Self-catering cottage holidays in Pembrokeshire
Visit Pembrokeshire, in the South West of Wales, with the best beaches in Britain. Pembrokeshire has over 50 beaches, many with Blue Flag awards. Lifeguards watch over many of the beaches in summer, ensuring safe relaxation for kids of all ages. Barafundle Bay in South Pembrokeshire is a particularly beautiful beach, and Caerfai near St. David’s was voted one of the finest beaches anywhere by newspaper readers. Manorbier, Freshwater West and Newgale are three of the best beaches for surfers amongst others.
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Seaside holiday cottages Wales - for days on the beach
Many delights await the tourist in Pembrokeshire - it's ideal for nature lovers, the rocky coastline and offshore islands make it a haven for sea birds. It's even possible to see puffins, those colourful, comical birds with a large beak on Skomer Island, which is part of a marine nature reserve. The number of visitors to the island each day is limited but a wonderful treat for bird watchers. There are also 229 km of coastal path for the more active visitor - but you don't have to walk it all in one go!
But if you are fit, or would like more of an activity holiday, Pembrokeshire is just perfect. You will find purpose built cycle trail for cycling in safety, there's horse riding, sailing, diving, wind surfing, and sea cliff climbing for the really adventurous.
But if you just want to relax with the occasional trip to a tourist attraction, then Pembrokeshire has plenty of those on offer: Fishguards Ocean Lab, Oakwood, Welsh Wildlife Centre... and an almost endless list suitable for families.
Pembrokeshire also has a rich historical heritage with many castles that you can visit including Carew, Castell Henllys Iron Age settlement, Haverfordwest 12th Century Castle ruins, Llawhaden Castle which separated the Welsh speaking north from the English speaking south, Pembroke Castle, the birthplace of Henry VII, Picton Castle and Woodland gardens, Caldey Abbey on Caldey island, the home of Cistercian monks makes for an interesting visit, Telephone: 01834 844453 - catch the boat at Tenby Harbour.
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