Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site

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Overlooking Porthsele beach
Porthsele beach
Private vehicle access is available to porthsele beach
Overlooking the sea

  • Family-run site situated on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
  • Direct access to Porthsele beach; a mile from Whitesands
  • Farm shop, coffee hut, bar and pizzas available in high season
Fancy a stay on a family-run farm… with direct access to a beach below? Make your way to Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site, a 96-acre farm overlooking Porthsele beach on the Pembrokeshire coast. The site is on the most western tip of Pembrokeshire, with views of St Georges Channel connecting the Irish and Celtic seas. You'll be in good company with a stay here: generations of the same family have been running the site since the mid-1950s, a holiday spot for guests who return year after year – some with their kids and grandkids now in tow. This place is just the ticket for outdoor adventures too, as it's set directly above Porthsele beach (with private vehicle access so you can cart all your kit along with you). The sea and bay are safe for swimming and kayaking, and there are plenty of rockpools to explore at low tide. If you haven’t got your fill of sea breeze, surfing beach Whitesands is a one-mile walk along the coastal path or, if you’re feeling adventurous, a half-mile swim or kayak from Porthsele. Sorting supplies is easy at the farm too: in the high season, a site shop is on hand with camping and food supplies, wetsuits and logs for beach fires, and a coffee hut opens every day. A bar and pizzas are also available at peak times.

Campground type

RV sites 30
Tent sites 60
Camper sites 15
Open now
Opens March 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, Mar 1 2025 to

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

96%

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94%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very good!!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Beach Field primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Clean facilities and happy staff

Disliked: Nothing

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GREAT SITE. HOTSHOWERS. LOVELY COFFEE. GREAT LOCATION. HUGE!…

Overall 8/10
Location 9
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
KEVIN JOHN B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

3-amp Rhosson Field powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: GREAT SITE. HOTSHOWERS. LOVELY COFFEE. GREAT LOCATION. HUGE!

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Very clean and well maintained site Stunning views Will be returning…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

16-amp Ramsey Island Field powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very clean and well maintained site
Stunning views
Will be returning

Recommend to friends Visit again

Been coming here for 30 years.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Andy O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

16-amp Rhosson Field powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Been coming here for 30 years.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just perfect.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Helen O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Rhosson Field primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful campsite. Very well organised. Great social area with shop, coffee shop and pizza's to order every evening. Clean toilets/showers. Perfect balance of facilities and back to basics. Stunning sea views, right on Wales coastal path, direct access to all year dog friendly beach. Absolutely perfect.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Would definitely recommend

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

3-amp Carn Llidi View powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful setting - stunning scenery - a peaceful weekend spent by the sea
Friendly and helpful team

Disliked: Nothing

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Very good, well-kept campsite

Overall 7/10
Location 9
Value for money 6
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Beach Field primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Position, views, clean toilets, coffee and food facilities

Disliked: Lack of hot water in men’s showers, allegedly this was a temporary situation, unable to verify .

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I'm glad you enjoyed the location, views and facilities.

We have had an issue with our boiler this week, and so it is indeed a temporary situation and we can only apologise.

The Pencarnan Team

What a lovely location, right next to the beach and coastal path!…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Ramsey Island Field primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: What a lovely location, right next to the beach and coastal path!
The facilities were also brilliant. Great shower area, toilets and sink area to wash up.
The Courtyard was such a cool place, serving wood fired pizzas, tea, coffee, pastries and a bar.
Would absolutely return!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Beautiful site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Laura C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

3-amp Ramsey Island Field powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Fab location near to a lovely beach, amazing pizzas, quiet and spacious

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wow- you would pay so much more just for the views! The…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Simone L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Beach Field primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Wow- you would pay so much more just for the views! The grass beach camping field is huge and there was plenty of space to set up in any direction although everyone was facing the beach. It is sloped but everyone found a flat spot.
The onsite shop is the best stocked store that has a little bit of everything. I didn’t use the bar but the coffee shop and pizzeria were a bit hit.
There are plenty of walks in the area and the beach is 2 mins away from the top of the field.
Even with a huge rainstorm the field has excellent drainage and wasn’t a problem for the campervans moving about the following morning.
Great shower/toilet facilities and many recycling bins.

Disliked: Nothing- it was paradise

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site

Pencarnan Farm

St Davids

Haverfordwest

Pembrokeshire

Wales

SA62 6PY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.88465°N
-5.3049°W

Nearest transport

Bus
15.5 mi Bus Station
15.9 mi Railway Hotel
15.9 mi Railway Hotel
Rail
15.6 mi Fishguard & Goodwick Rail Station
15.8 mi Haverfordwest Rail Station
15.9 mi Johnston (Pembrokeshire) Rail Station
Ferry
0.5 mi St. Justinian Ferry Landing
1.8 mi Ramsey Island Ferry Landing
10.2 mi Skomer Island Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

This is heaven for beach buffs: Porthsele and Whitesands beaches are both within walking distance of Pencarnan. At Porthsele, take your pick from kayaking, surfing and paddleboarding from its sandy shore; if fishing's more your bag you can fish for mackerel, pollock and seabass from the beach and from certain points on the cliff around Pencarnan's land. There are also a few marked climbing spots around the cliffs on the land and some good entry points for coasteering or a coastal swim back to Porthsele beach… followed back at base with a sunset beach fire or barbecue to end the day. The famed surfing centre of Whitesands, a mile away on the coast path from Pencarnan, has a café, deckchairs and wetsuit hire, plus lifeguards in the summer months. Heading south, St Justinian’s (under a mile away along the coast path) is home to RNLI St Davids Lifeboat Station and a departure point for boat trips around, onto and beyond Ramsey Island to spy seals, seabirds, porpoises, whales, dolphins and sharks. Make time too for a trip to the tiny city of St Davids, to browse its shops and galleries and take a look at sixth-century St Davids Cathedral.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Whitesands 0.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Caerfai 2.3 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Abereiddy 5.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Newgale 8.1 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Nolton Haven 9.4 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Davids Cathedral 2 mi

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 20.2 mi

Pembroke Castle 21.9 mi

National Trust

St David's Visitor Centre and Shop 1.7 mi

Stackpole Estate 24.2 mi

Tudor Merchant's House 29.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Around St David's Head 0.9 mi

Whitesands - St David's Head - Carn Lidi - Whitesands 1 mi

St David's City and St Non's Bay 1.9 mi

RAMSEY ISLAND (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/11/1992) 2 mi

Solva Quay - Upper Solva - Solva Quay 5 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site? This is heaven for beach buffs: Porthsele and Whitesands beaches are both within walking distance of Pencarnan. At Porthsele, take your pick from kayaking, surfing and paddleboarding from its sandy shore; if … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pencarnan Farm Caravan and Camping Site? From $44.82 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.