Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Coastal Cruiser loops in both directions between Pembroke, Angle, Freshwater West,
Bosherston and Stackpole, terminating at Pembroke Dock.
National Express destinations include London (£27, seven hours), Chepstow (£18, 3¾
hours), Swansea (£8.60, 1¾ hours), Carmarthen (£5.70, one hour), Tenby (£3, 25 minutes)
and Haverfordwest (£4.70, 30 minutes).
TRAIN
There are direct trains to Swansea (£13.70, 2¼ hours), Llanelli (£13.40, 1¾ hours), Car-
marthen (£8.70, 1¼ hours), Manorbier (£4, 20 minutes) and Tenby (£5.10, 28 minutes).
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Pembroke Dock
Between 1814 and 1926 more than 260 Royal Navy ships were built at Pembroke Dock,
which was then a Royal Dockyard. It also served as a Royal Air Force (RAF) base for fly-
ing boats during WWII and after. Today it's a sprawling expanse of suburbia with a ferry
terminal and commercial port.
Sights
Gun Tower Museum
( 01646-622246;
www.guntowermuseum.org.uk
; Front St)
Some of Pembroke's history survives in
the Gun Tower Museum, housed in a 19th-century Martello tower that was built to defend
the harbour from possible attack by French invaders. There was rather an unfair distribu-
tion of space here - 33 men slept in hammocks in one room, while the officer got to have
the other room all to himself. A walkway now runs from the shore, but when the tower
was in use the men had to lower a rope ladder for supplies. The tower was closed for re-
furbishment at the time of writing but due to reopen soon after this topics publication.
HISTORIC BUILDING
Getting There & Away
BOAT
Irish Ferries
( 08717-300 500;
www.irishferries.com
)
Offers two sailings a day on the four-hour
route between Pembroke Dock and Rosslare in the southeast of Ireland (car and driver
from £89, additional adult £28, foot passenger from £28).
