Fishguard
Fishguard Lower Town occupies a wooded tidal valley at the mouth of the River Gwaun in north Pembrokeshire. This compact harbour settlement lies below the larger town of Fishguard, with homes rising along its slopes and farmland extending across the low ridges inland. The quay was long associated with fishing and small coastal trade, and its sheltered setting still gives the district a maritime identity. Fishguard is remembered as the site of the last invasion of mainland Britain: a French force landed nearby in 1797 and surrendered within days. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path follows the nearby shore, connecting the town with the cliffs and coves of this Atlantic-facing coast.
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The landscape around Fishguard is a rugged, indented reach of the Pembrokeshire coast, which has shaped both the town’s hillside streets and its long maritime connections. Fishguard Bay faces the Irish Sea, while the working harbour at neighbouring Goodwick is the departure point for ferry services to Rosslare in Ireland. In 1797, French troops landed nearby in the event remembered as the Last Invasion of Britain; Fishguard’s Town Hall holds the Last Invasion Tapestry, made by local volunteers. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path brings walkers through this small port town, where seafaring routes meet western Wales’s exposed shoreline. Browse other webcams across Pembrokeshire and Wales to place Fishguard’s coast in a wider geographic context.
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