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Penglyn, Amroth, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.

Phone: 01834 888215

Fax: 01834 888216

enquire@penglyn.co.uk

1-5 miles of Penglyn

Colby Woodlands Folly Farm Museum of Speed Pembrokeshire Coastal Path Saundersfoot Area

6-10 miles of Penglyn

Caldey Island Creative Cafe Dinosaur Park Heatherton Leisure Oakwood Theme Park Ramsey Island Ritec Quad Bikes Tenby Area

10+ miles of Penglyn

Clerkenhill Farm Rudders Boats Trips Woodpark Offroading

Saundersfoot area

Saundersfoot is a fishing village located in the heart of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is one of the most popular seaside resorts in the UK. It is 4 miles from Penglyn (or 1.5 miles if you walk across the sand at low tide)

Located at the foot of a picturesque wooded valley Saundersfoot has everything to offer from sandy beaches, watersports, fishing trips, shops, accommodation, restaurants, and the coastal path.

Saundersfoot began life as a few medieval cottages in a forest clearing in Coedrath, a hunting ground of the Norman Earls of Pembroke. Five hundred years later it had grown into thriving coal port with its abundance of anthracite coal, and exported 30,000 tons annualy from its harbour. 150 years on when the coal industry vanished Saundersfoot evolved into the seaside resort we know today.

'Saundersfoote' was first referred to by the Elizabethan Historian George Owen when describing the coal measures of Pembrokeshire, however on county maps from the 16th century it was referred to the village as St. Issells, the name of the parish. A water course paid rent for by Walter Elisaunder in 1332, Elisaunder's Ford may origionally have given the hamlet its name, being shortened to Saundersford.

This link will take you to Pembrokeshire County Council website details about Saundersfoot