Stackpole Estate

This extensive estate is a coastal property of great contrast, including 8 miles of cliff, headlands, beaches and sand dunes, elongated freshwater lakes bordered by trees, sheltered bays and mature woodlands. The Bosherton Lakes and Stackpole Warren are part of Stackpole National Nature Reserve, managed by the National Trust in partnership with the Countryside Council for Wales. Lake wildlife includes otters, herons, wintering wildfowl and over 20 species of dragonfly. The cliffs are an important site for breeding seabirds and the resident chough. 8 species of bat live in the outbuildings of the former mansion of Stackpole Court, which was demolished in 1963 — about which there is an exhibition, displayed in the old game larder. There is an excellent bathing beach at Broadhaven South. At Barafundle Bay golden sands are backed by dunes and ringed by trees. The secluded beauty of the bay means that it can only be accessed from Stackpole Quay by means of a walk along the cliff path, followed by a steep descent down to the beach