St Davids
This is the smallest city in the UK with a population of just over 1600 residents and named after Saint David the patron saint of Wales. Don’t be fooled by the title of city, St Davids is like no city you are likely to have visited before. Awarded city status in 1995 the roots of the city go back to the 4th century when the Patron saint himself lived there. The cool and charming little city is full of cool and interesting shops for providing everything you should need, particularly so for the surfers, artists and outdoors enthusiast. St Davids definitely has a cool relaxed laid back bohemian feel to it. During then months between June and September the city also hosts a really good country market. As well as the cool shops in St Davids there is also a supermarket for all your essential needs.
Listed below are a few of the choice shops in St Davids that we would like to share with you, these include
http://www.tyf.com/shop/ TYF have a great little shop in the centre of St Davids and stock a wide range outdoor clothing and equipment for the outdoor enthusiast, you can also find out and book any of their course here.
http://www.masimes.co.uk/ Is a cool surf shop that sells everything surf orientated, they offer a wide range of surf brand clothes as well as stocking everything budding and pro board riders could wish for. They also have a great range of second hand boards as well as a host of new boards for all abilities.
http://www.jalimali.com/view/ offers an exotic, stunning and affordable range of accessories including jewellery, bags, knitwear and scarves from around the world, suitable for women of all ages. They trade fairly for all their products from small community based workshops.
http://www.pebblesyard.co.uk/ offer great art and gifts as well as lovely coffees and drinks upstairs, don’t miss it out.
http://www.pembrokeshirecrafts.org.uk/ is a shop in St Davids who offer a host of arts and crafts from local artists and craftsmen and women. Definitely worth a look as all their pieces are unique and special.
http://www.stdavidsfoodandwine.co.uk/ are based on the main street on St Davids opposite Ma Simes surf shop, this little ship offers fine foods, snacks, wines and are the source of all good sandwiches in St Davids.
http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/default.asp?PID=92 the visitor and education centre will help you discover the varied and challenging landscapes of Pembrokeshire. The gallery showcases artists' interpretations of landscape, taken from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales' vast collection of art and antiquities
http://www.bench-bar.co.uk/ the bench and Giani's Ice Creams in St Davids offer great food and excellent ice cream made from organic milk, yum.
The old Sweet shop is one shop you will be hard pressed to pass without calling in, a few doors down from Ma Simes they offer stacks or original favourite sweets from your childhood.
http://www.pembrokeshireproducedirect.org.uk/index.asp Pembrokeshire Produce Direct is a community business run by local producers, offering all manner of foods to suit all tastes, from fresh fish and meats. Vegetables, breads, milks, organic canned goods, cakes and chocolates, ice creams and hosts of other produce so as well as buying fresh and delicious food, you'll also be helping your local economy. Their mission is to give everyone in West Wales the opportunity to buy beautifully fresh local produce and have it delivered directly to your door. What better way to supply all you need locally sourced and without having to travel, hassle free good eating at its best.
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest offers shoppers the opportunity to shop in larger stores, with a Morrison’s and Tesco’s supermarket with ample parking at both. The town also boasts many small and medium shops catering for all tastes. Additionally there is a farmers market alternating every other Friday as well as an indoor market with several riverside cafes beyond offering refreshments for the thirsty shopper. Two retail shopping parks on the outskirts offer shops such as Marks and Spenser, Next, Laura Ashely, Boots, Sports direct, wicks, comet as well as many other national chains of shops.
For further information on local businesses in the town visit http://www.haverfordwestshopping.co.uk/
Some of the shops we think our happy campers will enjoy include
http://www.havensports.co.uk/ for everything surf related nice cool shop
Pembroke
Pembroke is a nice town with big name conveniences such as Tesco and Asda as well as many smaller shops, cafes and restaurants all mainly contained on one main street.
Some of the shops we think our cool campers will be interested in include
http://www.thebeachhutboutique.co.uk/ for boutique gifts and household good
http://www.theroom-pembroke.co.uk boutique shopping for household and gifts
Pembroke outdoors sells all manner of outdoor kit especially useful for kayaker’s tel
Tenby
As well as being the home of some great beaches, Tenby also offers our cool bell tent campers a chance to experience a boutique shopping town. Tenby has many of the larger stores needed for convenience such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco along with loads of small boutique shops nestled along cobbled streets. If you are coming to Pembrokeshire and enjoying one of our glamping units Tenby is not to be missed, you will not be disappointed with the beaches, shops or nightlife.
Some shops we think our boutique campers will enjoy
http://www.suburbansurf.co.uk surf shop for all surfing needs
http://www.walkonwatersports.co.uk all manner of surf, sit on top kayak, kite shop
Underground Surf & Skate Shop Telephone01834 844234
http://www.mountainwarehouse.com budget camping and walking accessories
http://jalimali.com/view/ boutique gifts and household nice things
Fishguard
Some of the shops we think our glampers will enjoy include
http://www.sanzsurfwear.co.uk surf and fashion wear also does fitness equipment.
Saundersfoot
Although small Saundersfoot remains one of Pembrokeshires finest holiday resorts with many campsites, hotels and BB’s it maintains a village atmosphere but still pulls the returning holiday makers.
So thanks for reading our latest blog, we plan to update our blog weekly with what’s going on, events we will be attending, news, introducing camping kit which we think is ace or is especially cool and fits in with our glamping range, we will be providing tips on camping, whether it be wild camping, festival camping, campsite camping or tips on providing an inspiring wedding to be remembered by all and be the envy of all your friends. We will also be providing news on special offer we have running as well as competitions to win breaks away in one of our lovely bell tents in an area voted by National Geographic as the second best coastal destination in the world, Pembrokeshire. Remember you can also follow us at www.cariadcanvas.co.uk, on facebook page and on our twitter page, bye for now enjoy.....
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