Beaches (and approx driving distance):
- Poppit (couple mins in car/10 min walk – big and sandy, Blue Flag, porpoise-spotting, fishing, cafe, dogs welcome but ban area from entrance of car park directly north over dunes and beach May 1 – Sept 30)
North of St. Dogmaels:
- Mwnt (20 mins in car, National Trust, sheltered, sandy, little white church dating back to 1400, breathtaking headland good for dolphin-spotting)
- Aberporth (15 mins in car, sandy, Blue Flag, cafe, parking, toilets)
- Tresaith (20 mins in car, small, sheltered, sandy, toilets, cafe, shop)
- Penbryn (20 mins in car, National Trust, Blue Flag, sandy, smuggling history, scenic woods of fern-clad Hoffnant Valley)
- Llangrannog (25 mins in car, sandy, popular, cafes, dolphin-spotting), Cilfach (nearby alternative to Llangrannog)
- Cwmtydu (35 mins in car, National Trust, pebbled, small cafe, old smugglers cove, seal-spotting)
- New Quay harbour (30 mins in car, wide, sandy, popular, Blue Flag, cafes & pubs, fishing, boat trips, sailing and watersports centre, dolphin-spotting, Dylan Thomas trail)
- Cei bach (30 mins in car, quiet and peaceful)
South of St. Dogmaels:
- Goodwick Parrog (25 mins in car, sand and shingle overlooking Fishguard Harbour watersports centre, Ocean Lab, popular with families, parking, toilets and other amenities nearby)
- Newport Sands (20 mins in car, vast sandy beach, Blue Flag, sand dunes, near golf club, popular, car park & facilities)
- Newport Parrog (20 mins in car, small sand and pebble beach near town centre, boat club, car park & toilets)
- Pwllgwaelod (20 mins in car, sheltered grey sandy beach, good parking and toilets)
- Cwm yr Eglwys (20 mins in car, sheltered cover shingle beach with sand at low tide, popular with families, ruined Church of St Brynach, car park and toilets).
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