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Places to visit

Step out of the virtual museum and into the landscape. These sites let you see Pembrokeshire's past for real, from Neolithic tombs to Norman castles and the coast path.

Neolithic

Pentre Ifan

North Pembrokeshire, near Newport

One of the best-known Neolithic burial chambers in Wales, with a massive capstone resting on tall uprights.

Neolithic

Carreg Samson

Near Abercastle, north coast

A striking cromlech close to the sea, its capstone held up by a ring of uprights.

Neolithic & Bronze Age

The Preseli Hills

North Pembrokeshire

Open moorland linked to the Stonehenge bluestones, crossed by an ancient ridgeway and dotted with cairns.

Iron Age

Castell Henllys

Near Eglwyswrw

An Iron Age fort with reconstructed roundhouses, giving a sense of how people lived over two thousand years ago.

Medieval

St Davids Cathedral

St Davids

A cathedral in the smallest city in the UK, beside the ruins of the medieval Bishop's Palace.

Medieval

Pembroke Castle

Pembroke

A great Norman castle and the birthplace of Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII, in 1457.

Medieval

Carew Castle

Carew, near Pembroke

A castle on the tidal river, with a historic tidal mill and an early medieval cross nearby.

Medieval

Manorbier Castle

Manorbier

A coastal castle and the birthplace of the medieval writer Gerald of Wales.

1797

Carregwastad Point

Near Fishguard

The landing place of the French invasion of 1797, now marked by a memorial stone on the coast path.

Mesolithic

Amroth beach

South-east Pembrokeshire

At very low tides, the remains of a submerged prehistoric forest can sometimes be seen on the sand.

1814 onwards

Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock

The former Royal Dockyard town, with heritage buildings and stories of shipbuilding for the Navy.

Modern

The coast path

Around the county

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path links many of these places, through a National Park designated in 1952.

Before you travel: sites are cared for by different organisations, including Cadw, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and private owners. Check opening times, access and any charges with each site before visiting.
Visiting heritage sites

Leave no trace of your visit

Respect the stones

Please don't climb on monuments or move stones — they have survived thousands of years.

Watch the tide

Submerged forests appear only at very low tides. Check tide times and never get cut off.

Follow the paths

Stick to marked routes and close gates behind you on farmland.