3.7 - NEWGALE - SOLVA
Distance - 4 Miles .
Newgale has a superb beach , over 2 miles , with a storm bank of pebbles and shingle thrown ashore by the sea . The pebbles were transported here by rising sea levels at the end of the Ice age.
To the north end of the beach is Brandy Brook .
The western end of the ' Landsker ' / the defensive line / fortified by Norman Castles from Roch , through Haverford West to Amroth .
Protecting the Anglo - Norman settlements of South Pembrokeshire from the ancient Welsh North . On maps , place names north of the Brandy are mainly - Welsh , and to the south - English .
Route from Newgale follows the main road over the Brandy Brook to FP sign up the hill .
Good views over Newgale Beach and the coast .
Path drops to Cwm Mawr and allows access to Penycwm beach , with the exposed Cambrian sedimentary rock of this area visible . At low tide Newgale beach can be reached along the sand .
Further on an interesting valley leads down to a cove ' Porthmyawyd ' ,( Pointz Castle Beach ) , just before Dinas Fach peninsula is reached , with a blowhole near its head /Views to Ramsey Island .
The path to Dinas Fach is strenuous as it follows an undulating landscape / the route climbs in and out of a number of valleys.
' Dinas Fawr ' the second fine peninsula on the way to Solva , is soon reached , erosion has resulted in a dangerous / tricky path on the peninsula .
Path continues to Solva with wild flowers in early summer , passing a sandy beach at the mouth of a silted glacial channel ' Gwadn ' valley .
Climbing up to the ' Gribin ' ridge with good views over Solva harbour , another glacial channel , and passed a set of Limekilns on the shore .
Car Parks and Bus Stops - ( "Puffin Shuttle" ) -
Newgale , Solva.