Pembrokeshire : Broadhaven Beach

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Broadhaven is a great beach, tucked away and requiring a little drive and navigation to locate, which puts off a lot of people who would take the easier route to Freshwater East. The beach is set amongst stunning scenery, owned by the National Trust to ensure it stays that way and nestled below low-lying heather and bracken covered headlands. It has a crescent shaped swathe of golden sand, which is sheltered from the prevailing winds making it quite a sunspot.

It is thus often quiet and uncrowded. And then the waves! Broadhaven is quite special; the waves are produced by the swell energy reflecting off the eastern most headland, creating a crossroads of the swell in the line up before it then breaks as a lefthander on the beach. For a small secluded beach, facing the wrong way for the prevailing swell, it is a mystery how it produces such quality barrelling waves.

Broadhaven is an absolute gem, which makes up for the fact that there isn't much to do out of the water. Haverfordwest is just up the road with several good restaurants and pubs to check out.

Details
Driving Access: Remote, single lane road requiring navigation
Car Park spaces: 200 spaces
Price: Less than £5 ( Free to National Trust members)
Beach facilities: Toilets
Beach type: Sand
Break type: Beach
Pub: Nil, nada, zip. BYO!
Sort of wave: Plunging
Peaks: Beach
Left/Right: Left
Offshore wind direction: South easterly to easterly
Local highlights: Walking
National Trust: Yes

Ratings
Ability: Novice - Legend
Kids: 1 - Just the beach
Other stuff: 1 - Just the beach
Access: 2 - 300m walk
Urban proximity: More cows than people
Water quality: Pristine - Blue flag beach

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