Stackpole Estate Pembrokeshire
The Stackpole Estate on the south Pembrokeshire coast is one of the National Trust's finest coastal estates in Wales, a landscape encompassing the Bosherston Lily Ponds, the beaches of Barafundle Bay and Broad Haven South, the coastal cliffs and headlands of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and the limestone plateau farmland and woodland of the inland sections. The combination of the lily ponds, the beaches and the coastal walking creates one of the most rewarding coastal estate experiences in Wales. The Bosherston Lily Ponds are artificial freshwater lakes created by damming valley mouths behind the coastal cliffs, supporting a spectacular display of white water lilies in June and July. Barafundle Bay, accessible only on foot from Stackpole Quay, is one of the finest beaches in Wales, a crescent of fine sand in a sheltered bay maintaining a quality of seclusion that more accessible beaches inevitably lose. The coastal path from Stackpole toward St Govan's Chapel, set in a cleft in the limestone cliffs, provides excellent coastal scenery of the characteristic south Pembrokeshire type. The combination of the lily ponds, the beaches and the walking available on this estate makes it one of the most varied coastal heritage visits in Wales.