It's a semi-remote, east-facing golden sandy cove shrouded by sand dunes and blocked in by cliffs. It's only accessible by foot and it also has a seminal, 1990s Welsh indie album named after it. That introduction alone, though brief, should be enough to entice you to visit the absolutely gorgeous Barafundle Bay Beach, which inspired Carmarthenshire's psychedelic folksters, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci in the name of their third album release in 1997.
But if you need more convincing let me go on and tell you more about the sandy oasis of calm that you'll find wedged between Stackpole Quay, a small pebble inlet and Stackpole Head, a breezy outcrop which, if you follow the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path around, will lead you to Broadhaven South, another A star beach well worth a visit but it still doesn't rival it's more compact neighbour. Charming its way into my top three Welsh beaches, Barafundle may not have it all in terms of practical facilities or a trendy cafe which will serve you oat milk flat whites but what it does have is the magic and beauty to, frankly, not care about that for a day. A short trip on foot from Stackpole Quay, where you'll park AND be able to get that flat white, the path will take you across the often breezy cliffs before you reach the beach.
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