Swimming spots near Haverfordwest
29 swimming spots within 30 km of Haverfordwest, 29 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Druidston Haven, about 9 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 28 with no current pollution alert. 25 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Druidston Haven9.4 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Broad Haven (Central)9.5 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Nolton Haven9.9 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Little Haven10.1 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Newgale12.0 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Sandy Haven12.7 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- West Angle16.0 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Dale17.3 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Freshwater West17.4 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Marloes Sands18.9 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Freshwater East18.9 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Abermawr20.3 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Barafundle20.9 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Manorbier21.0 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Caerfai21.1 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Saundersfoot21.2 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Coppet Hall21.2 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Wiseman's Bridge21.4 km from HaverfordwestCaution
- Broad Haven (South)21.8 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Lydstep22.0 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Abereiddy22.1 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Amroth Central23.0 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Tenby North23.2 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Tenby South23.6 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Penally23.7 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Castle Beach, Tenby23.8 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Whitesands24.8 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Newport North26.7 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
- Pendine29.4 km from HaverfordwestGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Haverfordwest?
- 29 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Haverfordwest, spread across 2 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Haverfordwest?
- Druidston Haven in Pembrokeshire, about 9 km away. It is the closest of the 29 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Haverfordwest?
- 29 of these 29 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from Natural Resources Wales. Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Haverfordwest have the best water quality?
- 25 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Haverfordwest right now?
- 1 of the 29 is currently flagged, and 28 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.