Moylgrove
Moylgrove is a tiny village tucked away in a steep sided valley in the north east corner of Pembrokeshire. Follow the valley to the coast, half a mile away, and you arrive at Ceibwr, a wild and remote shingle beach.
Picture: Ceibwr Bay near Moylgrove
Penrallt garden centre is just outside the village and has woodland walks, access to the Coast Path and a licensed cafe serving meals at lunchtime and in the evenings.
Blueberry Angoras spinning, weaving, hand-knitting studio stock a range of gifts including angora goat skin rungs and mohair socks. They also hold spinning and weaving demonstrations and courses.
A few miles north east is the unusually named Poppit Sands, a wide stretch of open sand backed by dunes. When the tide is out, the beach stretches for nearly a mile and almost reaches Gwbert on the other side. There’s a large car park with a café next to the beach.
Picture: The Teifi estuary from near Poppit Youth Hostel
The nearest hotels are in Cardigan but there is an Inn in nearby Felindre Farchog. B&B’s and guesthouses aren’t plentiful either but there are a few about. A camp site and touring caravan site are available at Cemaes Head near Poppit. There is a holiday park with camping facilities at Llwyngwair Manor on the way to Newport or at Poppit Sands near Cardigan. Both have self catering static caravans to rent. There are numerous self catering cottages throughout this part of Pembrokeshire including a self catering complex and a cottage agency in Moylgrove itself. There’s a youth hostel at Poppit.
Picture: Poppit Sands as seen from the Gwbert side of the estuary
This is the remotest part of The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. This section of The Coast Path can be quite challenging. If you’ve opted to walk the whole of The Coast Path and are starting from the Poppit end, you might not want to go all the way to Newport on your first day!
Picture: The Coast Path near Cemaes Head
The Coast Path around Cemaes and Ceibwr are truly spectacular though. The remote beaches below Cemaes are where dozens of grey seals choose to give birth to their pups in the Autumn and the convoluted rock strata around Ceibwr is very interesting, especially at The Witches Cauldron, a short distance west of Ceibwr.