national park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Britain's only truly coastal national park, with 186 miles of path tracing dramatic cliffs, hidden coves and beaches along the wild Welsh coast.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Haverfordwest
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest works well as a base: 10 minutes from Freystrop, 10km from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Haverfordwest is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Freystrop, about 4 km away.
Haverfordwest ( HAV-ər-fərd-WEST, locally HAR-fərd-west; Welsh: Hwlffordd [ˈhʊlfɔrð]) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the second most populous community inRead more
the county after Milford Haven. The suburbs include the former parish of Prendergast, Albert Town and the residential and industrial areas of Withybush (housing, retail parks, hospital, airport and showground).
Haverfordwest has a strategic location: it is the lowest bridging point of the Western Cleddau.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Haverfordwest?
Within an hour or so of Haverfordwest: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (10 km), Freshwater West Beach (Shell Cottage) (17 km), Marloes Sands (18 km), Barafundle Bay (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Haverfordwest?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase) and A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude).
Where is Haverfordwest?
Haverfordwest is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Freystrop.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,596
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.8017, -4.9691
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Haverfordwest
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Freshwater West Beach (Shell Cottage)
The wide Pembrokeshire surf beach is where Shell Cottage stood and where Dobby is buried in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
17 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Marloes Sands
A wide Pembrokeshire beach of tilted rock strata and sea stacks, with Skomer Island offshore.
18 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Barafundle Bay
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South
Man-made lakes covered in water lilies in June, running down to a limestone-stack beach on the Pembrokeshire coast.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Green Bridge of Wales
A 24m limestone sea arch on the Castlemartin range, reached by boardwalk when the firing range is open.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
St Davids
Britain's smallest city, home to a magnificent 12th-century cathedral nestled in a valley and the shrine of Wales's patron saint.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Blue Lagoon, Abereiddi
Flooded slate quarry on the Pembrokeshire coast whose 25m-deep basin glows a surreal turquoise-blue, ringed by ruined quarry buildings. A former Red Bull Cliff Diving venue and coasteering favourite.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Haverfordwest
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 27 kmYnys Barri and Strumble HeadA rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
- 77 kmBlack Mountain Pass (A4069)Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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