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2014 guide

I n d e x

2 – 3 Introduction by Paul Gogarty

4 – 5 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

6 – 7 Britain’s Best Beaches

8 – 9 Wide Open Spaces

10 – 11 Inspirational Landscape

12 – 13 Wildlife Islands

14 – 15 Defence of the Realm

16 – 17 Five Thousand Years in the Making

18 – 19 New for 2014

20 – 21 Take a Hike

22 – 23 Enjoy the Ride

24 – 25 Top 10 Family Attractions

26 – 27 Adrenaline Cocktails

28 – 29 Food, Festivals & Events

30 – 31 Pembrokeshire Map

32 Useful Contacts

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l Newport

My Pembrokeshireby Pau l Goga r t y

ver the past two decades I have

been fortunate enough to globetrot

the world writing travel features

for national newspapers and a host of

magazines. For three years, whilst Jill Dando

was at the helm, I also regularly reported for

BBC 1's Holiday programme in exotic

destinations. A pretty lucky boy then as far as

earning a living goes, I hear you say, and

you'd be absolutely right. And so why is it

that I

still think my very first job as a 16-year old

deckhand ferrying holidaymakers from Tenby

across to Caldey Island was the best I ever

had? And why is it that having visited some

of the world's most fabled coastlines -

Paul GogartyPaul is a renowned travel journalist for

many of the national newspapers. He’s

a journalist, television presenter and

award-winning author of ‘The Water

Road’ and ‘The Coast Road’.

I still haven't discovered

anywhere that can quite

eclipse the Pembrokeshire

coast. Read more....

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l Tenby Harbour

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park takes in about a third of thecounty including the entire coastal strip, the upper reaches of theDaugleddau (two swords) Estuary and The Preseli’s.

While several of Britain’s national parks have little bits of coastline, ThePembrokeshire Coast National Park is almost entirely coastal, underlyingjust how spectacular and important the coastline is. The National Trustplay a big part as well. They own significant stretches of Pembrokeshire’scoast.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Parkwww.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk

National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk

Britain’s CoastalNational Park

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l Marloes

l Caerfai

Pembrokeshire Coast Path186 miles from Amroth to What makes the Pembrokeshire Coast

Path so interesting is the variety oflandscapes you pass through on your

way, from steep limestone cliffs to undulating redsandstone bays, craggy volcanic headlands andflooded glacial valleys. Most of the route is on thecliff top; at times it drops down to the beach or aroad and occasionally passes through towns andvillages. It also now links with the Wales CoastalPath, the world’s first national coast perimeterwalk.

Walking the whole of the coast path can be achallenge but you can choose a section that suitsyour ability for a day or two’s hike and there arealso plenty of smaller circular routes. The yearround Coastal Bus Services are specially designedfor walkers; take the bus a few miles down thecoast and then walk back at your own pace.

More Informationwww.visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure/walking/

Coastal Bus Serviceswww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/coastbus

Wales Coast Pathwww.walescoastpath.gov.uk

Top TipsHop on the Coastal Bus and walk back. There are no timetableworries that way.

If the Coastal Bus normally goes past your accommodation, hailit. It’ll stop if it’s safe to do so.

Use the buses to link several Coast Path stages from the samebase and avoid having to transfer luggage.

Let the Train take the StrainThere are four train stations near the Coast Path:

Fishguard to Milford Haven is about 93 miles and has four YouthHostels at reasonable intervals.

Pembroke to Tenby is about 47 miles with convenient camp sitesfor a three day trek.

Fishguard now has seven trains a day making it ideal for daytrips. Walk to Strumble Head or Pwllgwaelod (both seven miles).

St Dogmaels is a remarkably

long distance when you

consider that Pembrokeshire

is only 25 miles from north

to south!

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Blue Flag Beaches

Whitesands near St Davids

Newgale and Broad Haven in St Brides Bay

Dale

Lydstep Haven

Tenby South and North Beaches

Saundersfoot

Coppet Hall

Amroth

With over 50 beaches to choose from,

there’s plenty of scope for finding your

perfect beach. Our 10 Blue Flag

beaches are great for families as they have RNLI

lifeguards and plenty of facilities like toilets,

equipment hire and café s. Our 13 Green Flag

beaches have the same good water quality but

they’re totally undeveloped and may not have any

facilities (or even any signs of habitation) in sight.

Seaside Award beaches are a mixture of both.

Britain’s Best Beaches

l Broadhaven South

l South Beach Tenby

l Poppit Sands

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access point.

Take note of this flag, itindicates dangerous conditions,

DO NOT GO SWIMMINGwhen it’s flying.

Please take note of theflags (ask the lifeguards if

you’re in doubt) and ensurethat everyone has a happy -and safe - day at the beach!

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Our Green Flag beaches are where you’ll find

some of our most dramatic landscapes. They

are every bit as good as our Blue Flag

beaches in terms of water quality but don’t have

much to spoil a great view either.

One of the joys of exploring Pembrokeshire is discovering the

little coves and bays that are only accessible from the Coast

Path.

On a spring or autumn day, you might even have it to yourself.

There are a few well-hidden secret beaches that you’ll have to

find yourself but here’s a selection of our favourite finds. Some

of these beaches will disappear at high tide so make sure you

get your timing right and don’t get cut off by the tide and don’t

forget to pack your cozie!

Top 5 Green FlagBeaches for familiesManorbier

Freshwater East

Cwm-yr-Eglwys

Caerfai near St Davids

Broad Haven South near Bosherston

Wide

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l Caldey Boats

l Abermawr

Top 5 PhotogenicGreen Flag BeachesMarloes Sands

Penally

Druidston

Priory Beach on Caldey Island

Barafundle Bay

5 Hidden GemsCaverns Beach on Lydstep Head

Watwick Bay on St Anne’s Head

Porthlysgi Bay onSt Davids Peninsula

Traeth Llyfn near Abereiddi

Aber Mawr near Mathry

More InformationPembrokeshire Beacheswww.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/beaches/

Where to launch a boatwww.boatlaunch.co.uk

open spaces

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l Abereiddy l Freshwater West

l Freshwater West

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Limestone and Sandstone shapes much of the softer

landscapes of south Pembrokeshire while tougher

Pre-Cambrian rocks have created the jagged and more

rugged north Pembrokeshire coast. In between is the

huge sweep of St Brides Bay formed by a series of

softer rocks hemmed in by the tougher rocks of the

Marloes and St Davids peninsulas. Another distinctive

feature, The Daugleddau Estuary, is a vast flooded

valley system or ‘Ria’, which was created at the end

of the last ice age.

The variety of landscapes in Pembrokeshire is remarkable and it’s all down to the

underlying geology. We have some of the youngest and the oldest rocks in the

world plus almost everything in between and it’s all exposed on the coast.

Top 5 Natural wondersThe Green Bridge of Wales, a rock arch near Castlemartin

The Preseli Mountains, source of the Stonehenge ‘bluestones’.

Huntsman’s Leap, a wave-cut chasm, west of St Govan’s Chapel

Church Doors caves nr Lydstep Haven

Contorted cliffs at Ceibwr Bay

5 man-made wondersBosherston Lily Ponds

Llys y Fran reservoir & Country Park

Pentre Ifan burial chamber near Newport

The Blue Lagoon at Abereiddi

St Govan’s Chapel

Inspirationallandscapes

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l Lydstep Haven

l Llys y Fran

l Bosherston Lily Ponds

l St Govan’s Head

Grey seals are another important marine species,with a third of the world’s population livingaround the Pembrokeshire coast. You’ll see thembobbing about in sheltered, inaccessible coves.The best time to see them is between Septemberand November when they give birth to pups onisolated beaches.

Our five islands of Skomer, Skokholm,Grassholm, Ramsey and Caldey have hugepopulations of nesting Puffins, Gannets,Guillemots, Razorbills and Manx Shearwatersduring the spring and summer.

When to visitTo see Puffins, come in May and June.

July and August is best to experience Shearwatersreturning to their burrows under the cover ofdarkness.

Gannets are in residence on Grassholm until theend of August.

Huge numbers of migrating seabirds travel alongthe coast in September and October

Pembrokeshire is a great place to visit

for a chance of encountering wild

dolphins, whales and porpoises.

Cardigan Bay on Pembrokeshire’s northern

shore has a resident population of bottlenose

dolphins and porpoises. They are frequently

seen on the north coast from April to October.

During the summer huge ‘super-pods’ with

hundreds of common dolphins have been

seen in recent years. The wildlife rich waters

also attract plankton-feeding basking sharks;

Risso’s dolphins; humpback, fin, minke and

an occasional orca.

A Haven for

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l Puffins, Skomer Island

Further Information

Wildlife section on Visit Pembrokeshirewww.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/wildlife-nature/

Sea Trustwww.seatrust.org.uk

Skomer & Skokholm islandswww.welshwildlife.org

Bird Spotters’ blogwww.pembsbirds.blogspot.com

RSPBwww.rspb.org.uk

Wildlife

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l Martin’s Havenl Grey Seal

l Dolphins, Cardigan Bay

Our four big castles at Pembroke, Picton,Carew and Manorbier plus the remnants ofTenby Castle are all Norman. There is also a

necklace of smaller castles between Amroth and Rochcalled the Landsker Line, put in place as a buffer zonebetween the Normans and Welsh Lords in northPembrokeshire. The castles at Nevern, Cardigan andCilgerran were to change hands between these twosides many times.

Predating all of these is Castell Henllys Iron Age HillFort. The round houses have been rebuilt exactlywhere archaeological excavations showed theywould have stood 2,000 years ago. This ‘livinghistory’ attraction is as close to experiencing aCeltic lifestyle as it is possible to get.

Dotted around the Haven Waterway arenumerous more modern Napoleonic era forts.One or two can be explored via the CoastPath plus don’t forget the Carew AirfieldControl Tower, carefully recreated as itwould have looked in WW2.

Pembroke: Birthplaceof the Tudor Dynasty

Henry VII, founder of the TudorDynasty was born in PembrokeCastle in 1457

His mother, Margaret, wasonly 13 and nearly died inchildbirth

Henry landed an army at MillBay on St Anne’s Head in1485

He defeated Richard III, thelast of the Plantagenet Kings,at the battle of Bosworth Field

The Tudor dynasty he createdendured until 1603

Defence of the Realm

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l Roch Castle

l Pembroke Castle

More InformationPembrokeshire’s Castles section onVisit Pembrokeshirewww.visitpembrokeshire.com/attractions-events/castles-heritage/

Pembroke Castlewww.pembrokecastle.co.uk

Picton Castlewww.pictoncastle.co.uk

Manorbier Castlewww.manorbiercastle.co.uk

Carew Castlewww.carewcastle.com

Castell Henllys Iron Age Fortwww.castellhenllys.com

Nevern Castlewww.neverncastle.com

Roch Castlewww.retreatsgroup.com

Carew Airfield Control Towerwww.carewcheritoncontroltower.co.uk

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l Carew Castle

Five ThousandYears in the Making

More InformationCastell Henllys Iron Age Fortwww.castellhenllys.com

Haverfordwest Museumwww.haverfordwest-town-museum.org.uk

Tenby Museum and Art Gallerywww.tenbymuseum.org.uk

Narberth Museumhttp://narberthmuseum.co.uk

St Dogmael’s Heritage Centrewww.welshabbey.org.uk

Pembrokeshire Historical Resourcewww.pembrokeshirevirtualmuseum.co.uk

St Davids Cathedralwww.stdavidscathedral.org.uk

Between the Neolithic and the Iron Ages,

Pembrokeshire was a really busy place. Today

many people regard Pembrokeshire as being on

the very edge of Britain but thousands of years ago it was

a busy crossroads of trade routes along the coast and

between Britain and Ireland.

Pembrokeshire was one of Britain’s most important Celtic

bases with strong spiritual links to Stonehenge. The link

was so strong that spotted dolerite ‘bluestones’ were

taken from the Preseli’s to construct the second phase of

Stonehenge in 3,000BC. Hauling as many as 80 of these

3 or 4 ton megaliths nearly 200 miles would have been a

Herculean task for people who were still using flint tools.

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l Pentre Ifan

l Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort

Ancient SitesPentre Ifan an exposed burial chamber or dolmennear Newport

Other dolmen include Carreg Samson near Abercastle,Carreg Coetan in Newport, Coetan Arthur on St DavidsHead and Kings Quoit at Manorbier.

Gors Fawr stone circle near Mynachlog Ddu andBedd Arthur near Newport

Castell Henllys reconstructedIron Age Fort near Newport

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l Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

l St Davids Cathedral

l St Dogmael’s Heritage Centre

New for 2014Coppet Hall Beach Centre

Just east of Saundersfoot, the little bay of Coppet Hall is about tobecome Pembrokeshire’s most fashionable beach when a newbeach centre opens in May. The centre will have a top-end seafoodrestaurant in the evening, a café during the day and an activitycentre which will hire and sell a range of watersports andland-based activity equipment. Also family changing rooms withshowers, public toilets and displays on the local industrial heritage.

The restaurant will be run by The Grove at Narberth who are wellknown for their quality cuisine.

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Scolton Manor, WalledGarden and StablesRestoration

The Victorian estate nearHaverfordwest is undergoingmassive restoration as a result ofsubstantial European funding andis due to open for Easter 2014.The re-created Walled Garden,along with the Manor House,stables and 60-acres of countrypark and woodlands portray life ona Victorian country estate and thePembrokeshire gentry and staffwho lived there.

In the stables, visitors will be ableto see a new Honey Kitchen andBeekeeping Centre where theycan discover more about the worldof busy bees and their importancein the contribution to food, farmingand pollination. The displays willfeature an audio-visual film of thebee hives at Scolton and livecamera links from the hives willshow the frenzy of activity thatgoes on inside a typical hive.

Vintage and AntiqueLawnmowers atPicton Castle

The Lumsden Collection of Vintageand Antique Lawnmowers has beeninstalled in the Old Dairy in thecourtyard at Picton Castle, nearHaverfordwest. According to the OldLawnmower Club, this is probablythe finest collection of such ma-chines anywhere.

Cardigan CastleOn Pembrokeshire’s northernborder, Cardigan Castle is due toopen its doors towards the end ofthe summer for the first time indecades. Regular tours of the castlesite will help visitors discover moreabout its 900 years of history andvisit the Grade II listed Regencygardens and walled kitchen garden,which will form a central feature.

There will also be luxuryaccommodation, a heritage centre,a fine-dining restaurant, Eisteddfodgarden, open-air concert area andevent spaces.

More InformationScolton Manor www.onehistoricgarden.co.uk/scolton-manor

Cardigan Castle www.cardigancastle.com

Coppet Hall Beach Centre www.pembrokeshire-coastal-tourism.co.uk

/locations/coppet-hall.aspx

Picton Castle www.pictoncastle.co.uk

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Take a Walk on the Wild SideWith 187 miles of fabulous Coast Path and many more great inland trails,

going for a walk while you’re on holiday isn’t optional!

10 Suggested WalksThe Golden Road along the top of the Preseli’s linking a BronzeAge hill fort, ‘bluestone’ outcrops and a stone circle. 7 miles.

St Ann’s Head from Dale village to see where Henry VII landed(see page 15). 7 miles.

Angle peninsula for spectacular views inside and outside theHaven. 12 miles.

St Davids peninsula circuit from Whitesands Bay to Caerfai.9 miles.

Bosherston Lily Ponds to Broad Haven South beach. 3 miles.

Abereiddi to Porthgain to see the Blue Lagoon. 2 miles.

Solva to Newgale. A great roller-coaster of a walk with a puband cafe at both ends. 5 miles.

Pwllgwaelod to Cwm yr Eglwys on the ‘valley’ path. Suitable forpushchairs & wheelchairs. 1 mile.

Wiseman’s Bridge and Saundersfoot via old tramway tunnelsand Coppet Hall. 2 miles.

Carew Castle Mill Pond including the Celtic Cross, Castle andTidal Mill. 1 mile.

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l Preselli Hills

The Preseli Circle and GreenwaysWalking Holidayswww.greenwaysholidays.com

Pembrokeshire Coast National Parkand easy access guidewww.pcnpa.org.uk/walking

Ceredigion Coast Pathwww.ceredigioncoastpath.org.uk

More InformationWalking section on visitpembrokeshire.comwww.visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure/walking/

Walkers’ Coastal Bus Serviceswww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/coastbus

The Pembrokeshire Trailwww.walkingpembrokeshire.co.uk

Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trailhttp://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/coast-path

21l Blue Lagoon, Abereiddy

l Solva

The 143-mile Pembrokeshire section

of the Celtic Trail Cycle Route winds

its way round the entire coast and the

southern end of the Lô n Teifi, which starts in

Shrewsbury and finishes in Fishguard. Both

are signed and follow little used back roads.

There are several off-road cycle trails: aroundLlys y Fran reservoir; the Dramway between Saundersfootand Stepaside; the old Cardi Bach railway line betweenCardigan and the Wildlife Centre; or The Brunel Trail betweenHaverfordwest and Neyland.

The recently opened Pembrokeshire Trail between Amroth andLlawhaden includes some upgraded off-road sections throughCanaston Woods and Templeton Airfield as well as a new underpassunder the A40. It’s suitable for walking, bikes and horses.

New off-road trails for mountain bikes and horses recently openedat Pantmaenog Forest near Rosebush. They climb up to 1,400ft withhorses and bikes going in opposite directions to minimise conflict.

More Informationwww.visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure/cycling/

Cycle Pembrokeshirewww.cyclepembrokeshire.com/

Sustranswww.sustrans.org.uk

Pembrokeshire Mountain Bikingwww.mtbpembrokeshire.co.uk

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7 The award-winning Folly Farmis more than just a farm. It’s a zoo, a vintage

fun-fair, an adventure playground and it’s open all year.50% is under cover too. Star attractions are the Lions(coming soon!) Giraffes and the Penguins.

1 The Blue Lagoon is a brilliantindoor water park with a wave machine, flume

rides and a lazy river. Regular ‘After Dark’ eveningsessions are great fun and all the waves, cannons andjets are on full power! Next door is The AdventureCentre, a giant countryside-themed indoor adventureplay centre and indoor high ropes

2Anna Ryder-Richardson’sManor House Wildlife Park

is a zoo with a difference with walk through enclosures whereyou can get up close to the animals. The newest residents areZamba and Jambo the Rhinos. Now open all year round.

8 For a Monster day out, go to theDinosaur Park near Tenby. As well as

the Dinosaur trail, there are loads of rides and activitiesincluded in the admission price including an indooradventure playground, digging for fossils and a giantbubble ride.

6 The Dyfed Shire Horse Farmbetween Newport and Cardigan is a working farm with lots

to see and do including horse-drawn cart rides, play areas,nature walks and demonstrations in the summer school holiday.

9 Pembroke Castle is great forexploring and letting off a bit of steam: tunnels,

towers, battlements, and spiral staircases all over theplace. There’s even a haunted underground cavern!

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3 Oakwood is Wales’ only theme park withplenty of rides to keep you busy all day. A whole new

area called Neverland opened in 2013 and the popular‘After Dark’ evening opening in the school summer holidayis returning for 2014.

More InformationAttractions section on VisitPembrokeshirewww.visitpembrokeshire.com/attractions-events/

Oakwood Theme Parkwww.oakwoodthemepark.co.uk

Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoowww.folly-farm.co.uk

The Blue Lagoon & Adventure Centrewww.bluelagoonwales.com

Manor House Wildlife Parkwww.manorhousewildlifepark.co.uk

10Heatherton ActivityTheme Park

has a choice of 27 different activities to choosefrom including the daring Tree Tops Trail andthe amazing Pirates of the Caribbean-themedadventure golf course. Buy a family book ofcredits and take your pick.

4Become a Celtic warrior for the day atCastell Henllys Iron Age Fort

Help build a wattle and daub wall, make bread, throw aspear and have your face painted like an Iron Age warrior!

5 National Trust 50 things to dobefore you’re 11¾ scrapbooks are available from the

National Trust at the Stackpole Centre and at ColbyWoodland Gardens. They’re full of fun ideas like snailracing and making daisy chains.

The Dinosaur Parkwww.thedinosaurpark.co.uk

Heatherton Activity Theme Parkwww.heatherton.co.uk

Dyfed Shireswww.dyfed-shires.co.uk

Castell Henllys Iron Age Fortwww.castellhenllys.com

Pembroke Castlewww.pembrokecastle.co.uk

50 Things to do before you’re 11¾www.50things.org.uk

See the map on page 30 and 31for more ideas

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More InformationVisit Pembrokeshire Activitieswww.visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure/

Pembrokeshire Paraglidingwww.pembrokeshireparagliding.com

Downhill Revolutionwww.zorbingwales.co.uk

Tree Tops Trailwww.treetopstrail.com

Jet Ski Safariswww.tenbywatersports.co.uk

Stackpole Sea Safariwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/stackpole-centre

Climbing taster sessionswww.tyf.com

Kite Surfingwww.bigbluekitesurfing.com

Coasteeringwww.visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure/coasteering

Horse Ridingwww.visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure-horse-riding

Oakwood Theme Parkwww.oakwoodthemepark.co.uk

AdrenalineCocktails

Top 10 adrenaline experiences

Do you need some high octane fun to make your holiday even more

memorable and to give you plenty of bragging rights when you go home

again? The coast in particular is one big adventure playground with plenty of

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Here are a few suggestions.

Learn to pilot a paraglider withPembrokeshire Paragliders. Tandemflights available too

Launch yourself downhill inside a giantinflatable ball with Downhill Revolution inNolton

Swing through the trees on rope bridgesand Tarzan swings at up to 40 feet abovethe ground before returning to earth on ziplines

Try a jet ski safari or a banana boat ridefrom Tenby. Banana rides, kayak hire andspeedboat hire available too.

Take a National Trust Sea Safari fromStackpole Quay, either coasteering or bykayak. All equipment is provided includingsit on top kayaks and wet-suits

Give a rock climbing taster session a go.It’s guaranteed to give you a thrill

Go extreme kiting! Learn how to launchyourself into the air from the top of a wavewhile attached to a surf-board! It’s not asmad as it sounds.

Coasteering is a mixture of rock climbing,cliff jumping and riding the surf. Highlyrecommended fun!

Charging full pelt through the surf onhorseback is quite an experience.

Oakwood Theme Park is the place foradrenaline rides but which ride is scariest?Drench is the wettest, Speed the fastestand Megaphobia is everyone’s favouriteso it must be Vertigo!

There’s enough here to fill your whole holiday - and the next

one too. If you get hooked on these activities, which is a real

possibility, you can join the ranks of those who spend more

weekends in Pembrokeshire than they do at home.

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More InformationPembrokeshire Food Guidewww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/foodanddrink

Pembrokeshire Produce Directwww.pembrokeshireproducedirect.co.uk

Gwaun Valley Brewerywww.gwaunvalleybrewery.co.uk

You’ll find great restaurants all over Pembrokeshire

but there are ‘clusters’ where two or more quality

establishments can be found together. These include

Newport, St Davids, Saundersfoot, Solva, Narberth and Tenby.

The Pembrokeshire Food Guide, lists quality café s, pubs and

restaurants that use local produce.

A great place to find all sorts of local produce is the award-winning Haverfordwest Farmers’ Market, now held every Fridayall year round. A Farmers’ Market is also held in Fishguard TownHall every Saturday.

As well as good locally produced food and locally caught shell fishthere are a number of good drink producers including Cwm Derivineyard and The Gwaun Valley Brewery, who have ‘play what youbring’ acoustic music sessions on Saturday nights. New for 2014 areCaffle brewery in Llawhaden and Seren Brewing in Rosebush.

Pembrokeshire Produce Direct is a community run one-stop-shopwhere you can order the best local produce online before you come.

Food FestivalsPembrokeshire Fish Week is held at the end of June. The festivalkicks off with a big outdoor event that takes over Milford Haven’smarina on the 28th June.www.pembrokeshirefishweek.co.uk

The Saundersfoot Food & Crafts Festival and Cawl Trail on St Davidsday (1st March). Visit all the competing restaurants and vote for yourfavourite. If you’re not familiar with Cawl, it’s a tasty traditionalWelsh broth.www.visit-saundersfoot.com

The Really Wild Food Festival, 24th & 25th May, has recently movedto the Bishops Palace in St Davids. Lots of culinary delights, ruraltraditions, storytelling and countryside fun too.www.reallywildfestival.co.uk

Narberth Food Festival on September 27th & 28th. Winners of thePembrokeshire Tourism best event award. Lots of good Welsh produceand some great music too.www.narberthfoodfestival.com

Food Glorious Food

Cwm Deri Vineyardwww.cwm-deri.co.uk

Caffle Brewerywww.cafflebrewery.co.uk

Seren Brewinghttp://serenbrewing.co.uk

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March 1stSaundersfoot Food & Crafts Festivaland Cawl Trailwww.visit-saundersfoot.com

April 27thTour of Pembrokeshire Cyclosportivefrom Oriel y Parc in St Davids: 50, 75or 100 mile routes. Also a family rideon the 28thwww.tourofpembrokeshire.co.uk

May 23rd - 26thFishguard Folk Festival. Concerts,ceilidhs, workshops, singarounds,sessions & family eventswww.pembrokeshire-folk-music.co.uk

May 23rd - 1st JunSt Davids Cathedral Festival.www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk

June 7th - 14thFifth Sea Fair Haven. A festival oftraditional and classic vessels andlong boat rowing.www.seafairhaven.org.uk

28th June - 6th JulyPembrokeshire Fish Week, a very fishyfestival with events all over the county.The big launch event in Milford Havenon the 28thwww.pembrokeshirefishweek.co.uk

July 11th - 13th Long course triathlonweekend: various distances in the threedisciplines over three dayswww.longcourseweekend.com

July 11th - 13thFishguard Comedy Festival

July 19th - 26thFishguard International Music Festivalwww.fishguardmusicfestival.co.uk

August 5th - 20thOpen Air Theatre production of ‘OhWhat a Lovely War’ in the evocativesurroundings of St Davids BishopsPalace to commemorate the FirstWorld Warwww.festivalarts.org.uk

August 19th - 21stPembrokeshire County Show,Withybush Showground, Haverfordwestwww.pembsshow.org

August 21st - 25thFishguard Jazz & Blues Festivalwww.aberjazz.com

September 14thFourth Ironman Wales competition.The legendary Ironman competitionreturns again for one of the hardestIronman competitions in the Worldseries. 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bikeride and a full marathon to finish!A great spectator event toowww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/ironman

September 27th & 28th16th Narberth Food Festival 2014www.narberthfoodfestival.com

September 20th - 27thTenby Arts Festivalwww.tenbyartsfest.co.uk

November 7th - 9thNinth Tenby Blues Festival: firmly onthe Blues calendar and celebrated byhundreds of music fans. Free andticketed concerts throughout the townall weekendwww.tenbyblues.co.uk

November 22nd - 23rdChristmas market Pembroke Castleincluding free admissionwww.pembrokecastle.co.uk

December 26thTenby Boxing Day Swim: Starts at11am www.tenbyboxingdayswim.co.uk

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St Dogmael’s Abbey Visitor Centre and working flour millCilgerran CastleWelsh Wildlife Centre & Canoe TripsCastell Henllys reconstructed Iron Age SettlementBro Meigan Gardens, Boncath, Nr NewportDyfed Shire Horse FarmPentre Ifan Ancient Burial Chamber, Nr NewportWest Wales Eco Centre, Newport, Careg Coetan CromlechPenlan Uchaf Gardens and Woodland WalkLast Invasion Tapestry. Lower Town Harbour. Arts & Crafts Shops,Manorwen Walled GardenGwaun Valley BreweryCenarth Adventure CentreTregwynt Working Woollen Mill, Nr FishguardCarreg Sampson Cromlech, Nr FishguardPembrokeshire Sheepdog DemonstrationsSt Davids Cathedral, Bishops Palace, Ramsey Island,Whale & Dolphin boat trips, Oriel Y Parc GalleryMiddle Mill Woollen Mill, SolvaSkomer, Skokholm & Grassholm Boat Trips from Martin’s HavenHilton Court Gardens and Crafts,Pembrokeshire Motor Museum & The Old Smithy CraftsScolton Manor Museum & Country Park, Nr HaverfordwestLlys Y Fran Reservoir & Country Park, Nr HaverfordwestHaverfordwest Castle, Museum, Priory, Skate Park &Wickedly Welsh Chocolate CompanyHaverfordwest Airport Pleasure Flights & Spitfire MuseumPicton Castle & Woodland GardensClerkenhill Adventure FarmBlackpool Mill, Gallery & Woodland WalksBlue Lagoon Water Park & Childrens Adventure CentreOakwood Coaster Country, Nr NarberthCwm Deri Vineyard, Martletwy, Nr NarberthDale Sea Safari’s, Canoe, Dinghy & Windsurfer hireMaritime Museum, Phoenix Bowl, & Milford MarinaNeyland Marina and Westfield Pill Nature ReserveFlying Boat Visitor CentreUpton Castle Gardens, Nr PembrokeCarew Castle, Celtic Cross & Tide Mill, Carew Nr PembrokePembroke Castle & Glassblowing StudioLamphey Bishops PalaceBosherston Lily Ponds, Nr PembrokeSt Govans Chapel, Bosherston, Nr PembrokeManorbier CastleCaldey Island, Cistercian Monastery, Medieval Priory & BeachesManor House Wildlife Park, St Florence Nr TenbyThe Dinosaur Experience & Making TracksHeatherton Activity Theme Park, Nr TenbyMuseum & Art Gallery, Aquarium, Tudor Merchants House,Boat Trips, Ocean Commotion & Lifeboat StationFolly Farm, & Avondale GlassColby Woodland Garden & Battlefield Live

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Tourist Information

Tenby Customer Service & Information CentreUnit 2, The Gateway Complex, Upper Park Road, SA70 7LTTel: 01834 842402Email:enquiries@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Fishguard Information CentreThe Old Towmn HallMarket Square, FishguardTel 01437 776636Email: enquiries@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Oriel y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre, St DavidsTel: 01437 720392Email:info@orielyparc.co.ukWeb site: www.orielyparc.co.uk

Newport Visitor Centre, Bank StreetTel: 01239 820912Email: newportTIC@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk

Tenby National Park Centre, opposite Five ArchesTel: 01834 845040Email: tenbycentre@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk

Information Centres are also available at:

Haverfordwest Library & Information CentreDew St

Milford Haven Library & Information CentreSuite 19, Cedar Court

Pembroke Library & Information CentreCommons Road

Saundersfoot Library & Information Centrein Regency Hall

Travel InformationPublic TransportNational Rail enquirieswww.nationalrail.co.uk

Stena Line FerriesTel: 08705 707070www.stenaline.com

Irish FerriesTel: 08705 171717www.irishferries.com

National Express coachesTel: 08705 808080www.nationalexpress.com

Coastal Bus Serviceswww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/coastbus

Travel Line journey plannerTel: 0871 200 2233www.traveline-cymru.org.uk

Accessible facilitiesAccess Guidewww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/accessguide

Scooting around in Pembrokeshirewww.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/scooting

Pembrokeshire Access Groupwww.pembrokeshire-access.org.uk

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