Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Enjoy the Pembrokeshire Coast Path at your own pace on a complete self-guided walking holiday. Accommodation, luggage transfer and custom holiday pack included.

Code	Tour	Duration	Difficulty	Price per person
PCP1	From St Dogmaels to Amroth(L)	13 nights, 12 days walking	Demanding / Strenuous	£1190
PCP2	From St Dogmaels to Amroth(L)	14 nights, 13 days walking	Demanding	£1285
PCP3	From St Dogmaels to Amroth(L)	15 nights, 14 days walking	Moderate / Demanding	£1370
PCP4	From St Dogmaels to Amroth(L)	16 nights, 15 days walking	Moderate / Demanding	£1465
PCP5	From St Dogmaels to Amroth(L)	19 nights, 18 days walking	Moderate	£1740

Important information

The walk between Dale and Milford Haven requires the crossing of two tidal inlets at Pickleridge and Sandy Haven. Both crossings are sufficiently flooded by the incoming tide to make them impassable at high tide. Pickleridge can only be safely crossed 3.5 hours either side of low tide and Sandy Haven can only be safely crossed within 2.5 hours either side of low tide.

Careful timing of your arrival at these inlets is therefore necessary to allow sufficient time (up to 2 hours) to walk the intervening 5 miles or so of coast between Pickleridge and Sandy Haven before the crossing becomes impassable. If you miss either there is no alternative crossing and in both cases a substantial 4 mile detour for each crossing is necessary or a long wait of up to 5.5 hours. Before booking please click here for tide times.

Start

Travel to St Dogmaels where your first night's accommodation has been booked

Day 1

St Dogmaels to Newport. 15 miles (24km) / 2730 ft (832 m) ascent

Day 2

Newport to Goodwick/Fishguard. 11.5 miles (18.5km) / 2119 ft (646 m) ascent

Day 3

Goodwick/Fishguard to Trefin. 19 miles (30.5km) / 2904 ft (885 m) ascent

Day 4

Trefin to St David's. 19 miles (30km) / 2552 ft (778 m) ascent

Day 5

St David's to Nolton Haven. 14.5 miles (23km) / 1988 ft (606 m) ascent

Day 6

Nolton Haven to Marloes Sands. 17 miles (27.5km) / 2146 ft (654 m) ascent

Day 7

Marloes Sands to Sandy Haven/Herbrandston(L). 14.5 miles (23.5km) / 2110 ft (643 m) ascent

Day 8

Sandy Haven/Herbrandston(L) to Pembroke. 16 miles (26km) / 1657 ft (505 m) ascent

Day 9

Pembroke to Angle. 11.5 miles (18.5km) / 902 ft (275 m) ascent

Day 10

Angle to Bosherston(L). 15.5 miles (25km) / 1529 ft (466 m) ascent

Day 11

Bosherston(L) to Manorbier(L). 10.5 miles (16.5km) / 1312 ft (400 m) ascent

Day 12

Manorbier(L) to Amroth(L). 16.5 miles (26.5km) / 1936 ft (590 m) ascent

Finish

Depart from Amroth(L) after breakfast

Your Itinerary

This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.

Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.

The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard.

Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog-friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:

A note about transfers

£35.00 per person / per night

£25.00 per person / per night

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£50.00 per person / per night

Price on request

What's included?

13 nights' accommodation in en-suite rooms (where available) in selected B&B’s, hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail, or a short distance away via taxi provided at our expense.
Breakfast each day.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook or route notes describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.

Extra Nights & Rest Days

If you would like to spend some time exploring, shopping or simply relaxing in Pembrokeshire, taking an extra night is a wonderful way to extend your holiday.

Newport is an excellent choice for a rest day. It is a delightful little town with an interesting collection of shops, cafes and inns. It is also an ideal base from which to visit the historic village of Nevern, Pentre Ifan cromlech and Castell Henlys, a fascinating excavated and partially reconstructed Iron Age village.

There is a lot to see in Nevern. Overlooked by a ruined Norman castle, St Brynachs Church has many features of interest. In the churchyard is the famous 'bleeding yew', which drips blood-red sap. Legend has it that the tree will bleed until a Welsh lord of the manor is reinstated in the castle.

Also in the churchyard is a magnificent richly carved 10th century Celtic cross. Above it on a rock face is the Pilgrim's Cross. The chancel of the church was built slightly out of alignment with the nave to represent Christ's inclined head on the cross. In the windowsill of the south transept is the Maglocunus Stone with Ogham inscriptions from the 5th century.

Marloes is a good choice if you would like to take a boat trip to the nature reserve islands of Skomer or Skokholm.

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£50.00 per person / per night

Price on request

Tour Facts

Total distance: 180 miles (288 km)
Duration: 13 nights, 12 days walking
Minimum daily distance: 10.5 miles (16.5 km)
Maximum daily distance: 19 miles (30.5 km)
Code: PCP1 Grade: Demanding / Strenuous
Season: 2nd January - 24th December
Start of holiday: St Dogmaels
End of holiday: Amroth(L)

Route Profile

Travel Information

Useful information and travel links that will assist you in your plans to travel to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you with your full tour pack. A summary is given below:

By Air - The most convenient international airports for the start of the trail are Cardiff Airport and Bristol Airport.

By Rail - The nearest rail stations to the start of the trail (St Dogmaels) are either Fishguard & Goodwick station (about 21.5 miles away) or Carmarthen (about 30 miles away). The nearest rail stations to the end of the trail (Amroth) are either Kilgetty (about 4.5 miles away) or Tenby (about 8 miles away).

By Bus -There are bus services from both Fishguard & Goodwick and Carmarthen rail stations to St Dogmaels, but these are somewhat lengthly journeys, so a taxi would be the best option. There are buses from Amroth to Kilgetty or Tenby Monday to Friday only, so a taxi would be required on weekends.

From London - Trains run from London Paddington station to Fishguard and Goodwick or Carmarthen. From there a bus/taxi will be required to St Dogmaels.

Return To The Start - The easiest way to return to the start of the trail, is to take a bus/taxi from Amroth to Kilgetty rail station. From there trains run to Carmarthen, where a bus/taxi will be required to St Dogmaels.

Weather Information

To find out more about the weather forecast for your chosen holiday's general location, please see the following websites:

MetCheck - This website allows you to look up detailed weather information for specific locations as far as six months in advance.
Met Office - This website shows regional area forecasts a few days in advance, with a general UK forecast description of up to 30 days in advance.
Mountain Forecast - This website shows what the forecast is like up on specific hills and fells, and offers forecasts a few days in advance.