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North Pembrokeshire CoastThe St Davids Peninsula Circuit
The full round from the cathedral city, out past the holy well and along the cliffs to Whitesands, returning across farmland.
- Distance
- 6.6 mi / 10.7 km
- Time
- 4 hr 10
- Ascent
- 400 m
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- 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
From the city, drop to St Non’s and join the coast path west past Porthclais, Porthlysgi and St Justinian’s to Whitesands, returning inland.
Worth knowing
- Porthclais harbour has limekilns and was the port for the cathedral’s building stone.
- St Justinian’s is where the Ramsey Island boats leave and the lifeboat station is worth seeing.
- Ten miles with steady cliff walking; allow the full day.
What you’ll see
St Non’s chapel and well, Porthclais harbour, Ramsey Island, and Whitesands beach.
Background
Porthclais was the cathedral’s port, and tradition has St David baptised at St Non’s where his mother gave birth in a storm.