Newport Bay (Wales)

Newport Bay (Welsh: Bae Trefdraeth) is a bay on a section of the north Pembrokeshire coast, Wales which is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Fronting onto the much larger Cardigan Bay, it stretches from Dinas Island (actually a peninsula) to the headland of Pen-y-bal, two miles to the east. Several smaller inlets pierce its southern shore whilst in the southeast it is backed by Newport Sands, a beach which extends across the mouth of the River Nevern (Welsh: Afon Nyfer) estuary, immediately south of which is the village of Newport. The hamlet of Cwm-yr-Eglwys is sited at the southwest corner of the bay. Newport Links Golf Club extends across the dune system at the east side of the bay. There is a waterfall known as Pen Pistyll just to its north where a stream drops to the beach.[1]

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, itself a part of the longer Wales Coast Path runs around the bay, taking a detour inland at the estuary to cross using the lowermost road bridge.

References
  1. OL35 North Pembrokeshire [Gogledd Sir Benfro] (Map) (A1bar ed.). 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2002. ISBN 9780319236239.
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