Walk 17

How to get there: Newport Town & Estuary

Public transport: (all wheelchair accessible). Service bus Easy access walk: 1.6 miles (2.7 km), 1.5 miles (2.5 km) 412 ( to Cardigan). Poppit Rocket. using shortcut . Preseli Green Dragon Walker’s Bus (seasonal: 0800 783 1584). Character: pretty ancient town and views over estuary, all on surfaced, level paths. Slopes up and down. Own transport: North , start the walk from the town centre car park in Newport (seasonal charge). Approach via the A487 trunk road.

Grid ref. starting point: SN056392

Toilets: at car park.

Alternative parking and toilets (seasonal) are available at Newport Parrog (free).

© Dai Phillips

Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Walk 17

Description Town. Newport actually successful, becoming a trading then right on pavement, then boasts two beaches that are and shipbuilding community. straight on between houses. This walk is surfaced separated by the River : From the 16th century until On reaching road, turn right, throughout, with dropped the Parrog and, across the the railways killed much of the follow road down (1:12 kerbs in the town and a estuary, Newport Sands. This coastal trade, goods like wool, section for 60 metres) and purpose-made, smooth, stone- is a fascinating place. Founded slate and herrings were after houses on right turn surfaced path along the as Novus Burgus around 1200 exported from warehouses at right onto Coast Path at Nevern Estuary. by the Norman Lord of The Parrog. fingerpost. Cemaes, the street layout Long Street (where the car sticks closely to the grid Follow path along estuary all park is) has a gradient up to pattern of the Norman new Directions the way to the road, ignoring 1:20, with some 1:12 sections; town and the castle remains paths on right. There is a 20 the walk goes uphill on this the main landmark of the Whole walk: Turn right out metre section with a 1:20 road. The Parrog Road also town. of the car park. Going uphill, cross camber. Where the path has a gradient up to 1:20, the street gets steeper crosses a bridge there is a with one 1:15 and a 1:12 The town also boasts a towards the crossing (up to 1:10 gradient up for 13 section; the walk follows this Neolithic burial chamber, 1:12). Turn right at the metres and a 1:12 gradient road downhill. Taking the Carreg Coetan Arthur, a 16th crossing (1:10 cross gradient) down for 15 metres. shortcut will avoid the century castle (still inhabited and follow pavement. Turn steepest sections of the walk. today) and the fine St Mary’s right again onto Parrog Road On reaching the road, retrace Church. Some Norman new (1:15 down for 64 metres), steps, ignoring first path on The town’s Welsh name, towns prospered, others follow road down (1:12 left signed YHA, and turn left Trefdraeth, translates as Beach failed. Newport was modestly section for 60 metres further onto a tarmac lane (this is down) and after houses on Long Street). Follow Long right turn right onto Coast Street uphill until reaching the Path at fingerpost. car park. The gradient is mostly up to 1:20, but there Shortcut: Cross stream at end are a few sections of 1:12. of car park using left-hand bridge (1:16 down for 15 metres). Turn left and follow path between houses. On reaching open area, turn left

Newport Town & Estuary KEY Hard and smooth surface

Compacted stone surface Public path Gradient, steeper than 1:12 Gradient, between 1:20 & 1:12 Cross gradient