Photo of Monkstone Beach, a beach near Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.

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Monkstone Beach

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Monkstone Beach is a quiet sandy cove tucked between Saundersfoot and Tenby, reachable only on foot from the coast path — a steepish scramble down keeps most people away. At high tide the sand shrinks to almost nothing, so it’s best a couple of hours either side of low water. Tenby station is about 3km to the south.

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