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Dale Hill Farm
UK Wales South Wales Pembrokeshire Milford Haven
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Facilities
Batting, balling and bicycling, tag and generally just hooning about; plenty of space. One huge field, where you can pitch wherever you want. It’s best to set up your camp around the edge, so that everyone can roam free in the middle. The farmers are very chilled about what you can do here. One year, by request, they cut the grass into a cricket pitch. There’s a functional amenities block just outside the field gate in the farmyard. It’s no oil painting, but offers 2 showers, 2 loos and a washing-up room with a fridge-freezer. Queuing is unavoidable in high season. Charcoal BBQs are welcome, as is the family Fido, on a lead.
Nearby
Crabbing on the pontoon is a compulsory pleasure (apparently it’s bacon that gets them clinging on). Take a trip to the offshore island nature reserves of Skomer and Skokholm from the quay (01646 603110; www.dale-sailing.co.uk). Don’t forget you’re in the heart of the Pembrokeshire Heritage Coast, with its array of stunning beaches and cliff walks. The area is popular with divers, too (07894 496824).
Food & Drink
The family friendly Griffin Inn (01646 636227) is a great place for pub grub, or just to watch the comings and goings in the estuary. The Boat House Cafe is fantastic from an All Day Breakfast to a tasty Crab Platter the Cafe also has a small but a well stocked shop/beach shop selling buckets and spades, crabing nets, bread, fresh milk, eggs, etc. You will find hypermarkets in Milford Haven.Opening Times
May–Oct, but worth ringing if you fancy visiting earlier.Family Friendly
The only rule here is no kite-flying due to the overhead cables. This is a working farm, so be tractor-aware.
Location
Contact Dale Hill Farm, Dale, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62 3QX
Getting There
Pretty limited. The best option is to train it to nearby Milford Haven then take a taxi for the next 6 miles.
Reviews
Add Your ReviewRated ★★★★☆ over 4 reviews
Sadly now a victim of its own success
Unbelievable - highly recommend
well, what can I say, amazing hospitality by the owners of this site, they have some great stories to tell about the airfields and history of the Dale. Unbelievably welcoming, friendly & cheap, excellent site, highly recommended with a great coastal walk into the village of Dale! Great beaches close by for surf and bathing... Everything we wanted and more with the bank holiday fun in the village! Thank you Dale Hill we will be back x
Friendly and relaxed, Aug 2013
With 8 nights to camp in Pembrokeshire and many campsites to choose from we used the Cool camping web site to narrow down the search and decided on 3 sites (2x3 nights and 2 nights). Our first stay was at Dale Hill ...
From the road by the bay we followed the windy hairpin track to the sparse farm yard and wondered whether we'd arrived at the campsite - until we spotted some tents in the field beyond. We pitched at the top edge of the field, getting some shelter from the breeze by the hedge and checked out the 'facilities'. It takes a night/day before you can really know whether a site works for you as our first impressions of the narrow track and limited facilities were eased away as we realised how laid back and friendly this site is.
There were around 20-25 campers/caravans in mid-August, no loud groups, children playing in the middle of the field and chatty neighbours. We walked into Dale via the road and on another day via the airfield and valley. The disused airfield is vast and not obvious that a path leads down one of the old runways! This takes you to the West coast, about 1 mile to Westdale beach/cove or 2 miles to the superb sandy Marloes beach [the path down the cliff is approx in the middle of the beach].
So we swam at Dale, Westdale and Marloes. We also did a coast walk around the Dale Peninsula, past St Anns Head, great scenery. There was a regatta in Dale on the Sunday and the next weekend was going to be cruisers. There's a cafe/shop in Dale open till 5pm which sells some basics (milk, bread) and a few other items. There's a shop at Marloes which closes at 5pm prompt selling papers and a range of food items and also a chip 'shop'.
So we made use of the facilities - fridge (a bit full but worked), freezer (a bit full but worked), washing up - hot water, showers and toilets. At first you think there is only one wash basin but the two showers also have a small washbasin in them. All worked fine. An outside tap is useful for washing swimming gear.
Late one afternoon some campers arrived with a tent but no poles and were rather stuck. However a caravan couple (visited the site for last 7 years) who were leaving that day said that they would leave their caravan on site for another night (someone else was storing their caravan) so that the campers could sleep in it! Now that's friendly.
All this for £10 / night - a bargain.