Rhoscrowther is situated on the Angle Peninsula which has an historic and strong connection with, the sea. There are many beaches nearby, from long, sandy stretches to small inlets, wide bays and rocky coves. The coastline of Rhoscrowther and its surrounding parishes of Pwllcrochan, Angle and Castlemartin all lie within the designated area of the Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation. The beach at the Eastern edge of Angle Bay, which is known as Kilpaison, is popular for fishing, boating, cockle picking, bird watching and bramble picking. If you would like to read more about this bay please see our Kilpaison page.
Only a short walk towards the north along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path from Kilpaison is the little-known Bullwell Bay. It is nestled within beautiful leafy woodland and whilst it has no sand it has thousands of seashells, rounded pebbles and stones of all sizes - making it an amateur conchologist's paradise!
Further along the Coast Path to the east is Martin's Haven, which is a small inlet with a connection to the events which occurred during the siege of Pembroke in 1648. It is a gravely inlet with salt marshes and the tide comes in very quickly. Martin's Haven is supposedly the dockyard that seamen used to build and repair their ships. If you would like to read more about the events that happened at Martin's Haven, then please visit our Heritage Page.
Another beach close to Rhoscrowther is Freshwater West. Well known for featuring in films such as Harry Potter and Robin Hood, it has a long, sandy coastline and its large waves make it popular with surfers. Scenes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were filmed at Freshwater West and it is the location of Dobby's grave. A wooden replica Laverbread Hut sits on the shoreline at Freshwater West. Huts like these were used until around the 1950s for drying seaweed that was collected on the beach. During filming for the Robin Hood movie, several other replica huts were erected on the shore and along with the existing hut the area was turned into a fisherman's village in Brittany, France. In the 19th Century there were around 20 Laverbread Huts at Freshwater West, with families
from the local area around Rhoscrowther working there to harvest and dry the seaweed before it was taken to be sold in Swansea.
The popular, sandy beach at West Angle Bay has many rock pools and is flanked by cliffs of dipping rock strata. The Napoleonic fort of Thorne Island is close to the shore at West Angle Bay, but it can only be reached by boat. The current owners of Thorne Island use a three-wheeled boat to gain access to the shore and drive onto the beach. West Angle Bay is also marked as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and has retained it's Green Coast Award for 2025.