Wiseman’s Bridge is a tiny seaside hamlet with a rocky beach in between Saundersfoot and Amroth. It is linked to Saundersfoot by a series of three tunnels through which a narrow gauge railway once travelled carrying coal from the local mines to Saundersfoot Harbour.

The old railway line or dramway heads up the wooded valley to the Stepaside Iron works, now a historic ruin. The dramway has recently been resurfaced and makes an ideal off road cycle for children all the way into Saundersfoot – its surface is also suitable for wheelchairs. The valley through which it runs is called, appropriately, Pleasant Valley.

Bus service number 351 connects Amroth, Wisemans Bridge, Saundersfoot and Tenby. The nearest train station is the Saundersfoot station, however the station location is some way out of the village and doesn’t have any facilities or taxis. Alighting at Tenby is a better option.

Parking is limited to the roadside margin above the beach which can get very busy in the summer holidays.

This valley was a hive of industrial activity from the 14^th to the 19^th century as it was an integral part of the Pembrokeshire coal field. It’s hard to imagine that now as very little remains apart from the old ironworks at Stepaside and the railway tunnels. There were 12 collieries working in this area at its heyday. More recently Wisemans Bridge was used as a practice beach for D-Day landings, which Winston Churchill witnessed.

Heading along the coast path from Wiseman’s Bridge and before you reach the first tunnel, there are several grated cave entrances where coal was mined directly from the cliffs. These are now important bat residences. If you look over the railings on the other side, there’s a very interesting radial rock feature, a truncated fold, on the beach.