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Its only likely to work if you are walking outside of high season, on a route that is not popular OR if you are happy to be very flexible and walk whichever suitable route has available accommodation. In the popular coastal areas the reality is that Bank Holidays, school holidays and peak season dates (July and August) are almost always booked up quite a few months in advance. But if you are looking to walk outside peak times or away from the popular areas then as long as we can find the accommodation you can book at the last minute for your walk BUT be aware that you are likely to need to be flexible where some options are booked out. We are always happy to advise on the chances for a last minute booking so contact us and tell us what you want to do and when.

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Full Pembrokeshire Coast Path

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14 nightsAverage

188.3 MILES / 303 KMTotal

13.4 MILES / 21.6 KMAverage Per Day

4815ft / 1467mElevation

MixedAccommodation

Full Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Difficulty Grade

Accommodation Type

Mixed

Activity

Walking Holiday

Start/Finish

Amroth / Dogmaels

Average PPPN

£153

Best Months

March - October

Difficulty grade based on 1 star being the easiest and 5 star being the most difficult

Costs based on two people sharing

Overview

Introduction - Through the last two centuries of Welsh history, Pembrokeshire has been quite simply the Holy land at the Western End of the Celtic world. A wonderful and mysterious extremity defiantly facing the full fury of the Atlantic Ocean that has given “The land of Magic” a revered status, for not only the Welsh, but also for the invaders and crusaders that tried to control and tame this isolated, unique and exposed western outpost of mainland Britain.

For the Walker today, the Pembrokeshire National Park is a place where you can leave behind the pressures of the modern world to unwind and relax in a remote haven on the very edge of where the land ends and the sea begins.

Pounded by mighty Atlantic swells yet faithfully clinging to the edge of soaring cliffs and enticing bays, the Pembrokeshire Coast Path covers the entire length of the only Coastline National Park in the UK.

It embraces this land's diversity by revealing almost every kind of maritime landscape on the way. At every step on The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, you are with the restless ocean, around every corner a surprise emerges from this ruptured coastline of explosive blowholes, cathedral like rock arches, hidden sea caves, windswept dunes and sheltered glacial estuaries.

As the miles pass by so does history itself as you encounter ancient burial chambers, windswept Castle ramparts and chains of imposing Napoleonic Forts.

You discover the remains of a unique and proud industrial past preserved in the old quays, mines and quarries along the route. Walking South to North, you leave the historical influence of the English and Norman invaders behind at the mighty headland pincers of St Brides Bay, to enter the very Welshness of the wilder Celtic homelands in the North.

At night in The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, expect to rest in hidden fishing villages nestled in deep green valleys, beneath towering Norman Coastal Castles in historic medieval towns or simply gazing over wide broad golden sands in perfect crescent shaped bays. A walkers odyssey, in two weeks of wandering, The Pembrokeshire Coast Path will lead you into pure air, clean seas and forgotten corners. Past no less than 58 stunning beaches and over 14 unique harbours. You will climb 35,000ft on the way, well over the height of Mount Everest, in a glorious run of short steep ascents and descents from the hidden coves to the towering cliffs, a huge twisting and relentless Celtic Coastal rollercoaster.

History and Culture

For those wanting to discover the cultural context, the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path is a dramatic trail through time and culture itself. Walk past lonely Cromlechs (burial chambers), Megalithic standing stones, and over 40 long forgotten Iron Age cliff fortresses. This is an area whose prehistoric history dates right back to the huge bluestone Menhirs used to build Stonehenge that were somehow dragged from their remote location in the rolling Preseli Hills. How and why remains one of the greatest mysteries of the human world.

Throughout your walk you will encounter medieval churches and tiny chapels, many set up by the early sea fairing Saints at a time when this corner of Wales was the very centre of the Celtic World linking Ireland, Cornwall and Brittany with the development of Christianity in the UK.

In the footsteps of St David and St Patrick, you will make the same coastal pilgrimage to the 6th Century Holy town of St Davids, the smallest “City” in the United Kingdom, with its breath taking Cathedral and Bishops Palace set in the most unlikely and heavenly peninsula location.

Elsewhere on this section of The Wales Coast Path, you will be in the shadow of the huge and impressive Norman Coastal Castles, a legacy of Pembrokeshire's fluid past, as a battleground of cultures and conflicts between Celts, Vikings, Normans and the English. From the modern age, other twists in the path will reveal imposing Victorian Forts, Royal Naval Dockyards and the tunnels, quays and quarries from the area's industrial Archaeology when this coast was part one segment of the worlds most famous Coalface.

Wildlife

The sheer inaccessibility of the Pembrokeshire Coast Paths rocky stacks and offshore islands mean that this is the only UK National Trail that links some of the worlds largest breeding sites for migratory and sea birds. Huge deafening colonies of Manx Shearwaters, Cormorants and Razorbills swirl in feathered clouds on the offshore islands of Skomer and Skokholm and you can expect glimpses of rarer birds such as Choughs, Puffins and Peregrine Falcons.

Undisturbed by the human interference and protected from their usual predators by the sheer inaccessibility of the high cliffs, and volcanic headlands, sea birds thrive in unprecedented numbers here in designated Marine Nature Reserves.

The aquatic life is rich with the seas open to the mighty Atlantic Ocean and as you walk in Pembrokeshire, you will be witness to the power of one of the highest tidal ranges in the world.

Gaze from the heights of the cliff tops into the azure blue waters, and you will see the largest Grey Seal colonies in Southern Britain along with the chance to spot pods of porpoises, dolphins and for the lucky even passing whales and basking sharks. On land, a lack of intensive modern farming in long forgotten corners of the Pembrokeshire National Park results in healthy populations of protected species that are difficult to find elsewhere in Wales.

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path supports the rare Adder snake, Horseshoe Bats and Glow Worms whilst Grey Squirrel and wild deer are present in the southern Pembrokeshire woodlands.

Uncommon Butterflies including the grizzled skipper are attracted to the protected coastal meadows, dunes and salt marshes which are a vibrant explosion of purple heathers and bright yellow gorse.

Add to this mix the carpets of wildflowers and rarer orchids that transform the Welsh Coastal Park here into a riot of colour during the spring months.

In the UK, only Cornwall, or the very North of Scotland can come close to the coastal magnificence experienced by those who visit Pembrokeshire, but even they can no longer compete with the overall challenge of the full 850 miles of Welsh Coast Path. If you can’t undertake it all, then head for Pembrokeshire and walk the original inspiration for this incredible walk on its most dramatic section through the Gwlad hud a lledrith.

Your Journey

Itinerary Days

Each profile offers a different pace and day-by-day itinerary.Choose a profile to explore the day-by-day route, distances and ascent.

Standard Route

14 days

13 nights

186 miles / 299.4 km

Total distance

21,258 ft / 20,998 ft

6,480 m / 6,400 m

13.3 miles per day

21.4 km per day

DayRouteDistanceAscent / DescentElevation profile

Section 1 : Amroth to Manorbier

Distance - 14.4 Miles or a shorter option with an overnight stay at Tenby (7 Miles)

14.4 miles

23.2 km

2,177 ft / 2,119 ft

664 m / 646 m

Section 2 : Manorbier to Bosherton

Distance - 10.3 miles. Strenuous grade walking to Stackpole Quay with a moderate finish to Bosherston

10.3 miles

16.6 km

722 ft / 750 ft

220 m / 229 m

Section 3 Bosherton to West Angle

Distance - 15 miles via Elegug Stacks if the Firing Range is open, or 12.5 miles if it is closed.

15 miles

24.2 km

1,235 ft / 1,226 ft

376 m / 374 m

Section 4 : West Angle to Pembroke

Distance - 14 miles via Angle Point Headland or 11.5 miles from Angle Village

14 miles

22.5 km

1,067 ft / 1,061 ft

325 m / 323 m

Section 5 : Pembroke to Milford Haven

Distance - 13.2 miles

13.2 miles

21.3 km

1,151 ft / 1,115 ft

351 m / 340 m

Section 6 : Milford Haven to Marloes (via Mullock Bridge)

Distance - Between 12 and 16 miles, depending the on tidal crossings at Sandy Haven and The Gann (see above).

11.9 miles

19.1 km

1,158 ft / 1,014 ft

353 m / 309 m

Section 7 : Marloes to Marloes via Dale and St Ann's Head

Distance - 15 miles, but with an option to reduce today to 9.5 miles via Marloes Sands.

15 miles

24.2 km

1,507 ft / 1,540 ft

459 m / 470 m

Section 8 : Marloes (Musselwick Sands) to Broad Haven

Distance - 9 miles

9 miles

14.5 km

942 ft / 1,095 ft

287 m / 334 m

Section 9 - Broad Haven to Solva

Distance - 11 miles

11 miles

17.7 km

1,902 ft / 1,858 ft

580 m / 566 m

Section 10 : Solva to St Davids

Distance - 12.6 miles (or 11 miles to St Justinians)

12.6 miles

20.3 km

904 ft / 749 ft

276 m / 228 m

Day 11 - St Justinians to Trefin

Distance 13.5 miles from St Justinians (add 1.8 miles if staying at St Davids).

13.4 miles

21.6 km

1,283 ft / 1,144 ft

391 m / 349 m

Section 12 : Trefin To Goodwick/Fishguard

Distance - 18 miles (can be reduced to 12.5 miles at Strumble Head to complete in 2 days)

18 miles

29 km

2,485 ft / 2,605 ft

757 m / 794 m

Section 13 : Goodwick / Fishguard to Newport

Distance - 13 miles

13 miles

20.8 km

2,004 ft / 1,990 ft

611 m / 607 m

Section 14 – Newport to St Dogmaels

Distance 15 miles - the section can be split using transfers or the Walkers bus after 8 miles at Moylgrove.

15.1 miles

24.3 km

2,720 ft / 2,730 ft

829 m / 832 m

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