It was time to move on but we thoroughly recommend Trefin, both the great value and very friendly Prendergast Caravan Park and the location for investigating the coast.
We really wanted to go to the island of Skomer and decided to return south and hope that the weather would be kind to us. We stopped first at the Square and Compass fuel station to buy a replacement Campingaz gas cylinder and then drove on to Haverfordwest to stock up at Morrison's.
There are a number of campsites suitable for visiting Skomer but we chose West Hook Farm, which is in walking distance of St. Martin's Haven from where the Skomer ferry leaves. We drove through Marloes and arriving at West Hook Farm we chose one of the enormous pitches. The site is exposed and the facilities are basic, there is no electric hook-up and the showers open straight into the elements – somewhat draughty and cool. However, the views are fantastic, the coastal path runs at the bottom of the field and it is only 5 minutes walk down the road to the ferry.
We took a walk along the coast path to St. Martin's Haven (less than 10 minutes) and called in at the National Trust shop. There are no boats to Skomer on Mondays but they told us that the northerly wind meant that there were unlikely to be any boats on Tuesday. Both St. Martin's Haven and the landing point on Skomer are protected from the prevailing westerly winds but are exposed to any northerly wind. We were also told that there were northerly winds forecast for all of the week and it was possible that there would be no ferries on any day.
Photos: Our pitch at West Hook Farm with its wonderful view; St. Martin's Haven from where the Skomer ferries run.
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