Waterside camping near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Camping near the water in Haverfordwest means waking up to sea breezes, tidal views, and quick access to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. With over 570 waterside campsites to choose from, you can pitch your tent just steps from the shoreline or beside a quiet estuary. The average night costs around £30, but you’ll find spots as low as £10 if you book ahead. Top picks include Rhosson Ganol (57 reviews), perched right by the waves; Glan Y Mor Camping (50 reviews), a favourite for its open skies and dolphin sightings; and Hillfort Camping (41 reviews), which offers panoramic sea views. Most sites welcome pets and offer essential facilities like toilets and showers. Bring your binoculars—wildlife-watching is a local obsession, and you'll spot everything from seals to rare seabirds. If you’re feeling active, the coast delivers hiking routes and reliable surf. Pack light, but don’t forget your boots and wetsuit.

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Top-rated campgrounds

Camping near the water in Haverfordwest means waking up to sea breezes, tidal views, and quick access to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. With over 570 waterside campsites to choose from, you can pitch your tent just steps from the shoreline or beside a quiet estuary. The average night costs around £30, but you’ll find spots as low as £10 if you book ahead. Top picks include Rhosson Ganol (57 reviews), perched right by the waves; Glan Y Mor Camping (50 reviews), a favourite for its open skies and dolphin sightings; and Hillfort Camping (41 reviews), which offers panoramic sea views. Most sites welcome pets and offer essential facilities like toilets and showers. Bring your binoculars—wildlife-watching is a local obsession, and you'll spot everything from seals to rare seabirds. If you’re feeling active, the coast delivers hiking routes and reliable surf. Pack light, but don’t forget your boots and wetsuit.

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

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135km from Haverfordwest · 168 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England

Wake up to the sound of birdsong, go swimming before breakfast in the clear water of a secluded lake. Cook your bacon and eggs over an open fire while you plan your day, or just laze it away in the peace and quiet of your own personal tipi. You can always go fishing tomorrow, and walk along the cliffs the day after that… The site is a unique woodland valley folded around a clear, spring-fed lake created from the old Tregildrans Quarry. Our tipis and tent pitches are dotted about this secret 20 acres full of ferns, bluebells, oak and meadowsweet. Left in peace for many years there's been no modern chemicals or poisons on the land, meaning we've got bluebells, dormice, Red Admirals and shy woodland Jays for you to spot. It’s a place set apart from the rush and clutter of the modern holiday experience, with an atmosphere that makes you forget the world outside, and just lounge, ramble, or potter about in a boat. We're committed to giving you a genuinely individual service from first contact to your time staying with us. We established CTH in 1996. This was the first and we believe still is the best tipi holiday site in the UK. We know our area inside out and can always help with local knowledge or contacts if you need them. We want to offer our guests a sustainable holiday. A return to real camping means the lowest possible impact on the land and environment - our tipi poles don’t even break the surface of the earth. Your footprint while here could only be bettered by a survival expert. You don't have to fly! a major bonus, and we source all our wood, fish and canvas locally and work with local people wherever possible.

2. Rhydfach Valley Camping

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17km from Haverfordwest · 1 unit · Tent · Pembrokeshire, Wales

An exclusive-hire campsite with its own wild swimming pond in Pembrokeshire

3. Wellstone Camping

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32km from Haverfordwest · 21 units · Tents, Glamping · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Authentic Mongolian yurts and camping in a laid-back Pembrokeshire site with scenic views and friendly alpacas.

4. Elmar's Place

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120km from Haverfordwest · 2 units · Tents · Bude, England

Nearly wild camping on the border of Devon and Cornwall

5. Cilrath Wood Camping

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16km from Haverfordwest · 15 units · Tents · Narberth, Wales

Off-grid eco camping with campfires in a patch of Pembrokeshire that time forgot

6. Denmark Farm

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74km from Haverfordwest · 7 units · Tents · Lampeter, Wales

Spy real, live dragonﬂies dancing over lily-rich ponds as you head out in search of sleepy dragons in the wooded wonderland at this quiet eco site

7. Wild Wellingtons Glamping

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50km from Haverfordwest · 3 units · Glamping · Llandysul, Wales

Eco-friendly glamping 10 minutes from the beaches of Cardigan Bay, with great facilities for parents and acres of wild space for kids

Camper favorites near Haverfordwest

Top-rated campgrounds reviewed by the Hipcamp community.

Elmar's Place

60%

(5)

120km from Haverfordwest · 2 units · Tents · Bude, England

Nearly wild camping on the border of Devon and Cornwall

Cilrath Wood Camping

100%

(42)

16km from Haverfordwest · 15 units · Tents · Narberth, Wales

Off-grid eco camping with campfires in a patch of Pembrokeshire that time forgot

Denmark Farm

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74km from Haverfordwest · 7 units · Tents · Lampeter, Wales

Spy real, live dragonﬂies dancing over lily-rich ponds as you head out in search of sleepy dragons in the wooded wonderland at this quiet eco site

Wild Wellingtons Glamping

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50km from Haverfordwest · 3 units · Glamping · Llandysul, Wales

Eco-friendly glamping 10 minutes from the beaches of Cardigan Bay, with great facilities for parents and acres of wild space for kids

Stories from the community

Wild Camping - Communal Meadow Tent Pitch

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Nick

August 2025

Tent

With kids

4 nights at Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

An interesting and wonderful spot that is a superb location for cornwall adventures and an incredible campsite with the lake and restaurant! They need to sort out the hot water and when they do it will be 5/5!

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Mark

August 2025

Tent

4 nights at Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

I stayed in Gosels as a private pitch and absolutely loved it. The campsite was perfect blend of eco/modern (compostable/flushable toilets and hot showers) within a tranquil setting. I liked how the campsite was used in a traditional sense for escape keeping noise and disturbance down to a minimum. The quarry lake was a great area for a splash around and cool down. Though used heavily by young families, had enough space for all. I already miss my chicken and rabbit friends seen daily on my pitch. The location of the site was perfect for me to make some visits out to North Cornwalls surrounding beaches and beauty spots. Well worth the trip.

Wild Camping - Private Pitch - Bluebell Bank

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anna

August 2025

Tent

With kids

4 nights at Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

This is wonderful. The private pitches for wild camping are perfect for a family holiday. What a beautiful place teeming with wildlife and beautiful swimming.

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Charliejale

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Cilrath Wood Camping

WOW! We have just returned from a 3 night stay, and I’m hesitant to write this… only because I don’t know if I want the world to discover this little haven we will now forever adopt as our own, BUT that would be selfish, and Peter deserves all the recognition for the pure love that has been poured into every detail of this little, beautiful campsite. The site is well taken care of with little trails that lead you to little secluded spots and to the larger field that is immaculately conserved with trees surrounding the space. We recommend you use an app that helps you identify all the birds because the bird song there is truly wild, loud and varied. There is a lovely little lake at the bottom of the site that is being preserved for the wildlife, with so much activity to be witnessed even in the short time we spent walking around it. The toilets are regularly maintained and super clean. The showers were hot, clean and in a separate block to the toilets. All brought together with a really well designed aesthetic as well as made incredibly functional. Both carry through the eco ethos and are stocked with environmentally considered products in case your own dont fit the bill. Peter (aka Grumpy Farmer who is an absolutely beautiful soul) was always on hand to come and help if need be, always seemingly working on the site on more beautiful features, projects that work with the campsite, like food banks, community growing and forest school. We will return. Yearly.

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Wiktoria

August 2025

Tent

2 nights at Cilrath Wood Camping

Sooo nice, and highly recommended! Great for kids and adults! Amazing hosts!

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Anjali

August 2025

Tent

With pets

2 nights at Rhydfach Valley Camping

Lovely patch of tranquility with the sound of the water and nextdoor horses neighing every so often. A very quiet area with minimal traffic so you can fall asleep to the sound of nature every night✨ The camping area itself is well kept with lots of space for all sorts of configurations for all your camping set up needs. The pond is gorgeous too for those brave enough for a dip but there's also a bench for those of us who simply enjoy just looking at them. Dennis was a wonderful host throughout it all I cannot credit him more for being so fabulous and patient! He went out of his way multiple times for us just because he's a great bloke and gave us some great recommendations for local things to do. We will be back again for sure! I had the most wonderful birthday trip in this little slice of heaven :)

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Callum

July 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

The lake was amazing - even better than the pictures. Beautiful private wooded sites running down the hill and a lovely set of open pitches at the top. The site staff were really friendly and helpful, with an excellent on site cafe for brunch and dinner. My daughter says her caramel cookie was the best she had ever eaten - high praise!

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Nicholas

April 2025

Tent

1 night at Rhydfach Valley Camping

Excellent spot, highly recommend it for a peaceful get away. Dennis and Susan are fantastic hosts too, very helpful and friendly.

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Runa

October 2024

With kids

3 nights at Wild Wellingtons Glamping

Lovely place to visit. Beautiful beaches nearby. The dome was comfortable and the kids loved it. Communal kitchen and fire pit were everything we needed. Sinead and Tom exceptional hosting.

Happy farmer sitting in a truck in a grassy field

With all the amenities you need, plus good access to both the coast and the Preseli Hills, Haverfordwest is rich in history and culture and, from the castle to the cafés, has plenty to offer. There are plenty of good campsites in the local area, with the best of them making it into the select Hipcamp collection.