Beaches in South Wales

Pembrokeshire

Sandy

Tenby's main Blue Flag beach, curving south from the walled old town — the widest and busiest of the town's three beaches.

Pembrokeshire

Sandy

A fossil-rich Site of Special Scientific Interest, where ancient Old Red Sandstone cliffs form the distinctive "Three Chimneys" rock stacks.

Pembrokeshire

Sandy

A National Trust beach reached only by a clifftop walk from Stackpole, regularly ranked among Britain's most beautiful stretches of sand.

Pembrokeshire

Sandy

A sheltered harbour beach that hosts the World Cawl Championships each spring — Wales's answer to a chilli cook-off, built around a traditional lamb stew.

Pembrokeshire

Sandy

St David's premier surf beach and the longest stretch of sand in the area, running two miles along the open Atlantic coast.

Glamorgan

Sandy

Three miles of sand end at Worm's Head, a tidal island reachable at low tide, with the wreck of the Helvetia rusting in the sand.

Glamorgan

Sandy

Three limestone pillars rise straight from the sand, with the ruins of Pennard Castle perched on the clifftop directly above this cove.