Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority manages 243 square miles of some of Britain's most dramatic coastline, and unless you're staying at one of the nearby parks like Grass Roots or Windmill Hill near Pembroke, you might not realise just how serious this landscape is. This isn't a visitor centre with a café - it's the administrative body that protects the entire stretch of cliffs, coves and walking trails that make this corner of Wales so magnetic.

What you're actually doing here is accessing everything the park offers: the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path that snakes between pastel villages and thousand-foot drops, hidden beaches that only appear at low tide, and sea stacks that look frankly dangerous in a gale. The cliffs near Tenby and around Newgale are the real draw - proper wild stuff, with guillemots screaming off the rocks and sudden views that make your phone camera feel inadequate.

Walkers will spend days here. Families with young children work better with the smaller beach sections - Amroth and Saundersfoot are accessible and popular for good reason. History types find Iron Age forts and medieval castles scattered throughout. The park is free to access, though specific trails and attractions have their own arrangements.

If you're based at Eco Escape or Sky Meadow Glamping, you're perfectly placed for morning walks. Allow at least half a day for any proper coastal section. Weather changes fast here - the same day can offer sunshine and horizontal rain. Go when you can, not when you think conditions will be perfect, because they rarely are in Pembrokeshire.