Beaches in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
The beach guide has 6 beaches listed in and around the town of Fishguard. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Goodwick Sands Beach (0.5 miles)
This beach, with its mix of sand and shingle, lies close to the Fishguard-Rosslare Ferry Terminal which is linked by train to London. The beach is divided by a series of wooden groynes and has a sea wall composed of quarried boulders. There is a narrow promenade and a breakwater along which it is possible…
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Goodwick - Harbour South Beach (0.6 miles)
Goodwick Harbour is a sandy beach within the walls of Fishguard Harbour from where a ferry service operates to Rosslare in Ireland. It is separated by the harbour wall from Goodwick Sands. Whilst the beach is popular for walking, swimming, water sports, and watching the ferries entering and leaving the harbour at low tide, at…
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Pwll Gwylog Beach (3 miles)
The secluded Pwll Gwylog cove is set at the foot of a deep valley through which a stream snakes. The small curve of shingle beach is flanked by imposing slate cliffs, which provide some shelter from the wind on this north-facing beach. The easiest way to access the beach at Pwll Gwylog is from neighbouring…
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Pwllgwaelod Beach (3.4 miles)
Pwllgwaelod Beach is a small sandy beach that is encircled by cliffs with views across the water to Fishguard Harbour. The cliffs offer some protection from the wind and at low tide there is a good stretch of sand. The beach is also one of the starting points of a trek that stretches for three…
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Porthsychan Beach (3.7 miles)
Set in a sheltered cove near the north-westerly tip of Pembrokeshire is the pleasant little beach of Porthsychan. What the beach lacks in sand (it is mostly shingle and pebble) it makes up for in charm. Here you will find an abundance of rock pools and the waters within the little bay are generally quite…
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach (4.1 miles)
The sand and shingle cove of Cwm yr Eglwys is located on the eastern side of the Dinas Island peninsula near Newport. To the back of the beach is a high protective stone wall. This was probably built in response to the enormous 1859 storm which washed away most of the village's 12th century chapel.…
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