Pembrokeshire Coast Path: Solva to St David's

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The path heads up the west side of the estuary, passing a terrace of houses in a fine position before joining an ivy-covered pathway which leads once more to the cliff-tops. The walking here is both easy and spectacular, with dramatic cliffs ahead and quiet farmland inland. There is a view over the whole
massive area of St Brides Bay, from Ramsey Island in the north to the island of Skomer in the south, both noted as nature reserves. The cliffs themselves are quite forbidding, and evidence of their
unforgiving nature can be seen in the rusting remains of a ship at Aber-long; one of three Greek tugs wrecked here while en route from Liverpool.

Passing through National Trust land, the path goes by the concentric ditches of the massive Ogof Castell hill fort, before dropping down to Porth y Rhaw, which was once a busy place with a woollen mill and factory that ceased production in 1915. Inland is Morfa Common; an area of heathland maintained
by the National Trust.

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  Terrain  - Grassy coast path, roads
  Landscape  - High cliffs, sheltered coves, a tiny city
  Dog friendliness  - On lead when near livestock or on roads
  Parking  - Car park (pay and display) at start in Solva harbour
  Toilets en route  - In St David’s
About the walk
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a national trail following the Pembrokeshire coast through the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, from Amroth in the south to St Dogmaels, near Cardigan, in the north. The official distance is 186 miles (299km), but there are so many ups and downs and ins and outs...
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Wales meets the Atlantic Ocean in spectacular fashion at Pembrokeshire. Unlike the West Country, Pembrokeshire can offer the coast without the crowds, and quaint fishing villages without those huge coach parks.
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Pembrokeshire Coast Path: Solva to St David's

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Additional information
  Terrain - Grassy coast path, roads
  Landscape - High cliffs, sheltered coves, a tiny city
  Dog friendliness - On lead when near livestock or on roads
  Parking - Car park (pay and display) at start in Solva harbour
  Toilets en route - In St David’s
About the walk
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a national trail following the Pembrokeshire coast through the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, from Amroth in the south to St Dogmaels, near Cardigan, in the north. The official distance is 186 miles (299km), but there are so many ups and downs and ins and outs...
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Pembrokeshire
Wales meets the Atlantic Ocean in spectacular fashion at Pembrokeshire. Unlike the West Country, Pembrokeshire can offer the coast without the crowds, and quaint fishing villages without those huge coach parks.