St. Davids City and Coastal Path Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  St Davids War Memorial Garden, The tour starts here at the Cross Square in the secular heart of St Davids, The garden has plenty of seating and sits next to the City Cross a medieval preaching cross. If the weather is unpleasant then we will meet at the Pebbles Café just opposite the War Memorial Garden. We will provide an overview of all St Davids attractions, restaurants & cafes, galleries, art and gift shops and adventure tours. After the war memorial we set off on a 10 minute walk past Ebenezer chapel and down to the valley and the Alyn River.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  In the Bishops Palace external grounds we explore the St Davids community garden a tranquil, beautiful and hidden garden nestled amongst the historic building of St Davids Cathedral and the Bishops Palace. The space now has vegetable beds, fruit trees, a mini wildflower meadow, walled garden plants & climbers and soon a wildlife pond

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  We pass by The Bishops Palace the atmospheric, ruined 14th-century medieval palace next to St Davids Cathedral, built by Bishop Henry de Gower to house the powerful medieval church's activities and showcase its wealth. We do not enter the Palace as a detailed tour of the Palace can take over an hour.

  Admission ticket free
• St. Davids Cathedral (Pass by)

  We pass by the stunning Cathedral a historic and remarkable medieval building in Wales, situated on the 6th-century monastic site of St. David, the patron saint of Wales, and a major pilgrimage destination for over 800 years. The Cathedral is one of the great historic shrines in Christendom and nowhere in Britain is there a more ancient Cathedral. We do not enter as a full tour of the cathedral can take many hours.

  Admission ticket free
• 3

  Chapel Of Our Lady and St Non This Beautiful tiny chapel seating only 18 people is set in a stunning clifftop location overlooking St Brides Bay. Visitors often light candles and leave offerings, and the chapel is never locked. The Holy Well Pilgrims still come here, as they have for hundreds of years to benefit from the miraculous healing properties of the well. Behind the well is a shrine with a statue of St Non. St Non’s Chapel Although all that remains of this chapel are a few crumbling walls this is the reputed birthplace of St David. Dating from the 6th Century it is names after St Davids mother and commands a spectacular setting and is still an important pilgrimage destination. After St Non’s chapel we embark on a 20 minute stroll along the coastal path with spectacular views across St Brides Bay, Skomer Island and Grasholm Island in the far distance

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  The small and beautiful Porthclais harbour was built in the 12th Century to facilitate timber, coal and limestone trading. Now this natural harbour is used by kayakers, small boats and children crabbing. There is lovely little café in Porthclais serving coffee, tea, ice cream and sandwiches. After Porthclais there is a 22 minute walk along a peaceful country lane back or your original destination the Memorial Was Garden at the Cross Square.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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