The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path - A Walker's Guide

This 182 mile long-distance walk from Amroth, near Tenby, to St Dogmaels, north of Newport, is divided into 15 clear sections of between 7 and 19 miles. The Pembrokeshire coast has been designated a National Park, such is it’s beauty, with soaring rugged cliffs, tranquil inlets and broad sandy beaches. With accommodation guide.

The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path

From Amroth to St Dogmaels

Author

Dennis and Jan Kelsall

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852843786

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£12.95

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (3)

Seasons

The route can be walked throughout the year. Accommodation may be more scarce in the winter months, but avoid high summer as it will be even more difficult to find!

Centres

Tenby, Stackpole Quay, Freshwater, Pembroke, Milford Haven, Dale, St Brides, Newgale Sands, St David’s, Whitesands Bay, Aber Castle, Strumble Head, Goodwick, Fishguard, Newport.

Difficulty

Straightforward walking, although the route does amount to an overall ascent of 30,000 feet!

Must See

Completing the trip! Outstanding coastal views, birdwatching and sea wildlife, unspoilt landscape (with the exception of Milford Haven and Fishguard), generally mild climate.

'Although this is the nearest National Trail to my old home in south Wales it is a walk I have never undertaken in its entirety. My initial reaction when scanning this coloured Cicerone guide book was that the coastal scenery and features, photographically captured by the author, are almost an incentive on their own to attract one to the area and whereas the Official Guide describes the route from St Dogmael’s to Amroth, Dennis gives one the opportunity to walk the route from south to north. Points of interest are included and are typed in slightly smaller print to distinguish them from the route directions. There are also some variants on offer.
Pembrokeshire has a great deal to offer geologically, with rock dating back over 3000 million years. Mynydd Preseli, consisting of a series of volcanic outcrops, provided the Bluestones that form the structure of Stonehenge. There is little Roman influence in this part of the country and Christianity, including St David’s, was established along the shores of the Irish Sea in c400 AD. In addition to geology and religion, the path offers infinite variety of fauna, especially bird life, and flora to the respective enthusiast. The author reports in his preamble on walking the path that ‘the Path is truly a paradise’. I have met many people who have undertaken this walk and all have had a good word to say about the Pembrokeshire coastline. If you are planning to walk the route from south to north, even if you have done it the other way round, I can recommend this book as being as interesting and varied as the Pembrokeshire Coast Path itself. Now is a good time to plan your visit to the ‘Land’s End’ of Wales – or in Welsh, ‘Pen Bro’.'