Llareggub: Beach House, Pembrokeshire
Saundersfoot, Wales
One of a spacious midcentury terrace of upside-down houses overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Saundersfoot, west Wales. What you will love are the stunning views and the bohemian sixties vibe.
“Lovely day. Lazy morning, long walk, cakes from Sue’s pantry on a bench by the sea, cricket on the beach, back home to jigsaw and now Elodie and I are listening to Northern Lights audiobook and have sent the boys to the shops”
The name
Llareggub is so named in homage to Welsh bard Dylan Thomas’ fictional village in Under Milk Wood. Try reading it backwards.
Our beach house, though, is already so much more than bugger-all. Dylan’s own little beachside boat house bolthole in Laugharne is a short drive away; you can follow his beautiful 30th birthday walk around the estuary. Up the road from Saundersfoot is Pembroke Castle, home of Henry and Jasper Tudor, granddad and great uncle of Henry VIII, the monarch we all love to hate…
The BEach House in brief
The house has stunning views over the sea and a quirky upside-down neo-60’s design, with room for up to six guests
Sleeps 6 - couples rates available off peak.
The house has three double bedrooms: a master en-suite with large oval bath, another double, with showerroom. Both bedrooms lead onto the seafacing terrace. The third bedroom is Captain Cat’s beachside bolthole, a wood-clad cabin on the middle floor
There is a separate loo which serves the middle floor
Lockdown III saw us put the final touches to an open plan kitchen- living space overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and converting the existing kitchen into an all purpose boot, doggy and surf room.
Fine Tuning
We love to upgrade and improve our properties so you may find things are different, but we hope better!
“Thanks for letting us stay in your wonderfully quirky holiday home. We enjoyed having lazy days at Llareggub. I thought I would finish my book whilst there but was constantly distracted by the wonderful view which changed with the tides and weather... Perfect!”
Escape to the unspoilt Welsh Atlantic coast
Pembrokeshire: edged with some of the longest and most beautiful sandy beaches in the world. High hedges; rock pools; funky and fresh and foraged sea food; exhilarating waves; a growing wealth of water sports… even big game fishing. Once a practically forgotten corner of the country, Pembrokeshire is fast becoming a cool coastal escape.
SPA FACILITIES
Pop just around the corner to the St Bride’s Spa, for superb treatments and infinity pool which also overlooks the ocean. You do need to book ahead, though, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. They are back in business.
Modern beachside chic
This house has been our family bolt-hole for more than fifty years. Our Dafydd’s love for Wales was nurtured by his father on trips to the Land of his Fathers.
As he says, “For me, it remains the best place I know for reading. The natural light is good and watching the tides washing in over the vast sands instead of eyeing up the flicker of my phone for my next email is wholesome and re-centering.”
Once a practically forgotten corner of the country, Pembrokeshire has become the coolest coastal escape.
THINGS TO DO AND Places to eat
Tenby, Laugharne, Dale, Pendine, Lawrenny, the regenerated bouji Narbeth high street with delis and dinky shops – Pembs for us is ever jam-packed with memories of holidays at Llareggub with its superb sea views from every room. It’s been our family getaway for over 50 years.
Here are some of our favourite places to go locally. We have curated even more ideas in the Chillderness App, which we are constantly updating with new discoveries.
Quite apart from the windswept, caramel-sand Atlantic beaches, Pembrokeshire is now a foodie’s dream destination.
Down on the beach at Saundersfoot, just below the terrace, you will find Cwlbox, a foodtruck preparing Asian-influenced twists on gorgeous Welsh fish. Also in Saundersfoot is the top notch smart-casual Stone Crab seafood restaurant. At the other end of Saundersfoot Bay, fancy-pants Coast is the place to go for a bloody lovely blowout dinner with insane views.
Y Gegin in Pembroke Dock is a cool food hall. Carnivores will love The Roast Office: purveyors of takeaway roast and puddings. Word of the “life-changing” lobster rolls at Cafe Môr, the seafood truck at Freshwater West, is spreading fast after appearing on Countryfile, so get yourself along early. If you fancy a walk around the coast path to Tenby, you can find fat crabs and today’s catch at seafood shacks down on the beach; wash this down with a pint from Tenby’s own Harbwr Micro-Brewery. They’ve even named a brew after our friend and Welsh rugby legend George North.
A little further afield, Penally Abbey’s Rhosyn is worth a look for lunch and cocktails.
Locations in Pembrokeshire are new re-opening but all are worth double checking by phone before travelling.
Location and getting there
Llareggub can be found in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire – a short distance from Tenby.
In the summer months, parking spaces right by the house are sometimes a bit thin on the ground. There is additional parking in front of garage number 2 or around the corner.
Captains Walk
Saundersfoot
Pembrokeshire
SA69 9NL
