Porthgain is a thriving, if tiny, community of fishermen, an artist’s gallery, picturesque pub with excellent beer plus first class bar food and an excellent restaurant.

The harbour is sandy-bottomed, and one of Pembrokeshire’s finest beaches lies just over the headland at Traethllyfn; it is owned by the National Trust and enclosed by high cliffs with steps to the sand. Children will love the rock pools, but keep out of the water in rough seas as there’s often an undertow.