The Pembrokeshire Coast & The Wales Coast Path

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The Wales Coast Path in Pembrokeshire extends for some 186 miles, from St Dogmaels in the north to Amroth in the south. Challenging in places, more accessible in others, the Pembrokeshire section takes in some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in the British Isles. Towering sea cliffs and wave-scoured beaches, spectacular headlands, promontory forts and offshore islands, seabirds, seals and dolphins; every turn of the track brings the shock of the unexpected. Pembrokeshire is a place for all seasons. In summer the coast can swelter under Mediterranean heat. In winter (and not just in winter!) incoming frontal systems are heralded on the sea's horizon, making for crashing storms, brooding skies and flaring sunsets. The images on this page give a flavour of the spectrum. A more comprehensive series, following line-of-march and intended for itinerary planning, can be found on the Barrie Foster & Associates web site.  The order of the images on this page is dictated more by aspect ratios than geography!

Penbwchdy to St Davids Head. From above the tiny cove of Pwllderi, on the south of Strumble Head. Each headland creates its own cloud bank. Click on the image for purchase options.

Broom Wood, Abermawr. The path through the woods joins the Wales Coast Path above the beach. May brings banks of bluebells and verdant undergrowth. Click on the image for purchase options.

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The Wales Coast Path above St Non's Bay. St Non was the mother of St David, the Patron Saint of Wales, and the remains of her chapel and well overlook the bay. Click on the image for purchase options.

Pwllderi Youth Hostel, Strumble Head. High on the cliffs above Pwllderi, the hostel overlooks a spectacular section of the Wales Coast Path. Click on the image for purchase options. (A B&W conversion is available.)

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The Wales Coast Path above Pwllderi. On the south side of Strumble Head, with the lighthouse showing just below the horizon. Click on the image for purchase options.

The Wales Coast Path at Penberry. Between Abereiddy and St Davids Head the coast path passes between the hill of Penberry and the sea cliffs. Click on the image for purchase options.

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South Bishops Light. Returning from an excursion to St Davids Head. The reward was a sunset that developed into a pyrotechnic display. There was just time enough to unpack the camera and grab the opportunity. Click on the image for purchase options.

Penbwchdy. The first prominent headland heading south from Strumble on the coast path. The path drops down from here to the long coastal plateau. click on the image for purchase options.

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Ogof Castell Iron Age Fort. One of many Pembrokeshire promontory forts. The defensive banks and ditches are clearly visible in the low angle spring light. Click on the image for purchase options.

One girl and her dog. An ebbing tide and a wave-washed beach at Caerfai Bay, St Davids. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Ystafelloedd from Carreg y Barcud. A slice through geological time revealed by colours in the sun. From the Wales Coast Path between St Davids Head and Solva. Click on the image for purchase options.

The twin beaches of Abermawr and Aberbach. Clear water and the ripple of a wave. On low spring tides a fossilised forest is sometimes visible at Abermawr. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Penrhyn Erw-goch and Fishguard Bay from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, heading south west from Pwllgwaelod. Click on the image for purchase options.

The Wales Coast Path in North Pembrokeshire drops into hidden coves and skirts secluded beaches. Pwllstrodur, a couple of miles east of Abercastle, can only be reached on foot or by boat. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Once there were whalers ... and once one of the largest fishing ports in the UK. These days working boats are far outnumbered by marina berths. Most of the spectrum graded towards monotone. Click on the image for purchase options.

Before the Dawn. Making ready for sea at Milford Docks. Click on the image for purchase options.

Porthclais Harbour at Low Tide. Carn Llidi on the horizon. Click on the image for purchase options.

At Porthgain. Boats and gear on the quay at Porthgain Harbour. Waiting for the passing of the equinoctial gales! Click on the image for purchase options.

Mooring Chain, Porthgain. An instantly recognisable feature on the quay at Porthgain Harbour. Textures and colour contrast make this an irresistible capture. Click on the image for purchase options.

Study in Blue: Goodwick Outer Breakwater. Taken from the Marine Walk below Fishguard town on the hottest day of June 2009. Click on the image for purchase options.

Study in Grey: Becalmed, Fishguard Bay. After a day of heat the early evening haze turned the Bay to silver. Captured with a long focus lens from the secluded beach at Pwllgwaelod. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Marloes Peninsula

Marloes Sands & Gateholm Island. The sea fog persisted on the whole of the north coast throughout the day, producing strange effects where the land met the sea. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Dream Island: Skokholm Mist. The cusp of spring brings unique frontal systems to Pembrokeshire peninsulas. This capture of Skokholm Island was from the Wales Coast Path on the Marloes Peninsula. Skokholm was immortalised in 'Dream Island' by the naturalist Ronald Lockley, who lived here between 1927 and 1940. Lockley instigated research into Manx shearwaters, stormy petrels and Atlantic puffins. He set up the first British bird observatory in 1933, which sparked the British Bird Observatory movement. His writings and field work helped with the foundation of a number of conservationist groups and he was heavily involved in creating the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. His ashes were scattered off Skokholm in 2000. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Dream Islands #1. Gateholm Island from the Wales Coast Path above Victoria Bay on the Marloes Peninsula. St Anne's Head is in the far distance. The Peninsula and its offshore islands are amongst the most beautiful sections of coast in the British Isles. Click on the image for purchase options.

Dream Islands #2. Skomer from the Wales Coast Path on the Marloes Peninsula. As well as its importance as a haven for seabirds, the island was the focus of the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve, one of only three in the UK when it was declared as such in 1990. The Reserve included the offshore islands and the mainland Peninsula. The island was reclassified as a Marine Conservation Zone in 2014. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Dream Islands #3. Gateholm and Skomer from the beach at Marloes. Skomer, along with Ronald Lockley's Dream Island of Skokholm, is an internationally important sanctuary for seabirds. Both are under the stewardship of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, part of Lockley's lasting legacy. Half of the global population of Manx shearwaters nest on Skomer and the island is home to the unique Skomer vole. Click on the image for purchase options.

Dream Islands #4. Gateholm and Skomer from Marloes Sands. Taken together, the protected status of the offshore islands, the internationally important seabird colonies, the Marine Conservation Area and the stretches of mainland coastline managed by The National Trust and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, make for a very special experience. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Marloes Sands Detail #1. The slow reveal of pristine sand studded with rock pinnacles on the ebb tide. Click on the image for purchase options.

Marloes Sands Detail #2. Crystal rock pools, rock outcrops and rocky spurs on an otherwise empty beach. A shroud of April mist on the headland. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Marloes Sands Detail #3. Beach stack lapped by the flood tide on Marloes Sands. Muted evening light with Gateholm Island in the middle distance. Click on the image for purchase options.

Marloes Sands and Gateholm. High noon. Intense blue and brilliant gold in this much photographed (and filmed) corner of Pembrokeshire. Film credits include The Lion In Winter (1968), Richard II (BBC, 2011) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). Click on the image for purchase options.

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Newgale Moods

A lone couple walk the two mile expanse of Newgale beach under a westering sun. One of the most popular surfing venues in Pembrokeshire, the beach has gone through cycles of change since the major storms of January and February 2014. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Newgale Moods #1. First of four. Low winter sun and cloud forms. Click on the image for purchase options.

Newgale Moods #2. Second of series, Rickets Head, winter sun and reflections. Click on the image for purchase options.

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Newgale Moods #3. Third in series. Slow exposure, smooth reflections. Click on the image for purchase options.

Newgale Moods #4. Fourth in series. Click on the image for purchase options.

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