Barafundle Bay

Pembrokeshire, Wales · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

A Caribbean-looking crescent of golden sand hidden beyond a clifftop walk on the Welsh coast.

Sea temperature

~17°C in the warm season

Water

Clear blue-green, sheltered and calm

Sand

Arc of soft golden sand reached only on foot over a headland

Swimming

Sheltered and swimmable, though bracing

Best time to visit

June to September

Setting

Dunes, pine trees and clifftop coast path with no road access

Beach type

Cold-water coast

Region

Europe

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