{"id":8573,"date":"2023-07-29T15:19:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T15:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=8573"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:43:42","slug":"fishguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/fishguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishguard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A town on the Welsh coast, once a herring fishery port, latterly the ferry port to Eire, who knows what&#8217;ll become of it now while we&#8217;re out of the EU. Originally written to support my first visit there in 2023, but occasionally revised as I continue to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I travell by train, I usually change at Swansea to a TFW train. I believe there are 4 trains\/day from Swansea, and there are no seat reservations. I buy my tickets with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrainline.com\/\">trainline<\/a>. I now travel from Paddington via GWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting about<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the taxi companies, see the map, or there&#8217;s the 410 bus but I couldn&#8217;t work out the <a href=\"https:\/\/images.richardsbros.co.uk\/images\/pdfs\/41001_09_2020.pdf\">410 bus timetable<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/appassets.mvtdev.com\/map\/41\/l\/2107\/29158314.pdf\">,<\/a> dated 2020 or route, although I later found <a href=\"https:\/\/moovitapp.com\/index\/en-gb\/public_transportation-line-410-Wales-2107-1842473-29158314-0\">a page on moveit<\/a>. The service is run by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardsbros.co.uk\/\">Richards&#8217; Bros<\/a> who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardsbros.co.uk\/Timetables\">the time table<\/a> and fares on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardsbros.co.uk\/\">their site<\/a>, also an app for real time monitoring, it would seem although I couldn&#8217;t find it, perhaps that&#8217;s on moveit. I made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1YT5q4XCuw6aPsLoxYpYBAoiawxJ8mwk&amp;usp=sharing\">a map<\/a>, sadly it&#8217;s visit of the lower town is perfunctory and may be sporadic. These links are old, I looked for recent links <acronym title=\"31 July 2025\">today<\/acronym> but couldn&#8217;t find anything more up to date, althought the RB link is still on their site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I stayed in a caravan at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valeholidayparks.com\/our-parks\/fishguard-holiday-park\">Vale Caravan Park<\/a>, and would recommend it to anyone, although I found it using AirBnB and for larger parties AirBnB might be cheaper. I have a 2024 map of the Caravan Park,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Caravan-Park-Map-2024.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Caravan-Park-Map-2024.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5a2177dc-ac9b-46e4-aad6-00b138259dd8\" href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Caravan-Park-Map-2024.pdf\">Caravan-Park-Map-2024<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Caravan-Park-Map-2024.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5a2177dc-ac9b-46e4-aad6-00b138259dd8\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The main town is on a steep hill between the station and the lower town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things to do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The map below documents two car hire sites, or I say two, a van hire and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hertz.co.uk\/p\/car-hire\/uk\/fishguard\">a hertz<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The coast that I have visited is beautiful, the beaches are not. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s lots of history, it was obviously once much more important than it is today!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Lower Town, for the view, is best visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tidetime.org\/europe\/united-kingdom\/fishguard-calendar.htm\">at high tide<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitpembrokeshire.com\/attraction-listing\/fishguard-bay-boat-trips\">Visit Pembrokeshire<\/a> site has hints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not in Fishguard, but sounds fun, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thousandislands.co.uk\">1000 Islands Expeditions<\/a>., boat trips to observe the sea life, leaflet implies seals, puffins, gannets and dolphins. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2025, I visited Cardigan &amp; St. David&#8217;s, both worth a revisit. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Art scene is quite cool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s my pictures<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width: 640px; height: 400px\" class=\"fshow-wrapper\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/fshow_orbit_5ff6ee733d967?photosetid=72177720310106851&user_id=38126735%40N00&username=photomatt&gallery_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fphotomatt%2Fsets%2F72177720310106851%2F\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" border=\"0\">\n<\/iframe>\n<noscript>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAP8zV\" target=\"_blank\">Click to View<\/a><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s my map<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1wxyu1TjF5mCwVfJYpDcDwMyf0Evb-6w&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A town on the Welsh coast, once a herring fishery port, latterly the ferry port to Eire, who knows what&#8217;ll become of it now while we&#8217;re out of the EU. 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