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Dog Friendly Beaches in Pembrokeshire

23 dog friendly beaches across Pembrokeshire with honest access info, tide notes, and year-round or seasonal restrictions flagged upfront.

23 locations
Barafundle Bay beach

Barafundle Bay

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A National Trust beach only accessible on foot, consistently voted one of Britain's finest with year-round dog access and outstanding clear water.

Broad Haven South beach

Broad Haven South

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A beautiful sandy beach near the Bosherston Lily Ponds within the Stackpole NNR with year-round dog access; easily confused with Broad Haven North but a completely different and more remote beach.

Freshwater West beach

Freshwater West

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

One of the most dramatic beaches in Wales, vast and exposed with Atlantic surf and year-round dog access along a National Trust shoreline.

Marloes Sands beach

Marloes Sands

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A remote National Trust beach with striped red and grey cliffs, approached via a coastal path walk with year-round access and no facilities on site.

Newgale Beach beach

Newgale Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

One of Pembrokeshire's longest and most dramatic beaches, two miles of exposed Atlantic sand with year-round dog access and consistent surf.

Stackpole Beach beach

Stackpole Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

The gateway to Barafundle Bay, consistently voted one of Wales's finest beaches, within the Stackpole NNR with year-round dog access and an outstanding National Trust coastal walk.

Whitesands Bay beach

Whitesands Bay

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A superb National Trust beach below St David's Head with clear water and dramatic headland scenery, year-round access with one of Pembrokeshire's finest settings.

Abereiddy Beach beach

Abereiddy Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A famous black sand beach on the north Pembrokeshire coast adjacent to the vivid turquoise Blue Lagoon, with year-round dog access and one of the most distinctive coastal settings in Wales.

Cwm yr Eglwys Beach beach

Cwm yr Eglwys Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A small, atmospheric cove with medieval church ruins at the water's edge, year-round dog access and the superb Dinas Island circular walk starting from the beach.

Druidston Haven beach

Druidston Haven

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A beautiful remote sandy beach accessible via a cliff path with year-round dog access, the legendary Druidston Hotel on the clifftop above and the wide sands of St Brides Bay at the bottom.

Little Haven Beach beach

Little Haven Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A tiny, beautiful sandy cove at the charming fishing hamlet of Little Haven with year-round dog access, a classic Pembrokeshire setting and the village pub directly beside the beach.

Manorbier Beach beach

Manorbier Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A beautiful sandy bay below the impressive Manorbier Castle with year-round dog access, one of the most scenic beach and castle combinations on the entire Welsh coast.

Newport Sands beach

Newport Sands

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A wide, beautiful sandy beach at the Newport estuary in north Pembrokeshire with year-round dog access and the exceptional facilities of Newport town, one of the loveliest small towns on the Welsh coast.

Poppit Sands beach

Poppit Sands

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A wide estuary beach at the northern tip of Pembrokeshire where the Teifi meets the sea, with dunes and year-round access.

Abermawr Beach beach

Abermawr Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A remote, quiet pebble beach in a wooded north Pembrokeshire valley with year-round dog access and the wild, atmospheric character of the less-visited Pembrokeshire coast.

Broad Haven North beach

Broad Haven North

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A large Blue Flag sandy beach on St Brides Bay with a partial seasonal restriction from 1 May to 30 September, good surf and views to the Pembrokeshire offshore islands.

Freshwater East beach

Freshwater East

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A sheltered sandy bay on the south Pembrokeshire coast with year-round dog access, clear water for swimming and snorkelling and a quieter character than the main resort beaches.

Nolton Haven beach

Nolton Haven

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A small, quiet sandy cove on St Brides Bay at Nolton Haven with year-round dog access, the Mariners Inn pub nearby and easy Wales Coast Path connections.

Amroth Beach beach

Amroth Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 6/10

The eastern start of the Wales Coast Path, a pebble and sand beach at Amroth with partial seasonal restrictions from 1 May to 30 September and an ancient submerged forest occasionally visible at low tide.

Saundersfoot Beach beach

Saundersfoot Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 6/10

One of Wales's most popular beaches at Saundersfoot harbour village, with 25 years of Blue Flag status, a partial ban from 1 May to 30 September in designated zones and excellent facilities.

Tenby South Beach beach

Tenby South Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 6/10

Tenby's long southern beach stretching toward Penally with a partial ban on the main bathing area from 1 May to 30 September and year-round access to sections outside the restricted zone.

Goodwick Beach beach

Goodwick Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 5/10

A beach at the Ireland ferry port of Goodwick with year-round dog access and the historic town of Fishguard nearby, the site of the last invasion of mainland Britain in 1797.

Tenby North Beach beach

Tenby North Beach

Pembrokeshire
Dog Friendly: 5/10

The wide sandy beach below Tenby's medieval walls and Ironman Wales swim venue with a complete dog ban from 1 May to 30 September; outstanding off-lead walking outside the season.