Sports and Adventure
Cycling, fishing, walking, riding and watersports, including that famously Pembrokeshire invention: coasteering.
Whether you feel like a leisurely walk or getting your adrenaline pumping, get in touch with your adventurous side.
Cycling
Plenty of hills but many miles of beautiful, level quiet roads that will take you to some of our secret places. Cycling North Pembrokeshire is fun and offers everything from a gentle ride along picturesque Gwaun Valley to challenging circular routes on the Tour of Pembrokeshire roads.
Fishing
There are also plenty of opportunities for the adventurous sea angler both around Fishguard’s large harbour and in the secluded bays and inlets along our spectacular coast. Or, closer at hand and more accessible, why not try your hand at coarse fishing on peaceful, picturesque and safe lakes?
Walking
Walking short or long trails in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park spectacular can be easier by using these websites www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/ or
walking-pembrokeshire.co.uk
Or why not try some of the more accessible walks on this page?
Water Sports
North Pembrokeshire is a mecca for watersports lovers and newcomers alike. kayaking, surfing, coasteering, sailing, boat trips and much more. Explore the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park from the water, either on your own or with an organised group with one of many activity providers.
Fishguard Leisure Centre
Fishguard Leisure Centre is a superb modern sports hall and pool with a stunning range of facilities!
25-metre swimming pool, children’s learner pool, swimming pool viewing area, multi-purpose sports hall, sports hall viewing gallery, sauna, state of the art fitness suite with satellite TV and brand new Technogym equipment, 10 Technogym spin bikes, Gourmet Piglet refreshments, outdoor tennis courts, disabled access and facilities including parking, swimming pool hoist, dance studio, function room, all weather pitch.
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Havard Stables
Hannah’s licensed riding establishment is WRTA registered. Hannah caters for all abilities and novices are welcome. Minimum age four years, for rides of 30 minutes or longer. Hannah offers personal care and attention in small groups. Riding is on bridleways or hills only in beautiful countryside with seaviews. For the more experienced rider, faster and longer rides are optional and can include a visit to a famous country pub. Riding helmets are provided free.
There are also saddle clubs on Saturdays for children and young people; and pony days including learning, riding and stable management – your child is in our care.
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Kayak King Tours
Kayak King Tours bring our customers the perfect opportunity to discover the Pembrokeshire National Park from a whole new perspective, taking advantage of the beauty that is Wales. We have a fleet of stable and easy to use sit-on-top kayaks from which we host coastal kayaking tours, and fishing expeditions.
Explore the beautiful seaside caves and play on the waves in this region that hosts a colony of friendly seals. Kayak King offers experiences for the entire family, so whether for an outing, a hen or stag weekend or a corporate event, just get in touch with us at Kayak King Tours to enjoy a great day on the water.
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Preseli Venture
Having set the high standard for sustainable adventure tourism in West Wales for nearly 40 years, Preseli Venture have hand-picked the best of Pembrokeshire’s activities to feature on their booking platform. This allows visitors to book all their activities in one place including a range of boat trips, coasteering, sea kayaking, surfing, rock climbing, canoeing, SUP-boarding and more. Preseli Venture have developed two car-free holidays for climate-conscious explorers, using 100% public transport: the Car-Free Activity Holiday and the Self-Guided Walking Holiday. They also work with travel agencies, group leaders and families to build bespoke activity holiday itineraries full of adventure, walking, history, culture and cuisine. You can also stay at their low-carbon self-catering accommodation, the Eco Barn and Courtyard Cottages.
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Yet-y-Gors Fishery
Offering Course fishing on four lakes in a tranquil setting surrounded by wild flowers and trees attracting a wide variety of birdlife. We have general fishing on two of our lakes. Tench, crucians and other silverfish on the third and the fourth is being set up as a carp only lake.
We welcome all standards of angler, from the experienced match angler to the novice. For those who would like to ‘try fishing’ we offer a 2hr ‘Try Fishing’ session with tackle and bait included. Tackle hire is available, booking required. Bait and tackle shop on site with maggots, other bait and terminal tackle for sale.
Celtic Quest Coasteering
Celtic Quest Coasteering specialise in tailoring a bespoke adventure to suit the expectations and abilities of each adventurer: cliff Jumping, scramble climbing, adventure swimming, rock hopping and more! Coasteering – exploring a stretch of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in the impact zone where sea meets land.
Adventures can include cliff jumping from zero to a breathtaking 10 metres!
Traversing along the rocky shore – explore caves and hidden coves. If the waves are rolling in take a spin in the water features including the ‘washing machine’, ‘tumble dryer’ or ‘toilet flush’.
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Board Games Surfing
Surfing – with years of experience and an infectious enthusiasm, our surf coaches will have you riding the waves in no time. We supply all the kit including a winter steamer wetsuit, wetsuit boots, gloves, hood and a surfboard or bodyboard.
Paddleboarding – If the sea is flat, have a go at stand up paddle boarding. Our boards are over 10ft long and super stable. Once you’ve got the basics (and your balance), we head out along the coast exploring the hidden caves and coves. All kit is supplied, during hot weather you have the option of throwing on a pair of boardshorts and a rashvest rather than a wetsuit.
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Horse Sense for Life
Horse Sense for Life is a team of individuals with a passion for helping people through the use of equine-assisted psychotherapy and equine-assisted learning. Horse Sense for Life offers a wide range of programmes to suit any individual, family or team’s needs.
If you have ever been told that life is an easy ride, you are in for a rude awakening. Life can appear tough, very tough actually and it becomes more complicated as decades pass by. We offer opportunities for people to be with horses in nature; to develop and grow their self-awareness and find choices that better enrich their lives.
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Celtic Cycling Circle
The route is a cycling circle with no designated start or end point connecting Wales and Ireland with route between Pembroke Dock, Fishguard, Holyhead, Dublin and Rosslare. This free to access guide inspired by research on the heritage and importance of the sea ports that connect Wales with Ireland, ‘Ports Past and Present’.
The Celtic Circle follows the National Cycling Routes that offer a safer alternative to busy ‘A’ roads and whether users follow the whole route or sections of it, towns such as Fishguard provide an opportunity to stop, relax and appreciate everything it has to offer.
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Dinas Head Walk
The Dinas Head walk is an excellent, moderately challenging choice with spectacular clifftop views over the sea and across North Pembrokeshire’s beautiful, rugged coastline. The whole circular walk is about seven miles but, although it tops the northern cliffs at its highest, the progressive gradient is achievable for anyone who is reasonably confident on their feet.
Whichever way you start, from Cwm-yr-Eglwys or Pwll Gwaelod, the last half mile is reassuringly flat! Refreshments are available at the Old Sailors pub in Pwll Gwaelod with parking available at either Pwll Gwaelod or Cwm-yr-Eglwys.
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Carregwastad Walk
Carregwastad Point walk to the rugged landing place of the French forces for the last invasion in 1797. Access is from the sea or from the coastal path only.
In 1797 the French Republican “Legion Noir” landed on Caregwastad Point, in what has been the Last Invasion of Britain, only to surrender to a much smaller force including the Pembroke Yeomanry hastily assembled under Lord Cawdor and the much famed Jemima Nichols whose ‘army of women’ may have made all the difference!
Two French frigates were captured, one re-commissioned by the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Fishguard. In 1853 Queen Victoria awarded the Regiment the battle honour “Fishguard”.
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Marine Walk
Start at Marine Walk sign at West St/Penslade and follow Marine Walk signs round the headland to picnic site (below St Theresa’s Convent), with views of Lower Town, the Preselis and then towards the Harbour. At the main road, you can either walk up the hill and back to West Street, or, take the steps down to Goodwick Parrog and proceed along for refreshment at Ocean Lab. Re-trace your route along Parrog and back up the steps to the entrance to picnic site, and cross the main road at Windy Hall to pick up bypass path which goes below the School. Turn left at path along Feidr Pen Commins back to Fishguard which comes out at top of Clive Road. Go along top of car park to join Ropewalk to return to start on West St. A couple of hours well spent!
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Harbour Village Walk
Take a walk, catch the bus, or drive to Harbour Village from the middle of Goodwick and park at the viewpoint at the top. Take in the breathtaking view of the Preseli Mountains and the coastline, including the Harbour, before following the coast path out towards Carreg Wasted and Strumble Head. Almost immediately you leave the urban landscape to walk the Wild West coast of Pencaer.
Behind the houses on the west side of Harbour Village is a large neolithic burial site called Garn Wen with several exposed tombs. Take the lane towards Penrhiw Farm to see the take off site for the first flight to Ireland in 1912. You can continue through the farm and on to Llanwnda where the ancient church of St Gwyndaf is open.
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The Iron and Stone Trail
The historic culture of a place can often be seen in stone and iron. Explore some of the history of this place by following this iron and stone trail, but also look up at the architecture of the homes and other buildings.
Please be careful to observe all signs for rights of way when following other people’s routes, as we cannot guarantee that they do not cross private or hazardous land.
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Beautiful Fishguard Bay
Walk from Fishguard square, down the Sladeway and around to Lower Town Harbour. Then take the narrow steps leading up to the A487, continue up the hill and go through the car park at the top. Walk along the footpath and you’ll reach the fort that fired the shot that deterred the French invasion in 1797
Please be careful to observe all signs for rights of way when following other people’s routes, as we cannot guarantee that they do not cross private or hazardous land.
