Castle View Holiday Cottage

02/01/2025

Booking now for all dates in 2025
Short breaks or longer stays - ask about our great offers!

22/12/2024

Love our local!! Just walk down the hill with your dog and enjoy a warm welcome all year round!
Happy Christmas to all our guests.

It's 2 more sleeps before the castle is lit up once again for Christmas. After visiting, pop in and warm yourselves up by our open fire. Oh, and don't forget the mulled wine. 👀🎅🌲🍷

13/12/2024

Well done! A visit to our local castle is not to be missed in 2025......book Castle View now and walk down and around - our favourite walk!

We are over the moon to announce Carew Castle and Tidal Mill has been crowned the WINNER of the Best Attraction category at the South West Wales Tourism Awards! 🏆
This incredible recognition celebrates the hard work of our amazing team and the continued support of our wonderful visitors. Diolch yn fawr! 💛
Carew Castle and Tidal Mill will now go on to represent South West Wales at the National Tourism Awards 2025, which will take place on Thursday 27 March at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. 🤞
Thank you to everyone who has made this possible, we couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to celebrating Welsh tourism on the national stage! 🏰 🌊

19/11/2024

British farming is the backbone of our countryside, food supply, and rural communities. Let’s stand together to keep these family-run farms thriving and our food sources local. Your voice matters—help us make it heard! 🇬🇧

There’s still time to join nearly 200,000 people in showing your support! Add your name to stop the family farm tax and help protect the future of British family farms. 👉 bit.ly/FamilyFarmTax

01/11/2024

Well done our Castle! Just a short walk to this special place - so much history - great events - and cake at Nest! What more do you need?!

16/10/2024

Autumn walks, a quiet pint down the local and back to our cosy cottage for a snuggle by the woodburner. The perfect long weekend. ❤️
Short breaks avail all year round!

07/10/2024

Excited to see Carew Castle and Tidal Mill as a backdrop on The One Show tonight!!

16/09/2024

Bookings open for 2025
Some peak weeks already gone - dont miss your chance to enjoy Pembrokeshire!

06/09/2024

We know our favourite rather well - we can glimpse it from our cottage!!

🏰✨ Well it looks like we are up against Picton Castle Gardens and Heatherton World of Activities for Best Attraction at this year’s Visit Pembrokeshire Croeso Awards! Sure, Picton might have an undercroft with a fabulous vaulted ceiling, and their Walled Garden is a wee bit bigger than ours. They may have a few more roofs, carpets, and curtains... but we all know it takes more than a fancy set of drapes to make a castle great!🤣 🛋️💁‍♂️
And yes, Heatherton is one of the busiest attractions in Pembrokeshire, with its go karts, bumper boats, zip line and archery range BUT was it ever home to genuine medieval longbow men who fought at the battle of Crecy?

…and does either have a legendary ghost ape? 🐵👻
.or a Tidal Mill?! ⚙️😉

Although it's been nice to see our competitors wishing each other good luck for this year's awards, we thought we'd lay down the challenge with a bit of fighting talk! It's in our blood, we can't help it! ⚔😂

We are, in all honesty, thrilled to be shortlisted alongside such worthy opponents. We look forward to donning our best tunics and raising a glass of mead together on awards night, may the best attraction win! 🏆 🤣

06/07/2024

Classic & Vintage Vehicle Show at Gwili Railway - Sunday 14th July!

We're looking forward to the relaunch of our annual day themed around all things classic and vintage in a couple of weeks.

You can find full details of this brilliant event, register as an entrant and book tickets at https://gwili-railway.co.uk/train-rides/classic-transport-day/

20/06/2024

One of our favourite pubs - great food in a lovely location on the estuary.

A pub in west Wales has achieved what is believed to be a UK first. The Old Point House on Angle, Pembrokeshire, has been awarded Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status for its Welsh Laverbread. Owner Jonathan Williams started gathering laverbread locally when he launched Café Môr, his award...

15/06/2024

Skomer full of wild flowers in June - currently pink with Wild Campion

28/05/2024

Puffin time - book ahead for Skomer trips!

Catching up on editing backlog from the past month, the bluebells on Skomer are definitely past their best but a few weeks ago, they were absolutely lovely - here's a puffin portrait framed by some of the bluebell flowers

R5 / RF 100-500mm

08/05/2024

We can confirm this is true!! Tested by many guests and family over nearly 40 years. Enjoy!

Did you know that the causeway near the Tidal Mill is Pembrokeshire’s ultimate crab-catching hotspot? 😲🦀

Swing by during high tide when the Millpond is full — you’ll be sure to catch a crustacean or two! All the crab-catching gear you could need is available from the Mill Shop, including ice creams 😋🍦

📸 Pembrokeshire Coast Rangers

08/02/2024

Go find this wonderful pub!

Oh yes, Sunday Roasts are back at the Old Point House throughout February and March (every Sunday 12-3pm).

Simply book via the website or call us on 01646792100.

See you down the bay X

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05/02/2024

Beautiful at any time of the year! A must visit garden with a great cafe.

The heralds of spring are slowly arriving 🎉

Crocus are beginning to appear in the Cloister Garden and in the Alpinum Garden.

The crocus gets its name from the Latin word 'Crocatus' meaning bright, saffron yellow! Saffron, as you probably know, is a spice that is derived from one specific type of crocus – the Saffron Crocus. Not all crocus species produce saffron, but they are all similar in appearance and share the same scientific and common name.

There’s something special about these beguiling springtime flowers. Their cheerful presence reassures us that we're on the cusp of a bright new season.

📸 by Nigel McCall in the Alpinum Garden with dwarf Snowdrops and a Cyclamen in the background.

03/02/2024

Spring short breaks avail - spring is already here in Pembs!