Facilities

This is a popular spot for launching canoes and is regularly used by activity centres. The beach is shingle so it isn’t a bathing beach, but it is a good place for starting or finishing a walk on the coast path.

Just east of the harbour is the most popular slab for practising rock climbing.

If you’re planning to visit, check out the tide times to make sure you’ve plenty of beach to play on and that you don’t get cut off by the incoming tide!

Parking

National Trust car park, charges apply. National Trust members free.

Facilities

Slipway.

Onshore facilities

There is a small kiosk supplying a light bite menu with hot drinks, local ice cream, homemade cakes, soups, stews, toasted sandwiches and seasonal specials on offer (seasonal)

Features

Canoeing
Car Park
Harbour
Mooring
Phone
Sailing
Sea Angling
Slipway or Launching
Sub Aqua
Toilets

Visiting sailors will find that most of their needs can be met within St Davids itself or elsewhere on the St David’s Peninsula.

St Davids city is approximately 1 mile from the harbour where there are numerous shops and accommodation. There are numerous pubs and restaurants and there is a café and car park at Porthclais Harbour.

White diesel, petrol and cooking gas may be obtained from Ocean Haze Filling Station also from Mathias Hardware in St. David’s – There is no commercial supplier of red diesel close by. The nearest chandlers are Robust Boats in St Davids and Dale Sailing at Neyland, twenty miles or so each way. Boat repair and maintenance services are also provided by Solva Sailboats on Solva Quay.

Local bus services run to St Davids and Haverfordwest and beyond – there are timetables displayed at the bus stops in St Davids. Details of taxi services are available from the Harbourmaster or in the pubs.

Defibrillator

A defibrillator is situated on the outside wall of the harbour masters hut in Porthclais. All Committee members and the carpark attendant were in the process of going through training, this had to be put back because of the covid 19 issue. It is hoped that this training will now be able to continue shortly.

Car parking

There are two car parks in Pothclais, one is run by the National trust and one by the Porthclais Harbour authority. The PCHA car park is £2.50 a day. All money made is used to maintain the harbour for the benefits of locals and visitors to enjoy a safe and pleasant environment.

There is no overnight parking, although some websites have been stating that overnight parking at Porthclais is available as long as your out by 8.30am

Barbeques

It is important that anyone using disposable barbeques make sure they are out after use and taken home by the user.