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Marloes And St. Brides

Marloes Peninsula – wheelchair walks in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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Marloes And St. Brides

Marloes Peninsula – wheelchair walks in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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4.6

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16

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Marloes Peninsula – wheelchair walks in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

01:59

7.37km

100m

Hiking

The Marloes Peninsula is known for its rugged coast, birdlife-rich islands and its vibrant heathland and wetland. This out and back explores mostly level grassy paths and takes you to three separate viewpoints along the coast, where you can enjoy gazing down to secluded, sandy beaches and out to the peninsula’s famous islands.

The wheelchair accessible Puffin Shuttle visits both Martin’s Haven and the top of the lane leading to Marloes Sands. There are also car parks at both sites.

Leave the Marloes Sands car park and pick up the broad track past the youth hostel, where the Runwayskiln cafe is a tempting option. The first detour brings you to a point on the coast path above Marloes Sands, with excellent views towards Gateholm Island and beyond to Skokholm Island.

Back on the main track, the route takes you alongside Marloes Mere, a marshy wetland that’s home to wildfowl, hen harries and short-eared owls. The second detour is next and features a 1:10 gradient for a short spell. Again, the view from the coast path is excellent.

The third detour is a little shorter and reveals Gateholm Island from its other side. Soon you pass an Iron Age fort, before joining the main coast path. Follow this all the way to Martin’s Haven car park. Martin’s Haven is the embarkation point for boats to Skomer, an island that’s home to approximately half the world’s Manx shearwaters and a large Atlantic puffin colony. However, the path down to the pebble beach is very steep.

To get back to your car, simply follow the main outward route. If you are using the Puffin Shuttle, you can catch it from Martin’s Haven car park.

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Mae Penrhyn Marloes yn adnabyddus am ei arfordir garw, ei ynysoedd cyfoethog mewn bywyd adar, a’i rostir a gwlyptir. Mae'r daith ymlaen ac yn ôl yma ar lwybrau glaswellt sy’n weddol wastad yr rhan amlaf, ac mae'n eich arwain tuag at dri man golygfa ar hyd yr arfordir, lle gallwch fwynhau edrych lawr ar draethau tawel, tywodlyd ac allan at ynysoedd enwog y penrhyn.

Mae'r Puffin Shuttle, sy'n hygyrch i gadeiriau olwyn, yn ymweld â Martin’s Haven a phen y ffordd sy'n arwain i Draeth Marloes. Mae mannau i barcio hefyd ar gael yn y ddau safle.

Gadewch faes parcio Traeth Marloes, ac ewch ar y llwybr llydan heibio’r gwesty ieuenctid, lle mae caffi Runwayskiln yn opsiwn atyniadol. Mae'r gwyriad cyntaf yn eich arwain at fan ar y llwybr uwchben Traeth Marloes, gyda golygfeydd rhagorol tuag at Ynys Gateholm ac ymhellach draw at Ynys Sgogwm.

Yn ôl ar y prif lwybr, mae'r daith yn eich tywys wrth ochr Marian Marloes, gwlyptir corsiog sy’n gartref i adar gwyllt, Bodaod Tinwyn a Thylluan Clustiog. Mae’r ail wyriad nesaf yn cynnwys graddiant o 1:10 am gyfnod byr. Unwaith eto, mae'r olygfa o’r llwybr yn wych yma.

Mae'r trydydd gwyriad yn fyrrach ac mae'n dangos Ynys Gateholm o’i hochr arall. Yn fuan, byddwch yn pasio caer o'r Oes Haearn, cyn ymuno â prif lwybr yr arfordir. Dilynwch hwn hyd at y maes parcio yn Martin’s Haven. Martin’s Haven ydy’r man cychwyn ar gyfer cychod sy’n teithio i Sgomer, ynys sy'n gartref i tua hanner poblogaeth y byd o Adar-Drycin Manaw a chytref fawr o Balod yr Atlantig. Ond, mae'r llwybr i lawr i'r traeth cerrig mân yn serth iawn.

I ddod yn ôl at eich car, dilynwch y prif lwybr yn nol. Os ydych yn defnyddio’r Puffin Shuttle, gallwch ei ddal o faes parcio ym Martin’s Haven.

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Last updated: June 8, 2024

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303 m

Runwayskiln Café

Highlight • Cafe

Runwayskiln Cafe is a cute little cafe serving amazing coffee, cakes and food. You can eat in or takeaway and they have indoor and outdoor seating. Would highly recommend visiting here and the carrot cake is to die for! There's a National Trust car park four minutes walk away and the beach and coast path are a short walk away too. A must visit in Pembrokeshire!

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735 m

This is a splendid viewpoint for both the coast path arcing around to Gateholm Island and for the long stretch of Marloes Sands. It's a particularly beautiful spot at sunset, with the sun reflected in the waters surrounding the islands of Gateholm and distant Skokholm. The viewpoint is just a short walk from the Marloes Sands car park.

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1.37 km

Marloes Mere

Highlight • Lake

This region of wetland on the Marloes Peninsula can be easily reached from Marloes Sands car park. It's inhabited by ducks and other wildfowl and you can often spot hen harriers and short-eared owls. A short stroll to the south is a section of the coast path offering glorious views across to Gateholm Island and out to Skokholm and Skomer.

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4.35 km

Martin's Haven

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Towards the western end of the Marloes Peninsula, Martin's Haven is where to embark on the boat journey to Skomer Island, which is known for its magnificent birdlife. The shingle beach here is also a good place to spot grey seals. It's accessed from a National Trust car park and it's a pretty steep walk down to the beach.

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7.37 km

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3.14 km

2.29 km

1.79 km

119 m

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4.52 km

1.70 km

587 m

276 m

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June 28, 2023

The Marloes Peninsula is known for its rugged coast, birdlife-rich islands and its vibrant heathland and wetland. This out and back explores mostly level grassy paths and takes you to three separate viewpoints along the coast, where you can enjoy gazing down to secluded, sandy beaches and out to the

October 18, 2023

This walk would not be wheelchair friendly surely?? Would need to be pretty adventurous!

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