Julie's Guidebook - South Pembrokeshire
Beaches
Best beaches in South Pembrokeshire
Beautiful beach. Great walking opportunities. Wonderful National Trust cafe
144 locals recommend
Barafundle Bay Beach
Pembrokeshire Coast PathBeautiful beach. Great walking opportunities. Wonderful National Trust cafe
Manorbier Beach
Pembrokeshire Coast PathVery pretty village and a wonderful beach.
Lovely open sandy beach with a cafe and restaurant on the beach.
54 locals recommend
Tenby South Beach
EsplanadeLovely open sandy beach with a cafe and restaurant on the beach.
Food scene
Great seafood restaurant overlooking Poppit Sands beach. Well worth a visit. Booking essential. Expensive though
54 locals recommend
Coast Restaurant
Great seafood restaurant overlooking Poppit Sands beach. Well worth a visit. Booking essential. Expensive though
Great restaurant. Big spacious conservatory. Nice views and good food.
13 locals recommend
Trefloyne Golf Course
Trefloyne LaneGreat restaurant. Big spacious conservatory. Nice views and good food.
Lovely food. Upmarket & a great place for a special night out
10 locals recommend
Penally Abbey Hotel Ltd
Lovely food. Upmarket & a great place for a special night out
Plantagenet House
1 Quay HillInteresting pub with a famous Tudor chimney. Lovely fish
Lovely hotel to visit for afternoon tea. Great views. Nice relaxed place to see Saundersfoot from afar. Great Spa here too
14 locals recommend
St Bride's Spa Hotel
Lovely hotel to visit for afternoon tea. Great views. Nice relaxed place to see Saundersfoot from afar. Great Spa here too
Quayside Tearooms
Fabulous crab sandwiches
Ultracomida
7 High StLovely deli & great Spanish breakfasts on communal tables.
Now called Harbwr. Excellent Ales and nice pub atmosphere and good pub food. Proper covered seating area out the back
17 locals recommend
The Buccaneer Inn
Saint Julian's StreetNow called Harbwr. Excellent Ales and nice pub atmosphere and good pub food. Proper covered seating area out the back
Lovely place to eat indoor or outdoor plus a petting zoo for little ones & a small local produce shop with delicious food
18 locals recommend
Bubbleton Farm Shop and Cafe
Lovely place to eat indoor or outdoor plus a petting zoo for little ones & a small local produce shop with delicious food
Fabulous little pub with a gorgeous beer garden & great food. Probably good idea to book in advance during high season
51 locals recommend
The Stackpole Inn
Fabulous little pub with a gorgeous beer garden & great food. Probably good idea to book in advance during high season
South Beach Bar & Grill
South BeachNice food. Great views.
Sightseeing
Sturdy Norman castle which evolved over the centuries into a stately Elizabethan country house – its stonework traces the changes, from rough-and-ready to refined. And there’s more. The castle, stunningly located on a tidal river, overlooks a 23-acre millpond and restored tidal mill open to visitors. This heritage-rich location also boasts an elaborately carved 11th-century Celtic cross and medieval bridge.
Pretty village with a good pub too.
152 locals recommend
Carew Castle & Tidal Mill
Castle LaneSturdy Norman castle which evolved over the centuries into a stately Elizabethan country house – its stonework traces the changes, from rough-and-ready to refined. And there’s more. The castle, stunningly located on a tidal river, overlooks a 23-acre millpond and restored tidal mill open to visitors. This heritage-rich location also boasts an elaborately carved 11th-century Celtic cross and medieval bridge.
Pretty village with a good pub too.
Tenby
Lovely town. Great beaches.
Wonderful open sandy beach. Nice place to stroll around and have an ice cream
93 locals recommend
Saundersfoot
Wonderful open sandy beach. Nice place to stroll around and have an ice cream
At the mouth of the Milford Haven Estuary, this horseshoe cove is tucked right inside West Angle Bay.
The beach is quite narrow at high tide but at low tide, it’s revealed; a huge stretch of golden sand.
The northern end of the beach has rocks perfect for climbing and if you can find it, a cut through the cliffs leads to a secret beach!
The sea off West Angle does have strong currents.
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!
12 locals recommend
West Angle Bay
At the mouth of the Milford Haven Estuary, this horseshoe cove is tucked right inside West Angle Bay.
The beach is quite narrow at high tide but at low tide, it’s revealed; a huge stretch of golden sand.
The northern end of the beach has rocks perfect for climbing and if you can find it, a cut through the cliffs leads to a secret beach!
The sea off West Angle does have strong currents.
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!
Huge fortress and birthplace of Henry VII. Explore the towers, battlements, turrets and underground cavern. Dramatic exhibitions recreate important scenes in the castle’s turbulent history. Programme of family-friendly events and activities.
199 locals recommend
Pembroke Castle
Huge fortress and birthplace of Henry VII. Explore the towers, battlements, turrets and underground cavern. Dramatic exhibitions recreate important scenes in the castle’s turbulent history. Programme of family-friendly events and activities.
Norman baronial residence overlooking a beautiful beach. Well-preserved walls enclose a grassy courtyard with extensive remains of a chapel and staterooms. Described by medieval writer/traveller Gerald of Wales as ‘the pleasantest spot in Wales’.
65 locals recommend
Manorbier Castle
Norman baronial residence overlooking a beautiful beach. Well-preserved walls enclose a grassy courtyard with extensive remains of a chapel and staterooms. Described by medieval writer/traveller Gerald of Wales as ‘the pleasantest spot in Wales’.
Picton Castle & Gardens
Lovely day out. Beautiful gardens & wildlife
Lovely place to walk. It’s close to Stackpole & Barafundle Bay so you can do both in one day. Then have lunch in the Gorgeous pub close by called The Stackpole Inn
58 locals recommend
Lily Ponds
Pembrokeshire Coast PathLovely place to walk. It’s close to Stackpole & Barafundle Bay so you can do both in one day. Then have lunch in the Gorgeous pub close by called The Stackpole Inn
Great independent shopping area
Nice boutique shops and good cafes
Narbeth
Saundersfoot
Lots of little boutique shops plus the usual seaside shops
Days out
The village has 3 pubs: The St Brides Inn, The Castle and The Swan – all of which serve food. There is also a bistro, a small shop and a seaside cafe in the village. There isn’t much else in Little Haven but being unspoilt is a big part of its charm
58 locals recommend
Little Haven
The village has 3 pubs: The St Brides Inn, The Castle and The Swan – all of which serve food. There is also a bistro, a small shop and a seaside cafe in the village. There isn’t much else in Little Haven but being unspoilt is a big part of its charm
Beautiful blue water. Ideal place for a cold water refreshing dip in the wonderful Pembrokeshire waters.
78 locals recommend
Blue Lagoon
Beautiful blue water. Ideal place for a cold water refreshing dip in the wonderful Pembrokeshire waters.
Great day out with plenty of walking around to see the animals
124 locals recommend
Manor Wildlife Park
Great day out with plenty of walking around to see the animals
Pembrokeshire Wake Park
Cott LaneGreat Wedlock Farm & Deer Park
Nature & Safari experience. Fun for families
Gorgeous place to visit for a day. You need to book the boat trip from Tenby town. Great for children too. No cars on the island & beautiful scenery.
Caldey Island Lighthouse
Gorgeous place to visit for a day. You need to book the boat trip from Tenby town. Great for children too. No cars on the island & beautiful scenery.
Harry Potter Fans Dobby’s Grave
Here you can visit where shell house was built & filmed plus Dobby’s grave is here
Freshwater West