In the Easter holidays we walked to one of the small local beaches, Conduit in Hakin. It’s a nice scooter/bike ride/walk to go on and one we’ve done so many times over the years. This place is much appreciated when we need to get out of the house but don’t feel like travelling too far.
There are lovely houses and gardens overlooking the beach- it must be such a special place to live.
On the beach we love walking along the rocks and finding sealife. The kids enjoy climbing up the rocks too- something I find harder these days! They are so quick and nimble and make me feel really ungainly as I stumble slowly behind them. I did tell them all to keep their shoes on as we were climbing, but shoes were off and as they’re light on their feet luckily the hard rocks didn’t hurt or cut them.
Most of our older relatives tell us that they used to come and play here a lot when they were younger. They’d be sent out with their sandwiches, play all day and then come home just before dark.
We paddled and sat in the deep rock pools that overlook the sea- it almost feels like being at a fancy spa with a sea views (just look out for the crabs sharing it with you!).
Apart from the human features, beaches are so timeless and the Conduit that we know today is not very different to the one we see in old postcards from 1900’s and 1960’s- I love looking at these and am so grateful for the internet for making all these images easy to access.
I also felt like I could be anywhere in the world really but there was a Welsh flag lying to remind me I was home!
From here, you can walk the coastal path to the Docks and to the Rath, so in the Summer holidays we will make a day of it and then walk back home with Dave as he comes home from work. Maybe I will even get to relax and read a book as the kids play…
What local walks do you enjoy?
What a lovely place to go and play and ideal being close to home. Wonderful photos as always, your children are so good at knowing how to make the most of play in nature. I remember going out all day with sandwiches too, so hard to let go and let children to that now but it looks like yours are happy to make the most of everywhere you take them. thank you for sharing you day out with me on Country Kids.
I was so thrilled when my daughter sent me the link to this site. I live in Germany, but I grew up in Picton Road, Milford Haven and our house was exactly opposite the lane leading down to Conduit, so this beach was my childhood playground where I taught myself to swim, climbed the rocks (sometimes to Gelliswick) and explored the rock pools. As a teenager I went there in all weathers and even in the dark sometimes because we felt safe in those days! The lights of the boats and the jetties shone across the water and added a touch of magic. In stormy weather I would climb over the railing on the path leading up to the Pointfields and sit on the cliff to enjoy the wind and the sight of the waves crashing aginst the rocks. We had no car to visit more glamorous beaches, but this was my paradise ! Thank you so much for the wonderful photos! 🙂
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Oh, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this lovely comment on this post. How lovely to think you explored Conduit and Gelliswick too. As you say we have other more glamorous beaches in Pembrokeshire but these are so special as they ours and there to explore all the time. I can’t wait to get back to exploring them. Lots of love, Claire xxx
I was delighted to come across this post in the course of some random Internet “surfing.” My family was one of ten or so American families that lived in Pembrokeshire in the mid-1960’s, during the construction of what was then the Gulf Oil refinery. My family lived on Wellington Road in Hakin, 1966-68. A gate in our backyard opened to a lovely lane, which led down to Conduit Beach. I literally could not calculate the time I, and my sister and brother, spent exploring the beach, climbing the rocks, etc. I returned for a Milford Haven Grammar School reunion in 1999, then again in 2001, with my daughter. I took some time to gather a small sack of pebbles and stones from Conduit Beach and bring them back. I put them in a glass display jar, which I gave to my sister, who lives in Florida. I guess it would accurate, therefore, to say that Conduit Beach begins in Hakin and ends in Florida. The Pembrokeshire Coast is such a fantastically beautiful area – and I have always considered myself fortunate to have lived there.
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Hi, thanks so much for taking the time to leave this lovely comment. I loved reading about your time living here. Oh, I would love to live in that house with my children- perfect. How lovely to think of a little bit of Conduit in Florida. I feel fortunate to live here too. with best wishes, Claire xxx