There’s never a bad time to visit St Davids, Pembrokeshire. It’s always an absolute pleasure. And many actually find the winter months the most beautiful. You’ve got raging seas and moody skies and you can spend cozy nights with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa, snuggled up by the fire in your holiday cottage.

But we do love the summer. And Yewdale holiday cottage always looks absolutely fantastic in the summer. You can sit out in our ample garden and sip gin and tonics until the sun sets behind St David’s cathedral. You can ramble down hazy country lanes to find yourself at Whitesands Bay (see picture). You can swim and run and climb and jog and sail and scuba and surf. It’s just such a glorious time of year for a family holiday or a romantic getaway in St Davids, Pembrokeshire.

Currently we still have limited availability for the summer months so feel free to head to our booking page and book. Or drop us an email and we’ll do the rest! But be quick as those spaces will be filled very quickly.

We look forward to welcoming you to St Davids, Pembrokeshire for what will be a holiday to remember.

St David was born in the year 500, the grandson of Ceredig ap Cunedda, King of Ceredigion. According to legend, his mother St Non gave birth to him on a Pembrokeshire clifftop during a fierce storm. The spot is marked by the ruins of St Non’s Chapel, and a nearby holy well is said to have healing powers. 

St David became a renowned preacher, founding monastic settlements and churches in Wales, Brittany and southwest England – including, possibly, the abbey at Glastonbury. St David reputedly made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, from which he brought back a stone that now sits in an altar at St Davids Cathedral, built on the site of his original monastery.

St David and his monks followed a simple, austere life. They ploughed the fields by hand, rather than using oxen, and refrained from eating meat or drinking beer. St David himself was reputed to have consumed only leeks and water – which is perhaps why the leek became a national symbol of Wales.

The most famous miracle associated with St David took place when he was preaching to a large crowd in Llanddewi Brefi.  When people at the back complained that they could not hear him, the ground on which he stood rose up to form a hill. A white dove, sent by God, settled on his shoulder.

Solva Woollen Mill is owned by Tom and Anna Grime and can be found on the banks of the River Solfach, 1 mile inland from the picturesque coastal village of Solva. The mill produces woven fabric on its historic looms as it has done for over 100 years.

Tom has spent many hours learning about weaving, keeping the Dobcross looms working and enjoying the challenge when they go wrong. He organises the weaving, sorts out new designs and sources the wool amongst a myriad of other jobs that need doing to keep a woollen mill running. Anna has spent time carefully transforming the mill shop to display their own woven rugs and runners. She has also chosen other products that reflect the ethos of the mill: that they must be made in the UK and fundamentally of good quality and resilience. Solva Woollen Mill has become a hidden treasure, tucked in a valley in West Wales. People travel from all over the world to visit this special little place and to experience a small piece of Welsh history.

They have a fantastic team of people to help them who are all fiercely proud of the mill’s history. Tom and Teilo are both weavers and spend their days working with wool, warping and weaving and chatting to customers. Rachel, Sue and Karen are the team who look after the shop and tearoom, keeping it all looking fabulous. Liz bakes our amazing homemade cakes that she has won prizes for.

Finally, we can’t forget the mill cat who has the most important job of all – keeping all the wool safe.  

Here at Yewdale Cottage we love to stay in touch with our fans and we are often on Instagram, uploading our snaps and videos.

There’s some really interesting information on there – a tour of the cottage and the journey from the city centre to Yewdale – amongst other things.

It promises to really wet your whistle when you are considering a family holiday or romantic getaway with us in St Davids.

So come take a look! We are extremely proud of our Pembrokeshire cottage and look forward to welcoming you to Yewdale Cottage very soon!

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Whether you come on a family holiday, a coastal getaway or a romantic long weekend, you’ll definitely have a talking point when you see the horse’s skull in a display cabinet on the upstairs landing.

There’s a plaque underneath it which reads :

“Horses skull found in the foundations of Yewdale Cottage during renovations in the 1960’s. Probably buried in the 17th Century for good luck and fertility, according to ancient local custom. It is said there will be a curse on anyone who removes it from the cottage!”

St Davids is a truly mystical place and one of the amazing things about a holiday in Pembrokeshire is you truly get a feel you are in a timeless world, walking hand-in-hand with ancient ancestors.

It’s not for everyone’s taste. But we believe that the horse’s head and other quirky features like it are what makes Yewdale Cottage a truly unique place to stay.

Come see for yourself!