Caerfai Bay | |
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Caerfai Bay |
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Caerfai Bay shown within Pembrokeshire | |
OS grid reference | SM 7617 2425 |
Principal area | |
Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HAVERFORDWEST |
Postcode district | SA62 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
Caerfai Bay near St Davids in Pembrokeshire West Wales has cliffs of purple sandstone and a sandy beach at low tide reached by steep steps. There is free parking above the beach with picnic benches and views of the islands of Skomer and Skokholm.
The cliffs have distinctive red sandstone of the type used for building St Davids Cathedral.
Caerfai is the closest beach 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the cathedral city of St Davids and can be reached by the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Nearby is the Chapel of St Non which is the most westerly in Wales.
Caerfai Farm is 140 acres (0.57 km2) producing organic milk, cheeses, potatoes, pigs, beef and cereals using sustainable energy sources, including solar, geothermal, wind and biomass energy. The farm also has a shop and a campsite.