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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lydstep Cliffs and Caverns Walk, StackpoleWalking route1.6 km

A great clifftop walk for sea views & wildlife watching. The grassland is rich in wildflowers & butterflies, while the cliffs are home to choughs, fulmars & gulls. See Lundy Island & the Somerset coast, & spot dolphins or porpoises offshore.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Lawrenny Walk, PembrokeWalking route4.8 km

Upstream from Milford Haven, find drowned wooded valleys with an expanse of salt marsh & mudflats. Traverse the steep-sided ancient oak woodland of Lawrenny, which overlooks the Daugleddau River & tidal creeks of Garron Pill & Cresswell.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:45Round tripLocal walking routeSurface asphalt
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 4Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 4Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 4Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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St Mary’s Church, Carew Cheriton

St Mary’s Church, Carew Cheriton

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