Train stations. Start of tour: Milford Haven, end of tour Haverfordwest. These two stations are on the same line, easily reached from London Paddington (or from Reading station, for shuttle train or bus from main London airports). It is normally necessary to change trains in Cardiff. Journey time from London is about 5.5 hours each way, from Reading 30 minutes less.

Getting from (and back to) the train stations. From Milford Haven train station to Dale travel by taxi or occasional bus; from St David’s to Haverfordwest by bus or (on Sundays) by taxi. Train, bus and taxi fares are not included in the tour price. We provide information on bus and taxi services.

Nearest international airports. London Heathrow/Gatwick, Cardiff (there are direct trains from Cardiff to all Pembrokeshire stations), Bristol.

Tour code K7:
7 nights tour, ES or private facilities most nights): £850. Single room*: £1275. STS**: £75.

• Single room* = single room price (applicable when 3 or 5 persons book together as well as for solo travellers).
• STS** = solo traveller supplement (applicable when booking is for one person only).
• Supplement for en-suite/private bathroom facilities every night. Please enquire. Most are already en-suite/private.
• Extra nights: Up to £90 per person per extra night. Single rooms will cost more.

Prices quoted are per person on basis of two people in double or twin-bedded rooms. Included in the price are bed and breakfast each night, with baggage transfers, maps and route directions. ‘ES’ (en suite) facilities means that there is a private bathroom with shower or tub and toilet within the main door of your room. ‘Private facilities’ means that the private bathroom may be outside the main door of your room. When the booking is made for a party of 3 or 5 customers, a single room supplement is payable. When the booking is made for a single traveller, a solo traveller supplement is payable. Normally a maximum of one single room per booking.

We have designed this tour to appeal to those who enjoy both hiking and wildlife and would like the opportunity to walk along one of Britain’s finest coastlines for seabirds. In late spring the coastal cliffs are also carpeted with masses of wild flowers.

A highlight of the tour is the opportunity to spend a day on the Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, which is a breeding site for such birds as Manx shearwaters, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, puffins, and choughs. Skomer is closed on Mondays and the boat trip to the island is not possible in windy weather. Gannets breed in 10,000s at nearby Grassholm island (occasional boat trips possible, no landing) and can often be observed from the mainland cliffs.

With its wealth of iron-age promontory forts the Pembrokeshire coast will also be of particular interest to those who are interested in prehistoric archaeology. Skomer Island has abundant remains of prehistoric field systems dating back to the neolithic period.

The great Romanesque and Gothic cathedral of St David’s, set in a small village, has long been a destination for pilgrims, and makes a fitting climax for our walk.

The whole of our route is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, one of three national parks in Wales, and the only coastal national park in Britain.

The crest of the coastal cliffs is closely followed by the Pembrokeshire Coast Path national long distance trail, making this coast easily accessible to hikers and walkers.

Route-finding is easy with our detailed route descriptions, and the days of 12 to 18km (8 to 11 miles) are not strenuous, although there are frequent steep gradients both up and down. The tour is suitable for reasonably fit walkers with little or no previous experience of hiking tours.

On the way you pass pretty fishing villages such as Little Haven and Solva, and there is an opportunity to climb to the rocky summit of Carn Llidi mountain, one of the finest viewpoints in Britain although only 200 metres above the sea.

This west-facing coast is known for its mild climate. There are a number of fine sandy beaches close to our route.