A Pembrokeshire coast walk to a warm, welcoming pub
Wildlife, fossils and industrial heritage add extra interest to this wild cliff walk to an inn for all seasons
March 2024
Country diary
Country diary: A brilliant flash of luck as I was looking west
New life buzzes from all directions: why Pembrokeshire in spring is a nature-lover’s dream
March 2023
An arty weekend in ...
An arty weekend in … St Davids, Pembrokeshire
In the first of a new series of art-inspired field trips, we explore the tiny city that is home to Wales’s first contemporary art hotel, Graham Sutherland exhibitions, and an epic coastline to sketch
January 2023
Cycling ancient trails: off-road on an e-bike in Pembrokeshire’s Preseli Hills
Guided e-mountain bike rides in south-west Wales reveal a wild landscape of woods and rocky summits, plus a valley so secluded it still follows the Julian calendar
December 2022
Far and away my best Christmas trip: a cottage on the Pembrokeshire coast
Going away for the festivities can raise issues from sleeping to catering to whether Santa will still find you. But get it right and it can be a yuletide miracle
November 2022
Pass notes
Elf and safety: is a shrine to Dobby ruining a Welsh beauty spot – and threatening local wildlife?
Harry Potter fans have been asked to stop leaving tributes to the house-elf on a beach in Pembrokeshire
September 2022
The pub walk
A great Pembrokeshire coastal walk to a great pub: the Old Point House Inn
Walk along sea cliffs, dip steeply into sandy coves, and then refuel in a 400-year-old pirates’ inn
July 2022
The pub walk
A great hill walk to a great Pembrokeshire pub: Tafarn Sinc
A summit with views of three countries shares top billing with a 5,000-year-old trail on this stroll
April 2022
Where the magic happens: 10 of Britain’s most mystical sites
From healing wells to sacred stones, the author of a new guide to Magical Britain selects his favourite wild and enchanting places
October 2021
Queen of the stone age: my love affair with Wales’ megaliths
The meaning of ancient sites such as Pentre Ifan in Pembrokeshire, has been lost over time, but they’re truly alive in this writer’s imagination
August 2021
I swam with seals and puffins off the south-west coast of Wales
Our writer has ‘one of the finest wildlife watching experiences ever’ with the playful sea creatures around Pembrokeshire’s rocky islets
June 2021
UK seaside revival
A holiday in Tenby still makes me giddy with boyhood excitement
It seemed perfect to me 50 years ago and now it’s even better, with delicious deli picnics and fine craft beers to wash the sand away
September 2020
Family fun and coasteering in Tenby, Wales
UK tourism hotspots extend their holiday season to lure more visitors
August 2020
Swimming with sharks – off Pembrokeshire
You don’t need to travel to the Caribbean or Indian Ocean for an exotic experience – there are fantastic big beasts off the coast of Wales
July 2019
Country diary
Country diary: screaming gannets and clever corvids are out for food
St Non’s, St Davids, Pembrokeshire: Jackdaws hurry me along the coastal path, fixing bright eyes on my rucksack
August 2018
Wild west Wales: beaches, birds and a brew
The coastline of Pembrokeshire’s Marloes peninsula is glorious and uncrowded, the wildlife on nearby Skomer island is superb, and a new cafe on the way to both is the icing on the cake
May 2017
Why I love …
‘Pembrokeshire is magically out of sync with modern times’
Tim Rees, founder of the Unearthed Festival, on his otherworldly, free-spirited home county
January 2017
Hit and myth: a legendary tour of Pembrokeshire
Following two newly devised trails in north Pembrokeshire, Kevin Rushby finds an area thick with antiquity – from neolithic to Napoleonic eras – and more soul than Stonehenge can muster
