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Photo of Porthgain, a village in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.

© Alan Hughes / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Porthgain

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Porthgain is a tiny former industrial harbour on the north coast, where slate and crushed roadstone were once shipped out. The brick hoppers and ruined quarry buildings still stand above the quay as a scheduled monument, and the Sloop Inn by the water dates from 1743 and feeds walkers coming off the coast path. Just west is the flooded slate quarry known as the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddi. It’s an oddly striking spot, industrial ruin set against sea cliffs.

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Photo of the Pembrokeshire Coast, a National Park in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.Iconic

Pembrokeshire Coast

You’re inside itNational Park near Solva

Britain's only truly coastal national park — sea cliffs, beaches and seabird islands around Wales's western tip.

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

0.2 km N · spans 16 counties

Photo of Blue Lagoon, Abereiddi, a pool near Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.Highlight

Blue Lagoon, Abereiddi

Pool near Porthgain

A flooded slate quarry on the Pembrokeshire coast at Abereiddi, its water an improbable milky turquoise — a coasteering amphitheatre that has hosted world cliff-diving championships.

2.2 km SW

Photo: Carn Llidi, a viewpoint near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.Highlight

Carn Llidi

Viewpoint near St Davids

Rocky tor above Whitesands Bay near St Davids, giving wide views over the peninsula and Ramsey Island.

8.9 km SW

Photo of St Davids Cathedral, a church in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.Iconic

St Davids Cathedral

Church near St Davids

Medieval cathedral on the site of St David's 6th-century monastery, a place of pilgrimage for over 1,400 years.

9.5 km SW

Photo of St Davids, a village in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales.Highlight

St Davids

Village

Britain's smallest city, a compact cathedral settlement on a windswept peninsula at the western tip of Wales.

9.5 km SW · Pembrokeshire