Abereiddy Blue Lagoon Pembrokeshire Wales
The blue lagoon abereiddy.
Abereiddy blue lagoon pembrokeshire wales. The beach itself is shingle and dark sand flanked by cliffs of limestone and shale. The blue lagoon and much of the coast from here to porthgain is owned by the national trust and forms part of the pembrokeshire coast path. Abereiddi s blue lagoon is world class for watersports but its rugged rocks and ruins still hint at the area s industrial past. A large car park can be found behind abereiddy bay beach and the quarry is a short walk to the north.
At most times of the year you will find organised cliff jumping at the lagoon and being 25 or thereabout meters. The lagoon is actually a former slate quarry and was active up until 1910 before being abandoned and flooded. All reviews car park blue lagoon red bull slate quarry abereiddy beach old quarry the cliff coastal path ice cream van great ice cream adventure sports beach walking parking ticket coast steering well worth a visit. See 182 reviews articles and 117 photos of the blue lagoon on tripadvisor.
About an hour and a half difficulty. The limited parking at abereiddy means its better to walk from porthgain and take in the sights or park up in st david s and take the shuttle bus over. A large car park adjoins the beach where in the summer an ice cream van can usually be found. The car park overlooks the beach and fills up quickly in summer.
Some steep steps in places but not too bad distance from bluestone. It has a small beach which was awarded the blue flag rural beach award in 2005. Abereiddi is a hamlet in the county of pembrokeshire in south west wales. At abereiddy beach and in porthgain itself parking.
199 reviews 1 of 1. Abereiddy beach pebbles and extraordinarily dark sand made of pounded grey slate form this rural beach. Things to do in abereiddy. Access to the shore is a walk of a few yards across the pebbles.
The blue lagoon abereiddy walking guide walk time. A beautiful little harbour a breached quarry just to the north of the beach. Its rocky roots have paved the way for all sorts of. The beach also has public toilets which are open from easter to october half term.
Abereiddy usual welsh spelling. Abereiddy bay pronounced abber ay thee and the blue lagoon are situated on pembrokeshire s rocky north west coast. You can access the pembrokeshire coast path from abereiddy head north to find the blue lagoon which during 2012 and 2013 was home to the world cliff diving championship and gained extra fame through being televised across the globe. The same slate gives a brilliant deep blue colour to the water in the blue lagoon.