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South Pembrokeshire CoastAngle Peninsula
The far south-west corner of Pembrokeshire, with a sheltered bay on one side, a surf beach on the other, and Victorian forts guarding the haven.
- Distance
- 4.3 mi / 7 km
- Time
- 2 hr 25
- Ascent
- 180 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
A circuit of the peninsula from the village takes in West Angle Bay, the coast path round the point and Angle Bay on the return.
Worth knowing
- Freshwater West nearby has been used for several films and is a serious surf beach with dangerous rips.
- The seaweed drying hut at Freshwater West was used to make laverbread.
- Thorn Island fort sits offshore, one of a ring built to defend Milford Haven.
What you’ll see
Both bays, the Victorian forts, the oil terminals across the haven, and seals off the point.
Background
Milford Haven was fortified extensively in the 1850s against a feared French invasion; the forts were never used in anger.