Dyffryn Gwaun, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

#31 among attractions in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Dyffryn Gwaun is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1954 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements. The site has an area of 25.36 hectares and is managed by Natural Resources Wales. ()

Area: 62.67 acres (0.0979 mi²)Coordinates: 51°58'40"N, 4°50'21"W

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Day trips

Dyffryn Gwaun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Waun Mawn, Pentre Ifan, Foel Cwmcerwyn, Preseli Hills.

2.1 miE
Memorial
Waun Mawn, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
54 min walk • Waun Mawn is the site of a possible dismantled Neolithic stone circle in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The diameter of the postulated circle is estimated to be 110 m, the third largest diameter for a British stone circle.
2 miNE
Prehistoric site
Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
51 min walk • Pentre Ifan is the name of an ancient manor in the community and parish of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 11 miles from Cardigan, Ceredigion, and 3 miles east of Newport, Pembrokeshire.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel Cwmcerwyn, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
90 min walk • Foel Cwmcerwyn is the highest point of the Preseli Hills and of Pembrokeshire. It lies within the borders of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park although it is 10 km from the sea.
3.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
90 min walk • The Preseli Hills or, as they are known locally and historically, Preseli Mountains is a range of hills in north Pembrokeshire, west Wales, mostly within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
2.5 miN
Forts and castles
Newport Castle, Newport
65 min walk • Newport Castle is a castle located in Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The earliest castle on the site was built in the 13th century, and the present structure was built in the 19th century and is a private residence.
2 miNE
Prehistoric site
Carreg Coetan Arthur, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
51 min walk • Carreg Coetan Arthur is a neolithic dolmen near Newport in North Pembrokeshire, Wales. Carreg Coetan Arthur dates from around 3000 BC and is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber.
2.3 miE
Prehistoric site
Bedd Arthur, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
60 min walk • Bedd Arthur is a possibly Neolithic hengiform monument megalithic site in the Preseli Hills in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire.
5.4 miW
Park
RNAD Trecwn
137 min walk • RNAD Trecwn is a decommissioned Royal Navy Armaments Depot, south of Fishguard in the village of Trecwn, Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
3.4 miNE
Cemetery
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
87 min walk • Pentre Ifan is the name of an ancient manor in the community and parish of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 11 miles from Cardigan, Ceredigion, and 3 miles east of Newport, Pembrokeshire.
1.6 miNE
Prehistoric site
Mynydd Carningli, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
40 min walk • Mynydd Carningli is a mountain in the Preseli Hills near the town of Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It has both prehistoric and historic remains.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Tŷ Canol Wood
70 min walk • Tŷ Canol Woods are an ancient woodland in the Tŷ Canol National Nature Reserve which lies south of the village of Felindre Farchog, Pembrokeshire, Wales, between the Preseli Mountains and the north Pembrokeshire coast. The site is designated as an SSSI, NNR and SAC.