'Surprise' holiday to Pembroke - a photo essay

At the end of March we went on a surprise holiday to Pembroke - I say surprise simply because I forgot that we had vaguely talked about going before and two days before we were due to leave I was reminded of our plans and got very excited!

Despite being a mere 130 miles down the coast from us, this being Welsh countryside, it took around four hours to get to St. Davids.

'arty' snap of the Cathedral

I loved the colours of the clock and the lichen under the windows - apparently it is only present here due to the bird poo

Nice gargoyle

close up of one of the many plants growing in the walls

In the afternoon we went for a short ramble to St. Justinians and back along the coast line to Whitesansds Bay.

One of the many houses here with an awesome view

First impressions of the coastal path

The lifeboat station at St. Justinians

Walking along the coastal path before sunset - it would make an awesome run

Slabby rock to climb with not too much protection

Lichen

Steps to the beach at high tide

After an amazing lunch the next day at the Sloop Inn we walked back from Porthgain to St. Davids along the coastal path.  The weather soon turned to drizzle so my camera stayed mostly in my bag.

Porthgain

Abereiddy Tower

On the 1st of April we awoke to a fabulous view and we headed off for a wander around St. Davids and the Pembrokeshire coastline.

Whitesands beach

Dogs out on the beach before the summer holiday ban

low-ish tide

A friendly dog who came to say hello