Guidebook for Solva
Food and Pub scene
The Cambrian Inn
Main StreetLovely menu, great food.
Lovely views over the harbour, licenced to sell alcohol, coffee and cakes. Also serves sandwiches and ice-cream. They sell crabbing gear here although not bait. What a place to watch the boats sail by on a sunny day.
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Cafe on the Quay
Trinity QuayLovely views over the harbour, licenced to sell alcohol, coffee and cakes. Also serves sandwiches and ice-cream. They sell crabbing gear here although not bait. What a place to watch the boats sail by on a sunny day.
Family friendly, good pub-style fare. Efficient service, always busy.
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The Bishops
22-23 Cross SquareFamily friendly, good pub-style fare. Efficient service, always busy.
The Grub Kitchen at the Bug Farm serves great food. If you're feeling adventurous you can even choose some of their bug dishes on the menu. Great for coffee, lunch and evening meal.
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Dr Beynon's Bug Farm
The Grub Kitchen at the Bug Farm serves great food. If you're feeling adventurous you can even choose some of their bug dishes on the menu. Great for coffee, lunch and evening meal.
Now members only so please call ahead to check if they will take a booking. This place is pretty unique and we love it! Watch the sunset over St Brides Bay with a drink. Stay for lunch or dinner or book in for one of their themed food nights. Watch live music in the evening. There is also a lovely beach just down the footpath for a walk or a dip in the sea. It has a very relaxed atmosphere and bags of rustic charm.
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The Druidstone Hotel
Now members only so please call ahead to check if they will take a booking. This place is pretty unique and we love it! Watch the sunset over St Brides Bay with a drink. Stay for lunch or dinner or book in for one of their themed food nights. Watch live music in the evening. There is also a lovely beach just down the footpath for a walk or a dip in the sea. It has a very relaxed atmosphere and bags of rustic charm.
Great cafe & restaurant next to the river and harbour in lower Solva. Serves breakfast, lunch and evening meal. Also great for tea/coffee, cake and ice cream! nice outside seating area
35 Main St
35 Main StreetGreat cafe & restaurant next to the river and harbour in lower Solva. Serves breakfast, lunch and evening meal. Also great for tea/coffee, cake and ice cream! nice outside seating area
Lovely cafe serving hot food, cakes, drinks and snacks. Open for breakfast. Sample their delicious Welshcakes!
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MamGu Welshcakes
20 Main StLovely cafe serving hot food, cakes, drinks and snacks. Open for breakfast. Sample their delicious Welshcakes!
The Old Pharmacy
5 Main StLovely tearooms also serving lunches
Brains pub right on the harbour car park. Serving food all day and a selection of drinks. Beer garden to the rear and lots of seating at the front where you can enjoy the afternoon sun.
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Harbour Inn
31 Main StreetBrains pub right on the harbour car park. Serving food all day and a selection of drinks. Beer garden to the rear and lots of seating at the front where you can enjoy the afternoon sun.
Another great little pub on the main street in lower Solva. Traditional village pub serving food.
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The Ship Inn
15 Main StAnother great little pub on the main street in lower Solva. Traditional village pub serving food.
The Royal George
13 High StLocal pub with live music
Great fish restaurant, also serves takeaway fish and chips and afternoon teas. Lovely place to end a coastal walk form Abereiddi to Porthgain.
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The Shed Bistro
56 Llanrhian RdGreat fish restaurant, also serves takeaway fish and chips and afternoon teas. Lovely place to end a coastal walk form Abereiddi to Porthgain.
Parks & Nature
One of Pembrokeshire's famed beaches for surfing, this is also a great bathing beach (Blue Flag). On the tip of the St David's headland overlooking Ramsey Island, the beach car park has a cafe, shop and public toilets so a great base for a day at the beach with the children, it does get busy during peak season due to it's popularity. It costs £5 to park until 5pm.
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Whitesands Bay
Pembrokeshire Coast PathOne of Pembrokeshire's famed beaches for surfing, this is also a great bathing beach (Blue Flag). On the tip of the St David's headland overlooking Ramsey Island, the beach car park has a cafe, shop and public toilets so a great base for a day at the beach with the children, it does get busy during peak season due to it's popularity. It costs £5 to park until 5pm.
Great Blue Flag Beach supervised by lifeguards. Some car park areas have toilets and a cafe. Plenty of space for beach games, it doesn't get as crowded as smaller beaches such as Whitesands.
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Newgale
Great Blue Flag Beach supervised by lifeguards. Some car park areas have toilets and a cafe. Plenty of space for beach games, it doesn't get as crowded as smaller beaches such as Whitesands.
Marloes
Lovely beach
Ramsey Island
Great wildlife boat trips around Ramsey Island.
Arts & Culture
Beautiful Cathedral and Bishops Palace. Worth a visit. The Bishops Palace hosts outdoor theatre and concerts during the summer months. There is a refectory cafe and shop at the Cathedral. Check their website for events, tours and concerts.
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Kathedraal van St. Davids
The PebblesBeautiful Cathedral and Bishops Palace. Worth a visit. The Bishops Palace hosts outdoor theatre and concerts during the summer months. There is a refectory cafe and shop at the Cathedral. Check their website for events, tours and concerts.
Shopping
Places to find unique gifts and local art ands crafts
With a large store in Solva and a smaller store in St Davids, Window on Wales has a very wide selection of stock to suit all tastes and budgets. Stock includes clothing, handbags, jewellery, crockery, cards, toys and household items. Great selection of holiday souvenirs too. Worth a visit during your stay.
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Window On Wales Ltd
Main StreetWith a large store in Solva and a smaller store in St Davids, Window on Wales has a very wide selection of stock to suit all tastes and budgets. Stock includes clothing, handbags, jewellery, crockery, cards, toys and household items. Great selection of holiday souvenirs too. Worth a visit during your stay.
Cafe, lovely range of stock and traditional and contemporary wooden rugs and blankets.
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Solva Woollen Mill
Cafe, lovely range of stock and traditional and contemporary wooden rugs and blankets.
A nice restaurant/cafe compliments their lovely shop selling their famous woollen blankets and cushions alongside other items.
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Melin Tregwynt Woolen Mill
A nice restaurant/cafe compliments their lovely shop selling their famous woollen blankets and cushions alongside other items.
Everything Else
St Davids is a charming place - the smallest city in Britain. It is bustling in peak season - a good selection of cafes, restaurants and other places to eat and drink. Potteries and galleries selling local artwork. Independent shops, delicatessen, butcher, fruit and veg, flower shops and much, much more. Book boat trips to the island here and explore the Cathedral and it's grounds. There is a good play park for children opposite the supermarket.
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St Davids
St Davids is a charming place - the smallest city in Britain. It is bustling in peak season - a good selection of cafes, restaurants and other places to eat and drink. Potteries and galleries selling local artwork. Independent shops, delicatessen, butcher, fruit and veg, flower shops and much, much more. Book boat trips to the island here and explore the Cathedral and it's grounds. There is a good play park for children opposite the supermarket.
Small, quaint settlement with a harbour. Great pub - the Sloop Inn. Lovely fish restaurant - The Shed Bistro, two art galleries and a small independent shop. There is a grassed area outside the pub with football posts for children to play. Porthgain makes a great lunch or drink stop after a walk along the coastal path from Abereiddi Beach and the Blue Lagoon. The Shed also does afternoon tea and takeaway fish and chips.
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Porthgain
Small, quaint settlement with a harbour. Great pub - the Sloop Inn. Lovely fish restaurant - The Shed Bistro, two art galleries and a small independent shop. There is a grassed area outside the pub with football posts for children to play. Porthgain makes a great lunch or drink stop after a walk along the coastal path from Abereiddi Beach and the Blue Lagoon. The Shed also does afternoon tea and takeaway fish and chips.
Abereiddy Beach and the Blue Lagoon are very popular now - mainly because of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championships which have put the 'Blue Lagoon' on the map. Not much here by way of amenities - perhaps a food/icecream van in peak season, public toilets and a few outdoor providers operate out of the carpark here for coasteering trips around the coast. Worth a visit to sea the blue lagoon (flooded quarry) and watch the brave souls jumping from the ledges - you may even wish to don a wetsuit and join in!
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Abereiddy
Abereiddy Beach and the Blue Lagoon are very popular now - mainly because of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championships which have put the 'Blue Lagoon' on the map. Not much here by way of amenities - perhaps a food/icecream van in peak season, public toilets and a few outdoor providers operate out of the carpark here for coasteering trips around the coast. Worth a visit to sea the blue lagoon (flooded quarry) and watch the brave souls jumping from the ledges - you may even wish to don a wetsuit and join in!
Little Haven
A charming coastal village with a good selection of eateries.
Sightseeing
Great boat trip from St Martins Haven to see the Puffins. Book online. A 40 minute drive approx to Martin Haven.
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Skomer Island
Great boat trip from St Martins Haven to see the Puffins. Book online. A 40 minute drive approx to Martin Haven.
Great boat trips around and on to the island off St Davids Head. Booking offices in St Davids.
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Ramsey Island
Great boat trips around and on to the island off St Davids Head. Booking offices in St Davids.