Holiday cottages, farmhouses, barn conversions, lodges, and glamping accommodation on working farms in Pembrokeshire
Ideal for families, groups of friends, or couples looking for a countryside break
Experience rural life first-hand on livestock farms, arable farms, and smallholdings
Meet farm animals including sheep, cows, pigs, goats, and horses, with lambs in spring
Explore the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and the Preseli Hills
Visit St David’s cathedral, Skomer Island, Pembroke Castle, and Folly Farm Adventure Park
Great for pretty harbour towns, birdlife and dolphin spotting, coasteering and watersports, and walking and cycling
One of the best ways to experience Pembrokeshire is along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, a 186-mile trail stretching from St Dogmaels in the north to Amroth in the south. The route winds through some of Wales’ most breathtaking scenery, taking in rugged limestone cliffs, golden sandy beaches, red sandstone bays, and dramatic volcanic headlands. Lying almost entirely within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Britain’s only coastal national park, the path provides easy access to many of the county’s finest attractions.
Highlights include Pembroke Castle, one of Wales’ most impressive fortresses, with its towers, gatehouses, and vast round keep offering panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. Also not to be missed is St Davids Cathedral, a magnificent 12th-century building set on the site of an ancient monastery in Britain’s smallest city. The Stackpole Estate is a Grade I-listed historic landscape with lily ponds, wooded valleys, and a beautifully preserved walled garden, while families will enjoy Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, home to more than 100 species of animals, including lions and penguins, as well as a pirate adventure area, and a vintage fairground.
Wildlife enthusiasts should be sure to visit the RSPB reserve on Ramsey Island, where vast colonies of seabirds, including guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and shags, gather during the breeding season. The island is also an excellent place to spot peregrine falcons and choughs, while in autumn grey seals come ashore to pup on the beaches. Alternatively, take a boat trip to Skomer Island between May and July to witness tens of thousands of puffins, and to see the island’s lush maritime grassland burst into colour with wildflowers. At the north-west tip of Pembrokeshire lies Strumble Head, home to an early 20th-century lighthouse and one of the best spots for watching dolphins, porpoises, basking sharks, turtles, and sunfish.
Inland, the Preseli Hills offer excellent walking and cycling opportunities. Follow the Golden Road, which runs along the spine of the hills and is believed to date back over 5,000 years to Neolithic times. Along the way, look out for Bronze Age stone ramparts, banks, and ditches, Iron Age hill forts, and the impressive Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber, constructed from local ‘bluestones’ that were also used to build Stonehenge. Outdoor enthusiasts can also enjoy coasteering, a high-adrenaline adventure combining swimming, scrambling and cliff-jumping. As the birthplace of coasteering, Pembrokeshire offers an iconic experience with dramatic cliffs, natural rock pools, and abundant wildlife.
Visitors are spoilt for choice when it comes to beautiful beaches and charming coastal towns and villages to explore. Sheltered by its harbour walls, Tenby is known for its pastel-coloured Georgian buildings, historic indoor market, and four distinct beaches, including North Beach, which enjoys sunshine throughout the day and calm waters ideal for swimming. For a taste of the Caribbean, head to Barafundle Bay, a secluded gem with a broad sweep of golden sand backed by dunes and pine trees, and crystal-clear turquoise waters. Surfers should make for Whitesands, a wide expanse of fine white sand that is also popular for windsurfing, kayaking, diving, and angling.
For a relaxing, countryside escape, with nearby opportunities for cycling, walking, wildlife watching, coasteering, and other water sports choose a farm holiday in Pembrokeshire for your next break.
