Brian & Margaret's Top Tips
We're Brian and Margaret, Managers of Tretio Caravan and Camping Park. Welcome to our website.
Below you will see some of our Top Tips for getting out and about in our beautiful county.
Hope to see you soon.
Outdoor Activities:
This area is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as:
- Surfing
- Coasteering
- Kayaking
- Climbing and many more
Activities can be booked through companies such as: Outdoor Wales and TYF ( Twr y Felin )
Local Beaches
- Abereiddi – 1.5 miles, free car parking with toilet facilities, fresh sandwiches and drinks available April – October from mobile van. Famous for the ‘Blue Lagoon’. Dogs allowed. Coastal award.
- Traeth Llyn – 15 mins. walk from Abereiddi with 120 steps down to a secluded sandy beach. (no facilities). Dogs allowed.
- Whitesands Blue flag – 4.9 miles, charge for car parking with café and toilet facilities, d isabled friendly. Ideal surfing beach, surfboard hire and lessons available at beach. No dogs May – September.
- Porth Melgan – 20 mins walk from Whitesands along coastal path. Sandy beach no facilities and dogs allowed.
- Caerfai – 5 miles, free parking above beach with stunning views and a picnic area. Sandy beach restricted space as tide comes in.
- Newgale Blue flag - 8 miles, limited free parking at Newsurf (surf shop) but other car parks also available (charged). Another ideal surfing beach. Surf, kayak hire, showers, changing facilities and lessons available. Sands café – highly recommended! Dogs allowed on certain areas of beach May – Sept.
- Trefin – 4 miles, small bay with very limited roadside parking. Good food available at the Ship Inn inclucing breakfasts and snacks.
- Aber Pwyll – 20 mins walk from site, small bay ideal for solitude.
- Abermawr / Aberbach – 9 miles, a secluded pebble beach on Strumble peninsular – no facilities but great to getaway from it all! Limited parking on roadside.
Local Harbours
- Porthgain – 4 miles, working harbour ideal for fishing. Slipway with free boat launching and ample parking. Great food at the Sloop Inn and The Shed. Two art galleries, public pay phone and toilets.
- Pothclais – 5.5 miles, boat launching at a small cost. National trust car park, toilets and kiosk for light refreshments. Ideal for fishing, crabbing or just sitting and enjoying the variety of boats in this idyllic harbour ( a firm favourite for us!).
- Solva – 6 miles, boat launching at a small cost. Variety of restaurants and pubs in the village. Gift shops.
St. Davids – 4 miles.
- Smallest city in Britain
- Cathedral – visit recommended
- A variety of eating establishments ranging from snacks to full a la carte menus – ( We will be happy to give our recommendations)
- Deli is ideal for freshly filled rolls etc. at reasonable prices.
- Banks and cashpoints.
- Supermarket
- Gift shops
- Tourist information
- Booking offices for boat trips/outdoor activities etc.
Wildlife and some points of interest:
- There are a variety of boat trips to suit all ages and expectations to see marine wildlife. These range from a trip to Ramsey Island RSPB to longer voyages to Grassholm to see the thousands of gannets and seal / dolphin watch as well as white water adventure on the jet boats – experiences not to be missed. Book with Thousand Islands and Voyages of Discovery as well as other operators.
- St Justinian lifeboat station as seen on the TV series ‘Lifeboat’. 6.5 miles.
- Pembrokeshire sheepdogs – 15 mins walk. Ideal for any day as mostly undercover. Highly recommended for all animal lovers, fun and entertaining with home made cakes and refreshments.
- Historic attractions include a multitude of castles, an iron age fort – a little further afield. Scolton Manor has had positive feedback from some of our clients.
- Strumble Lighthouse – 9 miles. Stunning views of this idyllic coastline with an abundance of seals. Also has an observatory.
- Horse riding is available both locally at Whitesands trekking centre and further away at Nolton stables where you can experience beach riding.
- Preseli hills offers a good day out for walking with breathtaking views.
- Crug Glas – Michelin star restaurant ideal for that special occasion. Highly recommended.
There are many other attractions available but too many to list and details can be obtained from the site office.