This 8 mile walk starts at Broad Haven and follows the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path northwards to Nolton Haven, returning along Welsh Road country lane.

Parking is near Broad Haven YHA (car park at Millmoor Road, SA62 3JH) from where a footpath leads directly to the beachfront road. The coast path is clearly way marked on the pavement above the beach.

Broad Haven beach is a spectacular sight in all seasons, with its wide expanse of golden sand. There’s an interesting rock formation on the northern flank, from a distance it appears to have a sphinx-like profile.

The coast path leads uphill onto a headland with some fine views back across the golden sands of Broad Haven, glistening in low winter sun.

Continuing across gently undulating terrain, the path is set back from the sloping cliffs, with clear views in all directions.

The cliffs along this section have some peculiar names, a ‘Settling Nose’ leads on to heavily eroded and crumbling cliffs at ‘Haroldston Chins’.

A section of surfaced path has been made accessible for wheelchair users with a link path from a convenient parking bay off Welsh Road. A viewpoint overlooks the coastline near Haroldston Chins and there’s a splendid view of the coast towards Druidston Haven.

The coast path continues but takes a detour inland around the Druidston Hotel, which enjoys an outstanding elevated position high above the beach, a wonderful setting and a place to note for a future visit.

After a short section of road, the path heads down through a pretty valley alongside a stream which gently flows on to the beach at Druidston Haven.

When the opportunity presents itself, it’s always worthwhile taking a beach stroll. So we enjoyed a saunter along the sloping bank of pebbles which hems the wide golden swathe of sandy beach.

Returning to the path, a set of steep steps set into a hillside stretches the hamstrings on the way up to the headland. The path meanders along the clifftops and a wonderful view as the late afternoon sun reflects off the sea.

As the path turns, a look back inland reveals one of the landmarks along this section, an ‘eco-house’ nestled into the surrounding landscape. Colloquially known as the ‘teletubbies house’ it’s certainly an interesting property and a head-turner.

The path continues above clifftops at ‘Big Boulder Gully’ with more magnificent views back towards Druidston from the headland above Madoc’s Haven North.

The path climbs a headland and at the turn there’s a wonderful first view of the cove at Nolton Haven. The walk downhill from here was a very muddy affair as the path was waterlogged with run off from adjacent fields making it a hard slog, albeit for a thankfully short distance.

With our mud-soaked boots requiring some drying off before walking back to Broad Haven, we made our way to the beach to sit on a bench facing the sea. We had the place to ourselves, not another soul about and the only sound from waves rolling in at the mouth of the bay.

Our boots a bit drier we set out walking back along Welsh Road, a quiet country lane leading directly into Broad Haven. We reached the town just as the sun was setting on our final coast walk in Pembrokeshire of 2021.

Route Recap

> Walk distance ~ 8 miles with return to start point. Coast path distance is 3.8 miles between Broad Haven to Nolton Haven.

> Time ~ 3 hours to allow for beach strolls at Broad Haven, Druidston and Nolton Haven, time to enjoy scenic viewpoints.