This wonderful trail between the towns of St Dogmael's in the north and Amroth in the south follows the shore of the Pembrokeshire State Park through some of the most spectacular coastal views in The UK. For much of the time the trail keeps to the clifftops, providing fantastic perspectives of the cliffs, beaches and offshore stacks and islands with their abounding birdlife. Each turn in the trail reveals something different - a little harbour, a tasty town, a Neolithic cromlech, Bronze Age standing stones, Iron Age promontory forts, a church or chapel of the Celtic saints and their proponents or a castle built by Norman attackers.
When Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the journey starts at the hamlet of St Dogmael 's near Cardigan. From here to the fascinating little city of St Davids, the trail passes through some of the craziest and most ruggedly beautiful parts of the National Park.
Highlights of this section of the coast path include the Hags ' Cauldron, a superb rocky bay; the historic small town of Newport with its Norman castle; the quaint old harbour of Lower Fishguard; the pretty tiny fishing villages of Porthgain and Abercastle; Carreg Sampson, one of the finest cromlechs in Pembrokeshire; the golden sands of Whitesands Bay, where legend relates St Patrick set sail for Ireland; the small harbour of Porthclais, where St David was baptized; the ruined chapel of St Non's and the tiny city of St Davids with its superb medieval cathedral and Bishop's Palace.
From St Davids the trail follows the wide sweep of St Brides Bay with its lovely beaches to the picturesque village of Little Sanctuary with its narrow lanes cottages, old inns and tiny bay, and then continues around the Marloes and Dale Peninsulas to the busy port of Milford Haven, one of the biggest natural harbours in the world. Highlights of this section of the coast trail include the superb beach of Newgale Sands; the calm bay of Martins Refuge, the embarkation point for Skomer and Skokholm islands; Marloes Sands with its multi-coloured cliffs; the small chapel at St Anns Head; the attractive fishing villages of Solva, Marloes and Dale; the gothic folly at Monk Sanctuary; and the galvanizing Victorian fort at Dale Haven.
The southern section of the coast trail from Milford Refuge to Amroth takes in some of Pembrokeshire's most beautiful beaches like those at Freshwater West, Broad Refuge South, Barafundle Bay and Freshwater East, as well as some of its most superb cliff views, such as the impressive limestone cliffs, stacks and arches of the Castlemartin Headland. Pembroke Castle, with its gigantic keep, which can provide wonderful views in all directions; the engaging village of Angle, with its historic church, Fishermen's Chapel, dovecote and medieval tower-house; the unique thatched seaweed-drying hut above Small Furzenip; the small, traditional chapel built into the rocks at St Govan's Head; the small harbor at Stackpole Dock; prehistoric remains including ron Age hill forts and Neolithic Cromlechs; the gorgeous lily pools at Bosherton; the great Norman castle at Manorbier; and the traditional walled city of Tenby with its pretty harbour are only some of the highlights.
When Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the journey starts at the hamlet of St Dogmael 's near Cardigan. From here to the fascinating little city of St Davids, the trail passes through some of the craziest and most ruggedly beautiful parts of the National Park.
Highlights of this section of the coast path include the Hags ' Cauldron, a superb rocky bay; the historic small town of Newport with its Norman castle; the quaint old harbour of Lower Fishguard; the pretty tiny fishing villages of Porthgain and Abercastle; Carreg Sampson, one of the finest cromlechs in Pembrokeshire; the golden sands of Whitesands Bay, where legend relates St Patrick set sail for Ireland; the small harbour of Porthclais, where St David was baptized; the ruined chapel of St Non's and the tiny city of St Davids with its superb medieval cathedral and Bishop's Palace.
From St Davids the trail follows the wide sweep of St Brides Bay with its lovely beaches to the picturesque village of Little Sanctuary with its narrow lanes cottages, old inns and tiny bay, and then continues around the Marloes and Dale Peninsulas to the busy port of Milford Haven, one of the biggest natural harbours in the world. Highlights of this section of the coast trail include the superb beach of Newgale Sands; the calm bay of Martins Refuge, the embarkation point for Skomer and Skokholm islands; Marloes Sands with its multi-coloured cliffs; the small chapel at St Anns Head; the attractive fishing villages of Solva, Marloes and Dale; the gothic folly at Monk Sanctuary; and the galvanizing Victorian fort at Dale Haven.
The southern section of the coast trail from Milford Refuge to Amroth takes in some of Pembrokeshire's most beautiful beaches like those at Freshwater West, Broad Refuge South, Barafundle Bay and Freshwater East, as well as some of its most superb cliff views, such as the impressive limestone cliffs, stacks and arches of the Castlemartin Headland. Pembroke Castle, with its gigantic keep, which can provide wonderful views in all directions; the engaging village of Angle, with its historic church, Fishermen's Chapel, dovecote and medieval tower-house; the unique thatched seaweed-drying hut above Small Furzenip; the small, traditional chapel built into the rocks at St Govan's Head; the small harbor at Stackpole Dock; prehistoric remains including ron Age hill forts and Neolithic Cromlechs; the gorgeous lily pools at Bosherton; the great Norman castle at Manorbier; and the traditional walled city of Tenby with its pretty harbour are only some of the highlights.
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