Pembrokeshire self catering holiday cottages

This extremely spacious and detached cottage, has consistently been graded the very maximum 5 Stars by the Welsh Tourism Board, (and indeed achieved this grading very comfortably indeed, gaining extra points each year, reflecting the fact that we never rest on our laurels). It has unlimited hot water and central heating via a combi-boiler, has one bathroom (full sized bath with shower attachment), a further good sized en-suite shower room and a third toilet room.

The kitchen is fully equipped as you would expect of a cottage of this quality. In the kitchen is a table seating 6 (for those who choose to eat in this room rather than the dining room), washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge freezer and microwave. The cooker is again halogen for greater flexibility. The crockery, utensils and glassware are of the highest quality and should be more than sufficient for guests' needs..

Off the main hallway is a good-sized living room (with television, video , CD stereo system and DVD player). There is an open log burning fire, a mixture of leather and fabric furnishings and again off this room is an extremely light and airy dining room which is open to the rafters , with attractive dining table seating up to ten people (in case any visitors drop by!). This room has patio doors (which can thus be seen on the exterior picture) opening onto a large decking / patio, which has ample outdoor seating if you fancy eating al fresco!.

Off this room is the ground floor bedroom, seen on the right of the external photograph, again very light airy and indeed spacious and this principal bedroom benefits from a good sized quality en-suite and a king size bed.. Upstairs are two bedrooms, one a double and one a twin both comfortably furnished with good quality bed linen mattresses and beds. Both rooms have ample wardrobe and drawer space.

We do not believe that any of our guests who have visited us would dispute our assertion that the cottage is indeed spacious, light airy comfortable and smart!

All furniture beds, bedding and furnishings are of the highest quality and tastefully appointed. There is a small glass porch to the side of the property which is ideal for sipping your G&T in. (if you chose this porch in preference  either of the two outside patio areas) More mundanely, there is a telephone in the property .

Trefin has its own cove on the edge of the village at Aberflyn, with its numerous rock pools in this small sand and shingle beach which is surrounded on three sides by rugged cliffs. The bay has its own special island with a tunnel through which you can walk. Porthgain Harbour, about a mile and a half from our cottages and south from Trefin is a thriving, small community of fishermen. It also has a couple of artist's galleries, picturesque and highly popular pub "The Sloop" with much praised bar food,  and also a very 'bohemian' restaurant called "The Shed" .

The harbour is sandy-bottomed, and one of Pembrokeshire's finest beaches lies just around the headland at Traethllyfn; it is owned by the National Trust and enclosed by high cliffs with steps to the sand.

Just a one mile walk from Traethllyfn along the coast (and less than three miles from our cottages) is Aberreidy, a 'blue' sandy beach with dramatic cliffs.

The attractiveness of the scene offered by this location, previously the home of quarrymen who have left an interesting legacy on the cliffs either side of the beach, is extenuated by some really pretty colour-washed cottages on the edge of the beach which must be the most painted scene in Wales, if not in the United Kingdom. It seems as if every gallery in West Wales has pictures or paintings of this scene and we ourselves own several.

On the Traethllyfn side of Aberreidy is the much admired Blue Lagoon - once a slate quarry the walls of which have been breached by the sea.   Moving up the coast in the opposite direction from our cottages and from Trefin is Abercastle (a little over one mile from our cottages as the crow flies). This harbour is also home to some small fishing boats and there is a sand and shingle beach.

Just further on in the direction of Strumble Head, and yet only a few minutes drive away from our cottages, are the two beaches of Abermawr and Aberbach, adjacent to each other. Backing on to these two lovely, sandy, quiet beaches is a wonderful valley with various picturesque cottages and mills straddling a river heading out to the beach. There are numerous short circular walks to be had in this area.

Then further north is Strumble Head with its magnificent lighthouse, (the banner picture on this web site is that of Strumble Head from our garden) which takes you round to Fishguard, a busy small town (with ferry to Rosslaire, Ireland and day trips only costing very little, 24 hour trips not much more and 3 days hotel breaks extremely affordable), only 7 miles by the direct route from our cottages. There are of course numerous further local beaches and bays, Whitesands (famous for its surfing) and Caerfai being the most popular, perhaps due to their being closer to St Davids.

By cutting across country rather than following the wonderful scenic coast road, we are only 4 miles from Solva, a famed and much photographed harbour with a couple of very nice pubs. In addition to enjoying the beaches, coves, bays and harbours, there is of course the excellent coastal path, one of the twelve National Trails of the United Kingdom, and some 187 miles in length.

Sections of the Coastal Path can be easily walked, perhaps with the aid of the excellent year round walkers' bus service which offers returns to the starting point, thus avoiding the necessity of a walk back the way you went. No matter how many times you walk this amazing , breathtaking path you will never become bored with it.

The village of St Davids, just six miles away along a good but quiet road, (so less than 10 minutes) boasts the impressive Cathedral (making this the smallest city in the United Kingdom); this Cathedral  is rated by some as the country's most lovely.. For many the adjoining ruins of the Bishops Palace will be even more interesting.

St Davids has numerous, shops, cafes, craft shops, galleries , a pub, supermarket and several restaurants. There are numerous places from which boat trips depart, particularly from the lifeboat station at St Justinians near St Davids, one of the most popular trips being to Ramsey Island, a famous RSPB bird sanctuary. The lifeboat station can be entered, and its worthy of a visit in its own right.

Ramsey Island offers superb 400 feet high cliff scenery, with dramatic views of the Pembrokeshire coast from the islands two  hills. The wildlife is typical of an offshore island. There are extensive colonies of seals on the beaches and coves below the cliffs, (incidentally the chances are that most walks along the coastal path on the mainland near our cottages will bring you close to seals basking on the rocky shoreline or wallowing in shallow waters).

We are also just off the route of the Saints and Stones taking you through to numerous attractive small churches and archaeological sites on the peninsula. The area abounds with artists' studios, about three being within one mile of our cottages alone.  The famous Tregwynt Woollen Mills, about three miles away also offer a tour and factory shop.

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