Pembroke

Pembroke, UK

Pembroke arrives like a storybook at low tide: a compact medieval town ringed by stone walls, dominated by the squat silhouette of Pembroke Castle — the birthplace of Henry VII — and backed by the wide sweep of the Milford Haven estuary.

Pembroke arrives like a storybook at low tide: a compact medieval town ringed by stone walls, dominated by the squat silhouette of Pembroke Castle — the birthplace of Henry VII — and backed by the wide sweep of the Milford Haven estuary.Narrow lanes open into unexpected squares, where independent shops, snug pubs and tea rooms spill out onto cobbles, and the air mixes salt and turf-smoke.