Full Description
The go-to, all-in-one guide to walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path follows a National Trail for 186 miles (299km) around the magnificent coastline of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in south-west Wales. Renowned for its unspoilt sandy beaches, secluded coves, tiny fishing villages and off-shore islands rich in bird and marine life, this National Trail provides some of the best coastal walking in Britain.
This practical, comprehensive guide to walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path provides 96 trail maps and 15 town plans, including planning, places to stay, places to eat, what to see.
96 large-scale walking maps - 1:20,000 (3-1/8 inches to 1 mile), 16 town plans, 12 stage maps with trail profiles showing hills and descents, and 2 overview maps
Itineraries for all walkers - whether hiking the entire route or sampling highlights on day walks, weekends or short breaks
Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest written onto the maps
Comprehensive public transport information - includes frequency of services for all access points on the Path
Flora and fauna - four page full-colour flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife
Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimising our impact on it
Downloadable GPS waypoints and what3ways references
Detailed accommodation with reviews - B&Bs, campsites, pubs, hotels, bunkhouses
Where to eat with reviews - cafes, teashops, pubs, takeaways and restaurants.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
History 9 - How difficult is the path? 10
How long do you need? 10 - When to go 11
PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK
Practical information for the walker
Route finding 17 - Accommodation 18 - Food and drink 21
Money 23 - Information for foreign visitors 24 - Other services 25
Walking companies 26 - Taking dogs along the coast path 28
Disabled access 28
Budgeting 28
Itineraries
Which direction? 29 - Village and town facilities 30 - Suggested itineraries 32 - Side trips 33 - Day and weekend walks 34
Extending your walk 36
What to take
Keep your luggage light 36 - How to carry it 36 - Footwear 37
Clothes 37 - Toiletries 38 - First-aid kit 38 - General items 39
Camping gear 39 - Money 39 - Maps 39 - Welsh words 40
Sources of further information 41 - Recommended reading 42
Getting to and from the path
Getting to Britain 43 - National transport 43 - Local transport 45
Public transport map 45
PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT WALKING & OUTDOOR SAFETY
Minimum impact walking
Economic impact 49 - Environmental impact 49 - Countryside
code 52 - Access 53
Outdoor safety
Avoidance of hazards 53 - Tide tables 55 - Weather forecasts 55
Blisters 55 - Hypothermia 55 - Hyperthermia 56 - Sunburn 56
Dealing with an accident 56
PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURE
Flora and fauna
Mammals 57 - Reptiles 58 - Birds 59 - Butterflies 62 - Flowers 64
Trees 65 - Conserving Pembrokeshire 66
PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS
Using this guide
Trail maps 68 - Accommodation 69
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Kilgetty 70 - Kilgetty to Amroth 71 (Amroth 72)
Amroth to Tenby 74 (Wiseman's Bridge 75, Saundersfoot 76, Tenby 80)
Tenby to Manorbier Bay 86 (Penally 86, Lydstep 89, Manorbier 90)
Manorbier Bay to Freshwater East 93 (Freshwater East 93)
Freshwater East to Broad Haven 95
Broad Haven to Merrion 98 (via Stack Rocks 98, via Bosherston 99, Bosherston 99)
Merrion to Angle 100 (Angle 108)
Angle to Pembroke 110 (Pembroke 114, The Daugleddau and Landsker Borderlands 118)
Pembroke to Milford Haven 121 (Pembroke Dock 121, Hazelbeach 124, Milford Haven 127)
Milford Haven to Dale 131 (Herbrandston 134, Sandy Haven 135, St Ishmael's 136, Dale 140)
Dale to Musselwick Sands 141 (Martin's Haven 141, Marloes 146)
Musselwick Sands to Broad Haven 148 (Little Haven 150, Broad Haven 151)
Broad Haven to Newgale 152 (Druidston Haven 152, Newgale 154)
Newgale to Caerfai Bay 158 (Solva 158, St David's 163)
Caerfai Bay to Whitesands Bay 168 (Porthclais 168, St Justinian's 170, Porthselau 170, Whitesands Bay 171)
Whitesands Bay to Trefin 171 (Abereiddy 172, Porthgain 176, Trefin 178)
Trefin to Pwll Deri 179 (Abercastle 180, Pwll Deri 180)
Pwll Deri to Fishguard 184 (Goodwick 187, Fishguard 189, Lower Fishguard 193)
Fishguard to Newport 194 (Pwllgwaelod 196, Dinas Cross 196, Parrog 199, Newport 199, Walking in the Preseli Hills 202)
Newport to St Dogmaels 203 (Moylgrove 204, Poppit Sands 207, St Dogmaels 211)
Cardigan 212
APPENDICES
Map key 215 GPS waypoints 216 Taking a dog 219
INDEX 221
OVERVIEW MAPS & PROFILES 225"
