ROCH CASTLE

Roch, Pembrokeshire Grade I-listed

With superb views of St Brides Bay and the Preseli Hills, Roch Castle is the perfect location from which to explore Pembrokeshire. Built in 1195, this ancient monument has been frequented by conquerors and courtesans, as well as being a Royalist stronghold in the Civil War. It now offers six en-suite rooms, decorated in a minimalist style, and breakfast includes regional specialities such as Welsh laverbread and locally made honey. Just two miles away is the blue-flag Newgale Beach. St Davids, Britain’s smallest city, is also close at hand – between April and August, make sure you take a boat over ·Double to see the puffins on Skomer Island. B&B from £ 200 (rochcastle.com).