Dale Peninsula and St Ann's Head

The walk starts from the car park on the shore at Dale. It follows the Pembrokeshire Coast Path east round the bay to Dale Fort, then south along the Milford Haven shore, with views up the waterway towards the refinery, to West Blockhouse, an early Tudor fort with later gun emplacements. It rounds St Ann's Head, with its two lighthouses, above the strongly folded cliffs near Cobbler's Hole, and turns north along the western cliffs, above Frenchman's Bay and the sands of Westdale Bay, before crossing the neck of the peninsula back to Dale.

It is 11.7 km with 177 m of ascent; allow about 3½ hours. The grade is Moderate.

Stay on the path and away from the cliff edge. The cliffs near St Ann's Head are crumbling: the Coast Path at The Vomit, on the west side, was closed for erosion from 2 to 22 February 2026, and the National Park closed a section south-west of the lighthouse in December 2025, so look for closure signs and follow any signed diversion. There are fields and some road walking in Dale.

The Dale car park charges. The Griffin Inn and the Boathouse Cafe are by the shore.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.