13-07-15, 05:39 AM
Right then.
here is what I would suggest for a little Pembrokeshire leg......tried and tested roads that are confirmed good...lots of places on it you might recognise from previous pics of mine...you can maybe pick the bones from it and program into your route planner and see what you think......if you are approaching from the main way in via Carmarthen for speed of access to pembs then you would eventually go to my home town of Haverfordwest:-
Carmarthen to Haverfordwest using the A40,via St.Clears, Whitland, Canaston Bridge (this is just the simplest way into pembs from the west not necessarily the best roads) (BE CAREFUL - JUST AFTER CANASTON BRIDGE YOU GET A 2 LANE STRETCH ONLY A COUPLE MILES LONG AND THE POLICE HIDE AT THE TOP JUST BEFORE IT GOES BACK TO 1 LANE).
At Haverfordwest go A40 which is north briefly but 2nd exit on the roundabout, "right" and continue on the bypass for a couple miles until the next roundabout....at this roundabout take the 3rd exit, "right" onto the B4329 which is the noggy TT circuit, I live about a mile down this road, the first village you get to.........This is what I call the Presseli road as it takes you over the Presseli hills, it is an excellent road and actually I prefer it from the other direction but since you aren't coming down the coast from Aberystwyth/Cardigan then this way would have to do.....still really good....passing through Crundale, Poyston Cross, Bethlehem :eek, Tufton (CAREFUL TUFTON 30mph, POLICE), & then up to the summit of the road where you can stop at the top and admire the views of the Presseli hills and then back towards the West Coast where on a clear day you can see the Milford Haven Waterway entrance or look over the other way towards Cardigan and the north east coast, old slate quarry at rosebush is visible nearby.
Going back down the other side of the Presseli road then you could stop over at "Pentre Ifan" which is a really cool Iron Age burial chamber...well worth a look I think.....back onto the B4329 after a mooch there until you get to "Eglwyswrw"...actually the junction is just before Eglwyswrw and there is a "Murco" petrol station on your left at the junction.
At the above junction take a left onto the A487 which takes you to Fishguard via Newport, Dinas Cross (Newport beach is nice).
At Fishguard go down through lower town, over small bridge, back up the hill and then the first mini roundabout you come to where it starts getting a bit more pedestrian you take a right to go down towards "Goodwick" where the Stena Ferry port is.
From the Fishguard ferry port at Goodwick take the A487 to St.Davids via Mathry, square and compass, Croesgoch, (at Croesgoch you can take a right to Porthgain harbour, lovely little harbour with an ancient old brick factory on one side. Also this bit of coastline is "Abereiddy" where the so called "Blue Lagoon" is....flooded quarry where people do coasteering and they recently started using it as one of the Red Bull diving competition locations.
St.Davids is a bit posh, nice enough but can be filled with people who wear jumpers on their backs like a "bear" skin with the sleeves tied around their front instead of actually going inside the jumper, smallest city in the UK, cathedral etc.
From St.Davids you start coming back down the coastline to the Haverfordwest start point via Solva, Newgale, Roch, Pelcomb Cross.
CAMPING - I would suggest Newgale beach camping site because Newgale is a stunning location if the weather is nice (campsite gets flooded otherwise), there is a pub "Duke of Edinburgh" if you need a hot meal and a pint and as you requested there is easy access from the campsite onto the coastal path and it is a nice trek back up the coast from Newgale to Solva and back....actually possibly a bit too much of a trek there and back without having a half day to commit to it but anyway you can access the coastal path there and it is a nice bit of it with good views back over newgale beach and on the way to solva there are lots of secret bays, ive kayaked from Newgale to Solva and back and theres some gems that you cant get to by road.
I'm gonna stop there for now to take a breather but what ill do maybe tonight is type out the second leg that I would consider........I think by the end of it you'll have probably 1 and a half days worth of riding and site seeing before you even do a coastal path walk, just in Pembrokeshire which I appreciate you probably wont have time for but I want to get down the rest of the routes that I think are good and a couple more things to see and do in the area that are worthwhile and suited to you.
I think off the top of my head if I just rode that route without all of the stops it would probably take me 1.5 to 2 hours Haverfordwest to Haverfordwest....then.....with stops...how long is a piece of string?.....could easily go into the half day territory I reckon and then youd be half a day walking the path so theres a days worth of stuff already once you get to Pembrokeshire.
here is what I would suggest for a little Pembrokeshire leg......tried and tested roads that are confirmed good...lots of places on it you might recognise from previous pics of mine...you can maybe pick the bones from it and program into your route planner and see what you think......if you are approaching from the main way in via Carmarthen for speed of access to pembs then you would eventually go to my home town of Haverfordwest:-
Carmarthen to Haverfordwest using the A40,via St.Clears, Whitland, Canaston Bridge (this is just the simplest way into pembs from the west not necessarily the best roads) (BE CAREFUL - JUST AFTER CANASTON BRIDGE YOU GET A 2 LANE STRETCH ONLY A COUPLE MILES LONG AND THE POLICE HIDE AT THE TOP JUST BEFORE IT GOES BACK TO 1 LANE).
At Haverfordwest go A40 which is north briefly but 2nd exit on the roundabout, "right" and continue on the bypass for a couple miles until the next roundabout....at this roundabout take the 3rd exit, "right" onto the B4329 which is the noggy TT circuit, I live about a mile down this road, the first village you get to.........This is what I call the Presseli road as it takes you over the Presseli hills, it is an excellent road and actually I prefer it from the other direction but since you aren't coming down the coast from Aberystwyth/Cardigan then this way would have to do.....still really good....passing through Crundale, Poyston Cross, Bethlehem :eek, Tufton (CAREFUL TUFTON 30mph, POLICE), & then up to the summit of the road where you can stop at the top and admire the views of the Presseli hills and then back towards the West Coast where on a clear day you can see the Milford Haven Waterway entrance or look over the other way towards Cardigan and the north east coast, old slate quarry at rosebush is visible nearby.
Going back down the other side of the Presseli road then you could stop over at "Pentre Ifan" which is a really cool Iron Age burial chamber...well worth a look I think.....back onto the B4329 after a mooch there until you get to "Eglwyswrw"...actually the junction is just before Eglwyswrw and there is a "Murco" petrol station on your left at the junction.
At the above junction take a left onto the A487 which takes you to Fishguard via Newport, Dinas Cross (Newport beach is nice).
At Fishguard go down through lower town, over small bridge, back up the hill and then the first mini roundabout you come to where it starts getting a bit more pedestrian you take a right to go down towards "Goodwick" where the Stena Ferry port is.
From the Fishguard ferry port at Goodwick take the A487 to St.Davids via Mathry, square and compass, Croesgoch, (at Croesgoch you can take a right to Porthgain harbour, lovely little harbour with an ancient old brick factory on one side. Also this bit of coastline is "Abereiddy" where the so called "Blue Lagoon" is....flooded quarry where people do coasteering and they recently started using it as one of the Red Bull diving competition locations.
St.Davids is a bit posh, nice enough but can be filled with people who wear jumpers on their backs like a "bear" skin with the sleeves tied around their front instead of actually going inside the jumper, smallest city in the UK, cathedral etc.
From St.Davids you start coming back down the coastline to the Haverfordwest start point via Solva, Newgale, Roch, Pelcomb Cross.
CAMPING - I would suggest Newgale beach camping site because Newgale is a stunning location if the weather is nice (campsite gets flooded otherwise), there is a pub "Duke of Edinburgh" if you need a hot meal and a pint and as you requested there is easy access from the campsite onto the coastal path and it is a nice trek back up the coast from Newgale to Solva and back....actually possibly a bit too much of a trek there and back without having a half day to commit to it but anyway you can access the coastal path there and it is a nice bit of it with good views back over newgale beach and on the way to solva there are lots of secret bays, ive kayaked from Newgale to Solva and back and theres some gems that you cant get to by road.
I'm gonna stop there for now to take a breather but what ill do maybe tonight is type out the second leg that I would consider........I think by the end of it you'll have probably 1 and a half days worth of riding and site seeing before you even do a coastal path walk, just in Pembrokeshire which I appreciate you probably wont have time for but I want to get down the rest of the routes that I think are good and a couple more things to see and do in the area that are worthwhile and suited to you.
I think off the top of my head if I just rode that route without all of the stops it would probably take me 1.5 to 2 hours Haverfordwest to Haverfordwest....then.....with stops...how long is a piece of string?.....could easily go into the half day territory I reckon and then youd be half a day walking the path so theres a days worth of stuff already once you get to Pembrokeshire.
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike