Some of the Attractions In Pembrokeshire

Boat Trips

COASTAL & ISLAND CRUISES
Tenby Harbour, Castle Square, Tenby, Pembs, SA70 7BY.
Tel: 01834 843545. Fax: 01834 845400.
E-mail: steve@islandcruise.demon.co.uk
Coastal cruises April to end October from 11.00am every 90 minutes.

THE
DALE PRINCESS

Visit the islands of Skomer & Grassholm on

SKOMER is famous for its puffins and landing trips leave Martins Haven
(near Marloes - map square A4)
April - October every day except Monday (other than bank holidays).
10am, 11am, 12 noon.
Round the island trips (not landing) depart at 1pm.

Round Grassholm trips are available but times & dates vary and seats must be booked in advance.

For full details, please telephone 01646 601636

All trips subject to suitable weather conditions.

Dale Sailing Company Ltd, Brunel Quay, Neyland, Milford Haven, Pembs, SA73 1PY

VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY
1 High Street, St Davids, Pembs, SA62 6SA.
John Price. Tel: 0800 854367. Fax: 01437 721911.
E-mail: john@ramseyisland.co.uk
Office open daily 9.00am-5.00pm. Apr 1st to Oct 31st.
Marine wildlife tours.

THOUSAND ISLAND EXPEDITIONS
Cross Square, St Davids, Pembs, SA62 6SL.
Tel: 01437 721686. Fax: 01437 720747.
E-mail: sales@thousandislands.co.uk Web: http://www.thousandislands.co.uk
Open daily from Easter to end Oct. Wildlife adventure boat trips

Haverfordwest Aerodrome
Fishguard Road, Haverfordwest SA62 4BN
Haverfordwest Aerodrome is a fully active airfield, being used by the Haverfordwest School of Flying to teach both resident and non-resident flyers. Microlites, helicopters and a growing number of commercial flights make good use of this airfield.
Tel: 01437 765283

Haverfordwest School Of Flying
Withybush Aerodrome, Fishguard Road, Haverfordwest
Flying School and Charter service, This service runs regular flights to; Cork,Belfast, Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Inverness,London and airfields on the continent.
Tel: 01437 760822.

Children's Activities

Knox Quad Trail Valley
Trecwn, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Beginners and experienced riders are all welcome. Equipment and helmets are provided. The trail is set within 200 acres of varying scenic terrain, and you will be taught be friendly experienced instructors.
Open: 11.00am to 7.00pm, Mon - Sat
2.00pm to 6.00pm Sunday. Open 1st March - 31st October
Tel: 01348 840676

Oakwood Coaster Centre
Canaston Bridge, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 8DE
Oakwood Coaster Centre is Wales' largest theme park. It features over 40 rides and attractions set in 180 acres of beautiful Pembrokeshire. Featuring Megafobia - UK's largest wooden roller coaster, Vertigo - 50m sky coaster (separate charge), Snake River Falls - Europe's largest water coaster, Pirate Ship, Bobsleigh ride etc., a whole world for younger children in undercover play areas. With rides for all the family you can be sure of a great time. Picnic facilities are undercover.
Tel: 01834 891373/891376 Fax: 01834 891380

Oceanarium
42 New Street, St Davids, Pembrokeshire SA62 6SS
This oceanarium has some of the biggest and best fish in Wales, with huge tanks, give you brilliant views. You can, under supervision, touch sharks, starfish and other sea creatures.
Open: Summer 10.00am - late Winter 10.30am - 4.00pm.
Tel: 01437 720453

SOLVA MARINE LIFE CENTRE
Felingog, 35 Main Street, Lower Solva, Nr Haverfordwest, Pembs, SA62 6UT.
Tel/Fax: 01437 721665.
Opening Times: Daily 11.00am-6.00pm. Easter til end of October.
Private guided tours at other times. Public aquarium

St David's Rare Breeds Farm Park
St David's, Haverfordwest, Dyfed
Tel: 01437 721601

TUDOR MERCHANTS HOUSE
Quay Hill, Tenby Pembs, SA70 7BX.
Open: 1st April - 30th Oct. Closed Wednesdays. In October closed Wednesdays and Saturdays. April - Sept: 10am-5pm (Sun 1pm-5pm). Oct: 10am-3pm (Sun 12noon-3pm).
Late 15th Century Town House in which a successful Tudor Merchant would have lived. Furnishings re-create the atmosphere when a Tudor family would have been in residence

Craft Centres

THE CROGLOFFT GALLERY
Colby Woodlands Garden, Stepaside, Saundersfoot, Pembs, SA67 8PP.
Tel: 01834 814164. Fax: 01834 811924.
Opening Times: Daily 10am-5pm from end Mar to end Oct.
Art gallery

JOHN & VICTORIA JEWELLERY
Designers and makers in silver and gold
Ydlanddegwm, Llechryd, Nr Cardigan, Pembs, SA43 2PP.
Tel/Fax: 01239 682653.
E-mail: jewellery@johnandvictoria.co.uk

Jim Harries, Woodturner
Siop Fach, Mathry, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. SA62 5HB
Open: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Demonstrations, craft shop for gifts. We offer a wide selection of wooden gifts handmade on the premises eg. bowls, platters, candlesticks, hollow and twisted plant pot stands, butter dishes and lamps. We also make solid wood furniture, delivered all over Britain. Commission work also undertaken.
Tel : 01348 831379

Melin Trefin
37 Ffordd-y-Felin, Trefin, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. SA62 5AX Open: Easter - October 10.00am - 5.00pm Sunday - Friday (Closed Saturdays).
October - Easter: 10.00am - 4.00pm (Closed Saturdays).
Handwoven wall hangings produced on Swedish loom. Carthenni (Welsh Narrow loom blankets) produced on Hattersley looms. Fabrics for quaker tapestry kits are produced here. Gallery with other Welsh crafts.
Tel: 01348 837235

Solva Woollen Mill
Middle Mill, Solva, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. SA62 6XD
Open: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm.
Demonstrations, viewing of warping, bobbin winding, twisting and weaving of carpets and rugs. Shop, tea room. The mill is one of the original Welsh woollen mills of Pembrokeshire. It opened in 1907 and for 40 years used water from the river Solva to drive the machinery. It is now driven by electricity. Although the mill originally produced all the traditional Welsh tweeds, blankets and bedspreads, 40 years ago the decision was taken to concentrate entirely on the manufacture of carpets and floor rugs. Today the mill produces a range of carpets and floor rugs in traditional and contemporary Welsh designs.
Tel: 01437 721112

STAN ROSENTHAL
Opening Times: March-October, Thurs-Mon 11am-5pm. Other times by appointment.

Stan Rosenthal has long been an artist with an international reputation. He resides in Pembrokeshire where he finds inspiration, can continue with his visual experimentation and can sell his work. He is the first to accept that his enhanced reputation has resulted from his Pembrokeshire images. Realising that many people are unable to see his pictures since he has withdrawn from the big cities, he produced a mail order catalogue of some of his very affordable limited edition prints which you can obtain free of charge.

Plas Y Mabws
Mabws Fawr
Mathry
Pembs
SA62 5LL.
Tel: 01437 837411.

STEP STUDIOS
14 Market Square, Narberth, Pembs, SA67 7AU.
Sarah Squires. Tel/Fax: 01834 861722.
E-mail: s&s@stepstudios.demon.co.uk
Opening Times: Tue - Fri 10am-5pm. Other times by arrangement.
Working artist studio.

Last Invasion Embroidered Tapestry
St. Marys Church Hall, Fishguard
Open: Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm Sunday 2.00 - 5.00pm.
Enquiries for special visits to Tel: 01348 872168

The Old Smithy Craft Centre & Gallery
Simpson Cross, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. SA62 6EP
Open: Easter to end of October 10.00am - 5.30pm and weekend opening from mid November to Christmas. Dario and Jan Algieri welcome visitors to the Old Smithy, where you can be assured that everything on sale is Welsh, mostly from Pembrokeshire. Local artists' original paintings plus limited edition prints. Woodturners' bowls, vases etc. Gifts as diverse as Caldey Island products, Welsh Royal Crystal, Pemberton's Chocolates, Miranda's Preserves, Lamboro Crafts, Sheepswool products, lovespoons, silver scenes, aromatherapy oils and balms, Celtic T-shirts and local sculptures etc
Tel: 01437 710628

Guided Tours

St Davids Cathedral
The Close, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, SA62 6RH
Guided tours of the cathedral are available for groups booking ahead. During the months of July and August there are regular tours on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday starting at 10.45am. All tours last approximately ninety minutes but can be shortened if time is at a premium.
To book a tour for your group please contact:
Tel:01437 720691 Fax: 01437 721885
E-mail tours@stdavidscathedral.org.uk
Website

Historic Buildings

BISHOP'S PALACE, ST DAVID'S
These impressive ruins, sharing the site with the cathedral, are all that remain of the main residence of the powerful Bishops of St Davids. Today, it houses an exhibition "Lords of the Palace". Opening hours varied. Admission charge

Carew Castle and Tidal Mill
Carew, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, SA70 8SL
This magnificent Norman castle - later an Elizabethan residence - has royal links with Henry Tudor and was the setting for the Great Tournament of 1507. Nearby is the Carew Cross an impressive 13ft Celtic cross dating from the 11th century. Carew Mill is one of only four restored tidal mills in Britain.
Tel: 01646 651657/651782 Fax: 01646 651782

Cilgerran Castle
Standing high above the tidal limit of the River Teifi just a couple of miles upstream from Cardigan, this castle holds an almost impregnable position. Built some time in the mid 13th century, it is now a picturesque ruin, so picturesque that it was chosen as a subject by famous painters such as Turner and Wilson. Now a National Trust property

Haverfordwest Castle
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2EF
The ruined 12th-century castle was used as a jail and a police headquarters before it became a museum. The museum has since moved to Scolton House, Spittal but the castle grounds are still open to the public and the Record Office is on the premises. A small town museum has been re-opened in the house in the castle grounds and is open daily (except Sundays) in the summer.
Open: All year daily during daylight at visitors own risk.
Tel: 01437-763707

LLawaden Castle
Just off the A40, 8 miles east of Haverfordwest are the impressive ruins of this castle which dates mainly from the 14th century. Two centuries earlier, a wooden castle was built on the site to protect the estates of the Norman bishops of St David's. It stands on the "Landsker" an imaginary line marking the boundary between the Welsh to the North East and the Normans to the South West. Even today, most of the people living in the west are not Welsh speakers and the area is known as "Little England beyond Wales". The wooden castle was eventually replaced by the stone castle, the remains of which you see today. Admission charge.

MILFORD HAVEN MUSEUM
Old Customs House, The Docks, Milford Haven, Pembs, SA73 3AF.
Contact: The Administrator. Tel: 01646 694496. Fax: 01646 699454.

MANORBIER
The flowers in summer make this a very pleasant castle to visit. All that remains is the inner ward but that is quite impressive. The castle is privately owned but open to the public from April to September. Admission charge.

Nant-Y-Coy Mill
Treffgarne, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA62 5LR
A restored 14th century corn mill in a picturesque setting below Great Treffgarne rocks. Nature trail, small museum, craft shop and tea room.
Tel: 01437 87671

PICTON CASTLE
Built in the 13th Century by Sir John Wogan, his direct descendants still live in the Castle today, carrying the name of Philipps since the 15th Century. Awarded their Coat of Arms by Richard Coeur de Lion for their exploits during the Crusades, they were to oppose The King during the Civil War. In the 18th Century thet figured prominently in the economic, educational and social life of the Principality.
Today the Castle is still a home retaining its original medieval features in the undercroft. The principal rooms were remodelled during the 1750's by Sir John Phillipps the sixth Baronet, with fine plaster work and fireplaces by Sir Henry Cheere. During the 1790's the first Lord Milford added a wing which includes the splendid dining room and drawing room.
Signposted three miles East of Haverfordwest and two miles South of A40.
Graham Sutherland's work is not here anymore and hasn't been for over 4 years, the gallery remains and has various exhibitions throughout the season.

Roach Castle
Roch Castle, 6 miles north-west of Haverfordwest has a single tower built in the 13th century, standing on a volcanic outcrop with commanding views over the surrounding countryside. No public admittance but easily viewed from the road.

St Davids Bishop's Palace
The Close, St. Davids, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA62 6PE
These extensive and impressive ruins are all that remain of the principal residence of the Bishops of St Davids. The palace shares a quiet valley with the cathedral, which was almost certainly built on the site of a monastery founded in the 6th century by St David.
Open: All year late October-late March
Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.00pm
Sun 12.00-2.00pm
Late Mar-late October daily 9.30am-6.30pm.
Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan
Tel: 01437-720517

St Davids Cathedral
The Close, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, SA62 6RH
Open: All year daily 8.30am-6.00pm. Begun 1181 on the site reputed to be where St David founded a monastic settlement in the 6th century. The present building was altered during the 12th to the 14th centuries and again in the 6th. The architecture is varied. Organ recitals and Cathedral Music Festival.
Tel: 01437 720199 Fax: 01437 721885

THE MUSEUM OF THE HOME
7 Westgate Hill, Pembroke, SA71 4LB.
Mr Stimson. Tel: 01646 681200.
Opening Times: Mon - Thurs 11.00am-5.00pm. May - Sept incl.
A comprehensive range of the equipment of the British home from the 17th Century to the early 20th Century. Over 3,500 items with special collection of toys, games and Welsh Folk art. All displayed in a beautiful domestic setting.

Parks & Gardens

BOSHERSTON LILY PONDS
Located on the south-eastern side of the Castlemartin Peninsula , Bosherston has become famous for its lily ponds. They were formed by the Stackpole Estate in the 18th-19th centuries by blocking three narrow limestone valleys and they are now proteced as a nature reserve. Nearby is the secluded Barafundle Bay with its expanse of sand and usually few people

COLBY WOODLANDS GARDENS
Amroth, Saundersfoot, Pembs, SA67 8PP.
Tel: 01834 811885.
Opening Times: 10.00am-5.00pm daily. From 1st April to 4th November.
An 8 acre woodland garden set in a tranquil and secluded valley with one of the best collections of Rhododendrons and Azaleas in Wales

Hilton Court Gardens
Roch, Nr Haverfordwest
9 acres of woodland and lakes in a sheltered hollow above Nolton Haven, overlooked by the balcony tea room. Craft shops, garden centre, restaurant and shop.
Tel: 01437 710262

Llys Y Fran Reservoir & Country Park
Clarbeston Road, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA63 4RR
Picnic sites, visitor centre, restaurant. 7.5mile circular walk. 200 acre reservoir and impressive dam and the largest game fishing venue in West Wales. Children Adventure Playground.
Tel: 01437 532694 Fax: 01437 532695

Manorowen Walled Garden
Goodwick, Pembrokeshire
Interesting walled garden with an historic gazebo, the site of a skirmish in the short lived French Invasion of Wales in the Napoleonic Wars, which features in the commemorative tapestry on view in Fishguard which records that event, the garden is undergoing restoration.
Found on the A487 1 mile South of Goodwick.
Open: 10.00am-Dusk all year
Tel: 01348 872168

MENCAP Gardens
Stackpole
An an historic walled gaqrden with bedding plants, herbaceous, shrubs and seasonal vegetables and fruit for sale.
Tel: 01646 661442.

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Winch Lane, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. SA61 1PY.
Designated in 1952, it is also one of the smallest of the 11 national Park areas of Wales and England, covering just 240 square miles and contains one of the largest densities of protected environmental sites in Europe. The stunning coastline can be seen at its best from the spectacular 186 mile Coast Path, opened in 1970. As with any rugged landscape, the walker needs to be fully prepared in order to enjoy this challenging path in safety. Stretching from Poppit Sands in the north, to Amroth in the south. The coastline is dotted with islands - Skomer, Skokholm, Grassholm, Ramsey, and Caldey - named by Viking invaders.

Caldey houses a Cistercian monastery, whilst the other islands are famed for their seabird colonies, rich carpets of spring wildflowers, and Atlantic grey seals. The waters around Skomer and the Marloes peninsula make up one of only two Marine Nature Reserves in Britain, and the west coast islands are all internationally recognised for their wildlife.

The National Park is a haven for recreation, ideally suited to a variety of leisure activities, and the Park seeks to encourage enjoyment of the area while at the same time protecting the environment. Watersports such as swimming, boating, surfing and sailboarding are well catered for, while the Coast Path and the Presley Hills provide superb walking. There is also excellent sea cliff climbing in the north and south of the county, and both sea and river fishing are popular.

There are six Information Centres in and around the Park; organising an annual programme of guided walks, boat trips, beach days, illustrated talks and bus tours; and produces a varied range of publications. In addition, school groups are given particular assistance and talks to outside bodies can be arranged. Please telephone for details.
Open: All year any reasonable time. Admission Free.
Tel: 01437 764636 Fax: 01437 769045

Haverfordwest National Park Information Centre
40 High St, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA61 2DA
Open: Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays (10am-4pm) from May Bank holiday until end of September.
Tel: 01437 760136

St. Davids Visitor Centre
Tne Grove, Long Street, St. Davids
Open: all year round (except over Christmas and early January) 10am-4pm before Easter 9.30am-5.30pm Easter to 4th October. Admission free.
Tel: 01437 720392 or Fax: 01437 720099

Ramsey Island RSPB Nature Reserve
The unusual geology of Ramsey has produced an island of rocky hills, with heather and grassy fields coloured by an ever-changing display of coastal flowers as the seasons progress. Visitor numbers are limited to 40 per day. As well as protecting the wildlife, this enhances the Ramsey experience-a visit to a wild unspoilt island away from the crowds.
Open: Easter - end October, every day except Tuesdays.
Boats cross, weather permitting, from the lifeboat station at St Justinians (2 miles west of St Davids) at 10.00am and 1.00pm, returning at 1.15pm and 4.00pm.
Book through: Thousand Islands Expeditions, Cross Square, St Davids
Tel:01437 721686 E-mail 1000islands@stdavids.co.uk

Scolton Manor Country Park
Spittal, Haverfordwest. SA62 5QL
There are 60 acres of grounds and an environmentally friendly Visitor Centre. Children's play areas and various Country Park events.
Open: April to October 10.30am - 5.30pm.
Closed Every Monday except Bank Holidays.
Tel : 01437 731457

Skomer Island Nature Reserve
C/O Dyfed Wildlife Trust, 7 Market Square, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA61 1NF
Skomer is the largest of the Pembrokeshire islands with a wealth of wildlife, scenery, history and charm. The island has its own unique race of bank vole, the Skomer vole. The island is a haven for wildlife and half a million seabirds breed here annually. Fulmars, Guillemots, Razorbills, Kittiwakes, gulls, Oyster-catchers, curlew and short-eared owls are just some of the birdlife of the island. Dolphins, porpoises and grey seals are often seen crossing to and from the island in autumn and each year around 150 seal pups are born on the beaches and in the caves of Skomer.
Tel: 01437 765462 Fax: 01437 767163

The Pumpkin Shed
Organic Walled Garden, Solva, SA62 6PJ
Culinary, medical and aromatic herbs grown in the Walled Garden. Plants, pottery, garden crafts for sale.
Open: April-November 10.00am-4.00pm.
Tel: 01437 721949

Railways
Teifi Valley Railway
Henllan, Newcastle Emlyn Ceredigion
Big train rides, miniature train rides, play area, crazy golf.
Open: April-October.
Tel: 01559 371077

Walks

Coast Path
186 miles of coastal bays and headlands in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Tel: 01437 764636

Llysyfran Reservoir & Country Park
Clarbeston Road, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA63 4RR
7.5mile circular walk. Guided walks and activities arranged including a tour of the reservoir, woodland and bird spotting, fly fishing plus childrens activities.
Tel: 01437 532694 Fax: 01437 532695

Rhydhowell Farm And Nature Trail

The farm is situated on the edge of the Preseli hills,a quarter of a mile from Boncath on the old Boncath to Blaenffos trackway.The main enterprises are beef cows and sheep.Around the farmyard can usually be found domesticated ducks,geese,baby calves and cats as well as other animals.The nature trail meanders through twenty two acres of woodland and rough grazing, partly alongside a stream,past many different habitats and conservation areas.Careful observers might well see foxes, herons, buzzards and wild ducks.The farm is open to visitors all year round.

Opening times
Easter, May, June and September 1pm to 6pm
July and August 10am to 6pm
Other times by arrangement Admission Charges Adults £2
Children and Senior Citizens £1
For futher details please contact :- John Quinn, Rhydhowell Farm,Boncath,Pembrokeshire Tel:- Boncath 01239 841267
Web Page Rhydhowell Farm

Go to Rhydhowells web page

Zoos & Wildlife Parks

Folly Farm
Begelly, Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire, SA68 0XA
Folly Farm has a wide variety of attractions that appeal to all ages, ranging from farm activities to the thrills of the funfair and provides a fun-packed day for the whole family. See the twice-daily bottle-feeding in the Jolly Barn, try hand milking a goat or watch the herd of dairy cows being milked. Meet many more animals when you visit Percy's Piggery, the Horses' Hideout or the Pet Centre. Enjoy the old time Funfair, an undercover centre that holds one of the largest working collections of popular rides. Don't miss the Bird of Prey Display or the tractor and trailer rides.
Tel: 01834 812731 Fax: 01834 813148

HERONS BROOK LEISURE FARM AND GOLF COURSE
Herons Brook, Narberth, Pembs, SA67 8BU.
Contact: David John. Tel: 01834 860723.
Opening Times: 10.00am-5.30pm daily Easter - End Sept.
Open farm & golf course.

ST DAVIDS FARM PARK
St Davids, Pembs, SA62 6PH.
Sue Ward. Tel: 01437 721601.
Open daily from 10.00am. Last entry 4.30pm. Easter to end Sept.
Farm park

STEPASIDE BIRD & ANIMAL PARK
Stepaside, Saundersfoot, Pembs, SA67 8JR.
Tel: 01834 811710.
Open daily 10.00am-5.00pm. Easter to mid Oct.
Bird/animal park