
Marloes is situated within The Pembrokeshire
Coast National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
There is so much to explore along the coastline – all
within easy reach from your base at The Old School.
Marloes Sands offers a spectacular
mile of sandy beach. There are footpaths from The Old School
straight to Marloes Sands, but you can also drive and use
the fee-paying car park, if you prefer.
From St Martin’s Haven
- about two miles from The Old School- you can take a boat
trip to the famous bird islands of Skomer and Skokholm.
For watersport lovers,
a visit to the lively resort of Dale is a must. A five minute
drive from The Old School, Dale waterfront offers excellent
sailing and windsurfing. Dale is the home of the West Wales
Wind, Surf and Sailing centre, which runs sailing, windsurfing
and surfing instruction and holiday courses for beginners
through to advanced. (For more information visit www.surfdale.co.uk)
Dale has a popular waterfront pub, The Griffin Inn, and there
is also a café, shop, post office and sailing club.
From Dale there is a daily ‘Sea Safari’ in holiday
season, which takes visitors on an exhilarating tour of the
surrounding coastline.
Westdale Bay, a beautiful
sandy cove surrounded by steep cliffs, is situated at the
Western side of Dale.
St Brides Haven, a beautiful
fishing cove overlooked by St Brides Castle and ancient church,
is a really pleasant 30 minute walk from The Old School or
alternatively, it’s a 10 minute trip by car.
The charismatic holiday resort of Little
Haven is only a fifteen minute drive from your base
at The Old School. At Little Haven you will find a delightful
beach, a post-office and shop as well as a choice of good
pubs and eateries.
Further along the coast by car, you can
visit the popular resorts of Broad Haven
and Newgale, both are renowned for their vast stretches of
sandy beaches and excellent surf!
At Haverfordwest, 12 miles
away, there is plenty of shopping on offer, including a fortnightly
Farmers Market at the Riverside Quay. There is also a large,
edge-of-town Tesco store.
Milford Haven is 20 minutes
from Marloes by car. Here you’ll find a 10-pin bowling
and entertainment complex ‘Phoenix Bowl’, which
has a café, licensed bar, pool tables and kids indoor
adventure play area – ideal for rainy days. There is
also much to be seen at Milford Docks quayside including the
naval museum, the marina and a choice of restaurants and cafes.
There is also a large Tesco store.
The Druidstone Hotel at
Druidstone Haven is situated between Broad Haven and Newgale
and has been consistently listed in The Good Food Guide since
1974. Set on high cliffs overlooking the sea, the evening
sunsets there are spectacular. For that special meal we recommend
their restaurant, but booking is essential. For more information:
www.druidstone.co.uk
A 30 minute drive away, but well worth a
visit, is the beautiful harbour at Solva
with its colourful cottages, shops and galleries and the historic
cathedral at St Davids.
For more information on what to do in and
around Marloes, log on to www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk
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