Glade
← Back

✦ Historic site

Carreg Coetan

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.01864, -4.82825

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

v

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
DInas Island Circular Walk, PembrokeWalking route4.8 km▾

A circular with steep ascent & descent and views of the Pembrokeshire coast. This isn’t a long walk, but one to test your fitness, with plenty of reasons to stop & admire the scenery. Rocky coast path, sharp gradients, steps, stiles & kissing gates.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

v

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route314 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 314 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route962 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 962 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route310 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Carreg Coetan is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

v
Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered tomb

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered tomb

1 / 15

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

v
  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

🅿️

Parking

Long Street Car Park · Paid · 196m

🛝

Playground

179m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Brynach's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→🪦BrynhyfrydCemetery1.1 km→✦Carn LlwydHistoric site1.5 km→✦Carn Ingli Barrow CemeteryHistoric site1.6 km→🪦Machpelah Burial GroundCemetery4.8 km→✦Newport Castle (site)Historic site200 m→