Clustered around a deeply incised bay of the same name, Fishguard bunches below the untamed Preseli Hills on a lonesome stretch of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park , renowned for its rearing headlands and wild, steep-sided coves. Read Next The seaside town with a marine lake, tidal islands and connection to Bond Fifteen miles north of Haverfordwest, the port is the start point of a ferry trip across the St George’s Channel to Ireland. But the town – whose name is supposedly derived from the traps once placed along its shores to catch fish on ebbing tides – is beginning to lure more visitors for its own charms, turning eyes away from Tenby and St Davids with its cultural weight and striking coastline .
It is divided into the upper “Main Town” (where most facilities are) and the Lower Town, an atmospheric old fishing port. The harbour is two miles north-west. When to go The biggest calendar fixtures are the folk festival (late May bank holiday weekend) and Aberjazz jazz festival (August bank holiday weekend).
April to September is driest for coast path walks and August to December is when Atlantic grey seals give birth to pups along the Strumble Head coast to the north-west. New this year is a literary weekend in late November, organised by West Wales Art Centre . Getting there and around Fishguard has two main line railway stations – Fishguard Harbour and Fishguard and Goodwick, 1.
5 miles around the bay. They are served by Transport for Wales . The T5 Traws Cy.