Haven House Guidebook
Beach
5 minutes by car or a 40 minute walk along the foot path that runs across the back of the cottage and across the cliff tops will take you to this stunning location. Lindsway Bay is a lovely south facing beach which at low tide is excellent for swimming and bodyboarding. The beach is also a favourite location for famous beach sculpture Jon Foreman. Sculpt The World can be found on Facebook.
Please be aware that access to the beach is down a relatively steep path wit steps in the rocks and then involves a clamber over some rocks at the bottom to reach the sand.
Lindsway Bay
5 minutes by car or a 40 minute walk along the foot path that runs across the back of the cottage and across the cliff tops will take you to this stunning location. Lindsway Bay is a lovely south facing beach which at low tide is excellent for swimming and bodyboarding. The beach is also a favourite location for famous beach sculpture Jon Foreman. Sculpt The World can be found on Facebook.
Please be aware that access to the beach is down a relatively steep path wit steps in the rocks and then involves a clamber over some rocks at the bottom to reach the sand.
Stretching over a mile this expanse of golden sand offers some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere on the Welsh coast. To experience the continuous expanse of sand punctuated by rocky outcrops the best time to visit is 2 hours either side of high tide. There is a National Trust car park half a mile from the beach where you can also find the highly recommended Runwayskiln cafe.
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Marloes Sands
Stretching over a mile this expanse of golden sand offers some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere on the Welsh coast. To experience the continuous expanse of sand punctuated by rocky outcrops the best time to visit is 2 hours either side of high tide. There is a National Trust car park half a mile from the beach where you can also find the highly recommended Runwayskiln cafe.
From the beach below the cottage, a must do activity in the warmer months is to explore the long tidal creek of Sandy Haven with your paddle boards and kayaks. The trick is to be carried up the creek in the hour before high water, then enjoy the slack water before returning down the creek on the outgoing tide.
With woodland either side to explore and an abundance of wildlife to spot be sure to also keep an eye for the wreck of an old sailing ship which can be found around the right angled bend in the middle of the creek.
Another popular activity for the children is crabbing from the footbridge across the Sandy Haven inlet at low tide. Armed with buckets, lengths of string and pieces of bacon a full bucket of crabs can usually be gathered in no time at all.
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Sandy Haven
From the beach below the cottage, a must do activity in the warmer months is to explore the long tidal creek of Sandy Haven with your paddle boards and kayaks. The trick is to be carried up the creek in the hour before high water, then enjoy the slack water before returning down the creek on the outgoing tide.
With woodland either side to explore and an abundance of wildlife to spot be sure to also keep an eye for the wreck of an old sailing ship which can be found around the right angled bend in the middle of the creek.
Another popular activity for the children is crabbing from the footbridge across the Sandy Haven inlet at low tide. Armed with buckets, lengths of string and pieces of bacon a full bucket of crabs can usually be gathered in no time at all.
Sheltered sandy beach with crystal clear water and a popular lunch time mooring for passing yachts.
Watwick Bay
Sheltered sandy beach with crystal clear water and a popular lunch time mooring for passing yachts.
Wildlife
Skomer Island, lying less than a mile off the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast, is a world renowned wildlife paradise. The exposed headlands, towering offshore rocks, and sheltered inlets of this fascinating island are home to a incredible variety of wildlife, both above and below the surface.
Skomer is most famous for its Puffins. Together with neighboring Skokholm Island it forms the largest breeding Puffin colony in Southern Britain.
But the Puffins account for just a small portion of the wildlife who call this island their home.
With and estimated population of up to 165,000 pairs, Skomer is also home to the largest and most important breeding colony of Manx Shearwater in the world!
The island is open 1 April (or Good Friday, whichever is earlier) to 30 September and is closed Mondays.
Landing trips depart from Martin’s Haven, just a short drive from the cottage, daily at 10am, 11am and 12 noon.
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Skomer Island
Skomer Island, lying less than a mile off the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast, is a world renowned wildlife paradise. The exposed headlands, towering offshore rocks, and sheltered inlets of this fascinating island are home to a incredible variety of wildlife, both above and below the surface.
Skomer is most famous for its Puffins. Together with neighboring Skokholm Island it forms the largest breeding Puffin colony in Southern Britain.
But the Puffins account for just a small portion of the wildlife who call this island their home.
With and estimated population of up to 165,000 pairs, Skomer is also home to the largest and most important breeding colony of Manx Shearwater in the world!
The island is open 1 April (or Good Friday, whichever is earlier) to 30 September and is closed Mondays.
Landing trips depart from Martin’s Haven, just a short drive from the cottage, daily at 10am, 11am and 12 noon.
Sightseeing
Picton Castle & Gardens – Pembrokeshire’s finest stately home. Forty acres of some of the most beautiful woodland gardens and grounds in West Wales.
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Picton Castle & Gardens
Picton Castle & Gardens – Pembrokeshire’s finest stately home. Forty acres of some of the most beautiful woodland gardens and grounds in West Wales.
Water Sports
Founded in 1958, Dale Yacht Club has a long tradition in both dinghy and cruiser sailing. Situated at the western end of the Milford Haven waterway, it has the benefit of a large, sheltered bay which provides an excellent, safe dinghy sailing area.
Dinghy racing takes place every Thursday and Sunday during the main season with the Sunday series continuing until late autumn. Junior sailing training sessions take place through the summer.
Dale Yacht Club hosts a number of regattas during the year – both its own events and as host for other fleets.
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Dale Yacht Club
Founded in 1958, Dale Yacht Club has a long tradition in both dinghy and cruiser sailing. Situated at the western end of the Milford Haven waterway, it has the benefit of a large, sheltered bay which provides an excellent, safe dinghy sailing area.
Dinghy racing takes place every Thursday and Sunday during the main season with the Sunday series continuing until late autumn. Junior sailing training sessions take place through the summer.
Dale Yacht Club hosts a number of regattas during the year – both its own events and as host for other fleets.
Food scene
Food delicious, very fresh and well cooked. Staff lovely, friendly and knowledgeable about the dishes. Fabulous location with super views. Perfect after a long days walking on the Coast Path.
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The Griffin
Food delicious, very fresh and well cooked. Staff lovely, friendly and knowledgeable about the dishes. Fabulous location with super views. Perfect after a long days walking on the Coast Path.
Located above Marloes Sands a great place to enjoy a bite to eat and a drink.
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Runwayskiln
Located above Marloes Sands a great place to enjoy a bite to eat and a drink.
The Druidstone stands at the sea's edge atop St.Brides Bay in 20 acres of grounds , on the coastal path within the wild Pembrokeshire National Park, with stunning views & spectacular sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean, above the safe & sweeping sandy Druidston Beach.
The Druidstone, Restaurant and Rooms; Accommodation, Food, Drink, Music, Sea, Beach.
A million miles from city life...
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The Druidstone Hotel
The Druidstone stands at the sea's edge atop St.Brides Bay in 20 acres of grounds , on the coastal path within the wild Pembrokeshire National Park, with stunning views & spectacular sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean, above the safe & sweeping sandy Druidston Beach.
The Druidstone, Restaurant and Rooms; Accommodation, Food, Drink, Music, Sea, Beach.
A million miles from city life...