29 May 2026
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority will be offering a different way to experience the Park this summer, with a series of exclusive evening events at Strumble Head Lighthouse and St Davids.
Explore the Lighthouse tours provide rare access to one of the coast’s best-known lighthouses at Strumble Head. Led by National Park Authority staff, these small group tours open with a firsthand account of lighthouse life from the current keeper. Following this, a Ranger-led session will focus on the station's maritime heritage and the history of nearby shipwrecks, before exploring the landmark's immediate relationship with the Coast Path, neighbouring farmland, and the native wildlife that becomes active after dark.
The tours will take place across four Friday evenings this summer: 19 June, 3 July, 17 July and 7 August. Two timed slots are available each evening, running from 5pm to 6.30pm and 7pm to 8.30pm.
Brilliant Bats, St Davids offers multiple opportunities to discover more about the wildlife that emerges from the nooks and crannies around the iconic Cathedral as darkness falls. Bat detectors will be provided, with guidance from a Park Authority Ranger on their use and the chance to discover more about these elusive nocturnal creatures.
The bat walks will take place on Friday 14 August from 8.15pm-10.15pm and Thursday 27 August from 7.45pm-9.45pm,
Rachel Perkins, Manager of Oriel y Parc, National Park Discovery Centre in St Davids, said: “These events offer a chance to experience familiar places in a completely different way. From stepping inside Strumble Lighthouse and hearing stories from the current keeper, to listening for bats around St Davids Cathedral after dark, each event brings people closer to the landscape, heritage and wildlife of the National Park.”
Booking is essential. Tickets for both Explore the Lighthouse and Brilliant Bats cost £10 per person and can be reserved at www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/events
