The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a spectacular and distinctive coastal area. It’s Britain’s Only Coastal National Park, as it’s the only one of Britain’s 14 National Parks to be entirely coastal in nature...
186 miles of walkers paradise on both ild headlands and pristine beaches with picturesque towns and villages like Tenby, St Davids and Solva en route. Most people walk a little bit a time, coming back year after year to explore a bit more. If you want to do the whole lot, allow 15 days...
No other county in Britain has more Blue Flag Beaches or Seaside Award beaches than Pembrokeshire. With over 50 beaches to choose from, there’s going to one that’s perfect for you, whether you want surfing, kayaking or kite surfing, or just somewhere peaceful to relax, sunbathe and build sandcastles... 
There are 51 forts and castles in Pembrokeshire including enormous stone fortresses like Pembroke castle, Manorbier castle and Carew castle. There are medieval walled towns of Tenby and Pembroke and fortified Bishops Palaces at St Davids and Lamphey. 
A pristine environment, clean seas, very little population and lush vegetation makes for rich and varied habitats, most important of which are the Islands: Skomer, Skokholm, Ramsey, Grassholm and Caldey. Home to thousands of Puffins, Gannets and other sea birds. Dolphin, Porpoise and Whale watching boat trips are popular too...
Castles In Pembrokeshire -
Lamphey Bishops Palace
Extensive remains of a lavish country retreat used by the bishops of St Davids, with buildings dating from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries.
History
- Lamphey was a seat of the last of the Welsh, pre-Norman, Bishops, according to Giraldus Cambrensis (See Manorbier Castle).
- Subsequent Norman Bishops embellished & extended the site considerably.
- They added The Old Hall, The West Hall and The Great Hall.
- After the Reformation, Lamphey passed into secular hands and was acquired by the Earl of Essex and his descendants but quickly fell into ruin.
- The palace was more recently acquired by CADW, the Welsh historic buildings agency, who have restored it.
Features
- Partially complete outer wall.
- Central area pleasantly grassed.
- Central bell tower.
- Numerous halls, chapel and other buildings.
- Haunted by numerous spectres including singing nuns and a headless Earl of Essex.
Facilities
Adjacent parking, visitor centre, toilets, regular guided talks.
Website
http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/daysout/lampheybishopspalace/?lang=en
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Lamphey Bishops Palace
Lamphey, Nr Pembroke
SA71 5PE
Tel: 01443 33 6000
Fax: 01443 33 6001
Email: cadw@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Map Location
ID: 7164 Revised: 26/8/2011
