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ISSUE 4 ARCHIVE - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EATING AND SLEEPING, PEMBROKESHIRE, WALES
Pembrokeshire can make a great
weekend diving for the London diver,
with some of the most friendly, helpful
dive centres. This coastline has a wide
variety of dive sites and includes the
protected waters of the Skomer Nature
Marine Reserve. Divers can enjoy seals,
wrecks, drift dives and reefs teeming
with marine life.
A Good night's kip
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There is a whole choice of
accommodation available in
Pembrokeshire, whether you're staying
in campsites, B&Bs, hotels or holiday
cottages. However, for convenience
and cost you may well choose to stay
at one of the local dive centres. Both
West Wales Divers and Celtic Diving offer
basic, bunk-bed style accommodation
on site.
- West Wales Divers has a 4 dive cabins,
sleeping 4 people in each at £20 pp
(Mon-Thurs)/£25 pp (Fri-Sun). This cost
includes a full cooked breakfast to set
you up for the day's diving.
Tel: 01437 781 457
- Celtic Diving has purpose-built facilities
with sea views, sleeping up to 20 people
(5 rooms sleeping 4 in each) at £18 pp
bed only or £20 with toast & cereal
for breakfast.
Tel: 01348 871 938
However, there are plenty of other places
to stay in Pembrokeshire:
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- Little Haven, just a couple of miles away
from West Wales Divers, offers some great
options. If you are staying for a number
of days, then my favourite has to be
Regatta Cottage (sleeps 6+2). This
traditional Pembrokeshire style cottage
has balcony views looking over the
beach and the village, is just 30m from
the beach and has off-road parking
for 2 vehicles.
Tel: 01437 781 878
- Atlantic View offers excellent camping,
B&B and recently renovated self-catering
cottages up on the cliffs between Broad
Haven and Little Haven with stunning
views over the sea.
Tel: 01437 781 589
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- In Goodwick, both the Hope and
Anchor and The Ferry Boat Inn offer
accommodation 5 minutes walk from
Celtic Diving, together with a bar and
good food.
Hope & Anchor – Tel: 01348 872 314
The Ferry Boat Inn – Tel: 01348 874 747
- Numerous other cottages can be
found on www.welsh-cottages.co.uk
Food & Booze
- The Swan Inn, Little Haven – with
leather armchairs, log fires and a
seasonal menu concentrating on
local produce – well I'm sorted for
the night!
Tel: 01437 781 880
- The Sloop Inn, Porthgain – is about
15-20 minutes drive from Celtic Diving,
but the food here is great with fresh
locally-caught fish on the menu and
home-caught lobster, in season. Worth
the drive!
Tel: 01348 831 449
Not in the water
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Top this! – I've just found out from
www.visitwales.co.uk that this issue is
out just in time for the Pembrokeshire
Potato Festival (17/06/08). Did you
know that "Potato lovers from all across
Wales will flock to the biggest Potato
Festival in Wales. As Pembrokeshire is
world renowned for having the tastiest
potatoes in Wales." – Fantastic!! Apparently
this festival celebrates the first early
potato crop and along with potato
tastings and potato juggling, this event
gets nationwide coverage on TV an' all.
OK, perhaps a little more down the
diver's stream is Pembrokeshire Fish
Week, which also takes place in June
(21st – 29th) in Haverfordwest. Not only
are there cookery demonstrations;
BBQs, quizzes and many other activities,
but us divers have been invited to join
in too – The Skomer Nature Marine
Reserve is running a volunteer diving
project. This year volunteers will be
counting and measuring scallops
(21/22 June & 5/6 July).
BOOKING ESSENTIAL - contact Kate
Lock on Tel: 01646 636 736
This volunteer work is really essential as
recently scallop dredgers have been
bulldozing their way right up to the
border line of the marine reserve.
Local Diving Contacts
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West Wales Divers,
Hasguard Cross,
Nr Little Haven,
Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire.
SA62 3SJ
Tel: 01437 781 457
The centre offers: a fully stocked dive centre;
equipment rental; servicing & repairs; air,
nitrox and trimix fills; accommodation;
café; courses; boat charters & dive travel;
an indoor heated pool and boat storage.
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Pembrokeshire Diving,
The Penthouse Suite,
14 Orion House,
Nelson Quay,
Milford Marina,
Milford Haven.
SA73 3AZ
Mobile: 07917 364 079
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Celtic Charter,
23 Church Road,
Llanstadwell,
Milford Haven.
SA73 1EB
Tel: 01646 600 313
Mob: 07970 540 940
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Steve Lewis, Pembrokeshire Dive Charters,
Heddfan,
Blockett Lane,
Little Haven.
SA62 3UH
Tel: 01646 602 942 / 01437 781 569
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Dive In 2 Pembrokeshire based in Dale,
Tel: 01646 636 684
Mob: 07815 469 278
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Celtic Diving,
Goodwick Parrog,
Pembrokeshire.
SA64 0DE
Tel: 01348 871 938
Dive centre based in Goodwick offering:
equipment sales; dive boat charters;
PADI & BSAC training; accommodation
& Air fills (Nitrox by special arrangement).
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