Barmouth

A big jump up from Pembrokeshire to the town of Barmouth, on the edge of Snowdonia. The coast drive up here is pretty uneventful and you can't help thinking you should be exploring in-land through the Cambrian Mountains, but this trip is about the coast so they can wait for another day. I probably should have stopped and explored Aberystwyth but it seemed very busy and not that exciting to be honest.

Barmouth is a classic "old school" holiday resort but with a mountain backdrop. I arrived as the weather closed in and black clouds descended. So, these photographs show a classic British holiday resort on the longest day, 4 days short of midsummers day!

Ceibwr, Pembrokeshire

A quick stop at Ceibwr on the final stretch of the Pembrokeshire coast. The cliffs here show some classic folding and faulting structures.

Newport, Pembrokeshire

A mile to the north of Newport is the area that provided the stones used to create Stonehenge stone circle.

Cwm-yr-eglwys, Pembrokeshire

On the eastern end of Dinas Head is Cwm-yr-Eglwys (Valley of the church). The great storm of 1859, which wrecked more than 100 ships off the coast of Wales in a single night, destroyed the church on the foreshore.

A short coast walk takes you to Newport.

Dinas Island Farm camp site - Pembrokeshire

Just a few miles along the coast from Fishguard is Dinas Island farm camp site. It is not actually an island but a national trust managed headland. This is a small camp site with simple but excellent facilities (incl free hot showers) and is an absolute bargain at £5 per person per night (plus £4 for electric h/u). Just a 10 minute walk down the farm lane takes you to a small sandy beach overlooking Fishguard bay. From here, you can also catch the pembrokeshire coast bus service (or use as a return stop after a coast walk from the campsite).