near Tenby, then near the Blue lagoon nr Abereidi, before heading off to mid Wales for a night, Llanberis and a couple of 2 nighter stops each side of Anglesey. I get to quite a few different places then

No dog this time, wow! Pembrokeshire really popular with mumsnetters 😄 thanks for all the tips, going to pester some more hope that ok😊

That sounds lovely ..is it a little village?

Plus just wondered if anyone has done parts of the Pembrokeshire coast path ?

Solva is a lovely small village next to the sea

Also Little Haven next to Broad Haven

You can walk from broad haven to little haven which is gorgeous when the tide is out, really lovely! Barrafundle bay is defo worth a visit. St David’s and Solva are lovely and there isn’t a bad beach down there. If you’re into Harry Potter you can visit Debbie’s grave at Freshwater beach and white sands beach is amazing too!

As what everyone else says especially Solva.
After the first time you visit Pembrokeshire you find yourself always coming back (unless that's just me 😂)

Solva
Manorbier
Newgale
Roch
Tenby (from there, do take the boat to Caldy Island)
St Davids
Porthgain (bit further away but great seafood at The Shed Fish & Chip Bistro

https://www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/coast-path/

I prefer north of Newgale because it’s the area I grew up in. It feels wilder than the south.

Ramsey Island is beautiful for a day trip.

Pembrokeshire is stunning - pretty much all of the coast path is beautiful. I particularly like the section around Strumble Head. We almost always see porpoises at that spot - you have to be patient, sit there for a picnic and just keep watching the sea. You also sometimes see dolphins while you're walking the coast path, and there are loads of seals about. There are lots of places you can do a good circular walk, if you choose the right shape of coast - ie most of the walk is coast, with just a short inland cut across a headland or whatever to finish. Buy yourself a walk book and you'll be spoilt for choice.

The boat trips to the islands are lovely too. Skomer is great, though I think the puffins will all be back out to sea now (you can see short eared owls during the day there too). Ramsay is also lovely.

Yes , we’ve walked some of the coastal path , you can ( if you’re organised ) use the bus one way and walk one way
https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/bus-routes-and-timetables/bus-routes-list-coastal-buses
There are also some circular walks , I like the one that does Bosherston , Broadhaven much nicer than Barafundle imho )
https://www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/bosherston-lily-ponds-coastal-circular-6-5-miles-pembrokeshire-walk-includes-barafundle-bay-stackpole-head-saddle-point-and-broad-haven-south-beach/
We usually start at Broadhaven

We've just come back from a week in Cardigan and it was lovely. Slightly cheaper and not as busy as a lot ofplaces in Pembrokeshire bit there were so many lovely places to visit and beautiful beaches. You could also do day trips to St David's, Tenby etc easily.

For a relatively short circular walk you could park in Dale and walk around St Anne's head.