Pembrokeshire Coastal Path - Fishguard fort to Golden Lion in Newport Beach Wales

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Friday 4 August 2023, day 18 of Pembrokeshire Coastal Path walk from Fishguard to Newport Beach Wales.

Alltrails app. 4 hours 55 minutes walking.
9.69 miles. 1263 elevation gain.

Garmin forerunner 25. 4 hours 58 minutes walking. 9.52 miles. 1213 feet elevation gain

To avoid 2.5 miles from our BNB to the trail start at Fishguard Fort, Tony our taxi driver volunteered to take us. This was not scheduled and he said it would be gratis. We were grateful. The days and distances are beginning to tell on us. A day off tomorrow with be a nice rest.

We are across the beach from Goodwich. The Ferry Dock is in Goodwich but called Fishguard Ferry Dock. Toni thought this should be rectified.

I tried to get some photos of the feel of walking along the cliff edges with just 3 feet to the left and a long fall to the sea.

So of course from the start we go down then we climbed from the beach to the cliff. The fort is most noted for the attempted 1797 invasion of the French. The Welsh Fired blanks resulting in the landing occurring elsewhere along the shore. Two days later the invading French surrendered at Goodwich. This was the last invasion of the British Isle's.

As you will note on our track we skipped the 475 foot climb from pwllgwaelod beach to Cwm yr Eglwys and around this peninsula. The Sailors Inn had nice picnic table for a sandwich break. So, we took the wheelchair accessible path with the acorn trail marker across this cutoff.

Still we had a lot of beach to high cliff climbs. Today. Jo believes more than 10.

Arrived at Golden Lion just about 3 pm and we were glad to have our rooms ready.

Chuck treated us all to a great dinner at the Golden Lion restaurant.

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Photos

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At the trail and the fort.

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A shadow means a Sunny day at this path post

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Several cannons decorate the fort.

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The significance of Fishguard Fort. The last attempted invasion of England

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Looking back at Goodwich across the bay

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Another view almost forty minutes walking later.

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The coast ahead. The high point to the left in the distance we skipped

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One of several beaches we crossed

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The Senta ferry coming in today

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The rugged cliff faces almost vertical

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The ferry at the dock was far across the bay

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This small stone with a yellow arrow we have not seen before.

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The next beach

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Another steep drop just six inches of grass to the drop

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More coast line looking back

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A very narrow bridge. Also a first we have seen

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Chuck crossing the bridge

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Finally a glympse of the village of Newport Beach in Wales.

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Our track for today