Cresswell is a tiny Pembrokeshire hamlet which is now tranquil and beautiful, but it has a busy industrial past.

In the early 19th century, it was once dotted with coal mines, and the abandoned quay is evidence of a former life as a port. Coal was loaded onto barges and transported downstream to Lawrenny where it was transferred to larger boats.

Now it is a quiet site for a picnic, where you can enjoy the turn of the waterway as it changes from a fast stream into a broad and slow river. There is a riverside pub in the village.

The River Cresswell enters the village from the North . . .

. . . turns at the old Quay, . . .

. . . widens and and exits westwards

HOW TO GET THERE

From the North, take the A4075 from the A40 at Canaston Bridge (between Narbeth and Haverfordwest).

From the South, take the A4075 from the A477 (St Clears to Pembroke) at the roundabout at Carew.

The road through the village of Cresswell is well signposted from the A4075.

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