Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro) is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. It is the only national park in the United Kingdom to be primarily coastal.
Designated in 1952, the park has a varied landscape of rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, wooded estuaries and wild inland hills, covering a total area of 620 km². It falls into four distinct sections. Running clockwise around the coast, these are the south Pembrokeshire coast, including Caldey Island; the Daugleddau estuary; the St Bride's Bay coast, including the coastal islands; and the [[Preseli Hills]
The geology of the area is of particular interest with many good exposures both inland and along the coast, exhibiting a variety of rock types and structural features.
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By Bike: The park is accessible by bicycle via the Celtic Trail cycle route.
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National parks in the UK
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| England : Peak District | Lake District | Dartmoor | North York Moors | Yorkshire Dales | Exmoor | Northumberland | The Broads‡ | New Forest | South Downs† |
| Wales : Snowdonia | Pembrokeshire Coast | Brecon Beacons |
| Scotland : Loch Lomond and the Trossachs | Cairngorms |
| Northern Ireland : Mourne Mountains† |
| Areas marked † are proposed. ‡ An area with similar status to a National Park |
