St Davids Holiday Cottages, Pembrokeshire

Yesterday at Newgale beach, our lifeguards rescued 6 people and assisted a further 8 from rip currents.

The combination of surf, wind and tide moving over the sandbanks at low tide caused flash rip currents to appear.

The location of flash rips can change every day and are impossible to predict. We dynamically assess the beach and move the flags accordingly.

If you find yourself caught in a rip current:
🌊don’t try to swim against it or you’ll get exhausted
🌊if you can stand, wade don’t swim
🌊if you can, swim parallel to the shore until free of the rip, then head for shore
🌊always raise your hand and shout for help

For the full details of yesterdays events visit: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2024/july/24/a-busy-day-of-rip-current-rescues-for-pembrokeshire-rnli-lifeguards

RNLI

We love taking a break at ‘the kiosk’ ❤️❤️

Such a nice surprise to find that we’ve made it into this weekend! Along with we’ve been included in a list of must visit independent cafes from all over the UK

Slow braised Ox cheek with mango & cucumber salad

Great breakfasts and yummy evenings on Friday’s and Saturday’s 😋😋😋

This week’s new menu. A nice mix of new dishes with some regular favourites 😃

LAST MINUTE CANCELLATION for 6th - 13th July £700, 2 beds both with en suites. Stunning, tranquil location off the Whitesands beach road and 1 1/2 miles outside St David’s

So tomorrow if the first of our 2 days being open to the public. Opening times are 10-4.30 and gardens, tearooms and pottery will be open. Please be patient with us as it might be busy but the gardens look amazing and we are looking forwards to seeing lots of familiar faces. Cheryl has been busy baking, see you tomorrow.

🌅 Sunset over the Blue Lagoon, Abereiddy | Visit Pembrokeshire

📸 Sian Thomas
https://www.instagram.com/welshgirl.captures/

*Last minute cancellation - now SOLD OUT*

We have 3 spaces available on Monday 20th May and 4 spaces available on Monday 3rd June for our guided walks.

Join Dave Astins, an expert local guide from West Coast Birdwatching on Mondays when we’re closed to all other day visitors to discover the fantastic wildlife that Skomer has to offer.

£60 per trip (plus boat fee).

To book 20th May, please contact Dave at West Coast Birdwatching.

For all.orhee dates, please call the booking office on 01656 724100 or email [email protected] to reserve your place today!

Northern lights may be visible with naked eye tonight

Perfect 😋❤️🌞

New Toastie combo - Ham, Brie, chilli jam and rocket! Going down a storm!

What to do on a slightly damp Bank Holiday weekend🤔? ...pop along for some breakfast 9.30 to 11.30, lunch 11.30 to 14.30 and a delicious array of cakes and scones available all day😊. Shop and Gardens for a browse and some retail therapy.

Glorious sunset last night…..rain this morning 🤷‍♀️

This weeks menu is now live 🥰

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales - YouTube Please donate to The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. www.welshwildlife.org/support-us/We manage some of the region’s most precious wild places, boast...

Have you tried one of our new Riese & Müller e-bikes?
Ride, relax and recharge while exploring the beautiful St Davids peninsula.
We’re trialing a rental scheme with e-bikes available for £20 per day.
E-bikes can be hired from Oriel y Parc via the MOQO app, available to download on iOS and Android 🚲
To find out more, go to www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/oriel-y-parc/e-bike-hire/
⭐Remember to bring your own helmet along for the ride⭐

The counts are in! We're very pleased to announce that this year's Puffin number on Skomer Island is 41,605.

Whilst this is slightly down on last year's record total, we aren't concerned about this - we normally aim for 2-3 counts in early spring, but they have to be done on still, sunny days. Anyone from this part of Wales knows we haven't had many of those days in the wet March and April we've had and as such we only managed one count this spring. The good news from this is that the total is quite probably a lot higher than the final count as more have arrived in the last few weeks!

We're very pleased that the island remains a stronghold for this vital, charismatic seabird species and we are proud that we can continue to safeguard their longevity on the island for years to come.

Photo © Huia Wesling Macgregor, Skomer Long-Term Volunteer

Not only is Norah Wortley scheduled to launch on a training exercise tomorrow night, Thursday 18th April at 6:30pm, but our station shop will be open too between 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Your valued support enables our crews to train and prepare ready to save lives at sea.

If you miss this opportunity to browse RNLI merchandise to help us raise funds, the shop will also be open on the following dates during April:

19th April 12:30 - 4pm
22nd April 10am - 3pm
27th April 9am- 3pm

We can’t guarantee sun tomorrow but all-weather lifeboat Norah Wortley and her volunteer crew will be launching at 9:30am, Saturday 13th April. Our shop will also be open 😊

Perfect 😋❤️

It’s a Porthclais deli sandwich sort of day!

⭐️ Exciting news! ⭐️ We will be opening this Saturday evening from 6:30pm with some new dishes! More to come in the following weeks, watch this space! 🥙 Booking is essential - call to book on 01437 729290