Tything Barn is an idyllic location near Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales and offers everything a naturist could want for a quiet break from the stresses and strains of modern day life.
Contact June or Joe Folder of Tything Barn on:
Tel: 044 1646651452
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Mr & Mrs J Folder
Tything Barn,
West Williamston,
Kilgetty,
Pembrokeshire
SA68 0TN
August Bank Holiday 2002 saw us joined at Tything Barn by members of our family "new to naturism", and friends from the Naturist Swim at Llantarnum Leisure Centre, the weather was excellent and a good time had by all.
We were introduced to Tything Barn by Roy, Helen & Brandy (the rabbit) who not only had a caravan on site but also have a camper van which we were invited to use over the weekend of the Queens Jubilee celebrations in June 2002. Jan & I had not been particularly keen on camping and did not own a caravan so had not been previously tempted to Tything Barn.
Suffice to say that during the weekend we purchased a caravan from one of the regulars and have now become habitual visitors, having now acquired a more up to date model.
Tything Barn is an idyllic location near Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales and offers everything a naturist could want for a quiet break from the stresses and strains of modern day life.
Tything Barn caters for caravanners, campers and day visitors together with some self catering accommodation and is located on the Carew River on the site of a now defunct Oyster Farm. The site although large in size, with foreshore, tidal flooded quarries for swimming and boating and wonderful walks, is restricted in the number of caravans and tents as the site is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Weather permitting this is an excellent venue for a short or long break, but a must for all naturists visiting Pembokeshire.
August Bank Holiday is a particularly special time with Roy and Steve organising a theme disco on the Saturday night. 2003 saw everyone invited to the St Tythings School Dance, with school uniforms a must except for the 6th form. Rumour has it that 2004 will focus on our friends in blue and their adversaries.
Tything Barn is a lot less formal than the majority of sites, with very few rules and regulations and is extremely popular with naturist families both young and old and we have been surprised at how many naturists return at the same time each year.
This varies in its suitability depending on how many textile families have got there before one arrives and also tides. At very low tides the western end of the beach is delightful with many rocky inlets with plenty hidden corners to sunbathe and places to swim in the sea (with discretion) however 2-3 hours is usually as long as one gets before the tide comes in and one has to move to the main beach. This part nearly always has a few hidden corners at either end where one can comfortably sunbathe, however, particularly at weekends and bank holidays, there are usually a few textile people around which make it unsuitable to bathe in the sea. Midweek though the beach is often deserted and I have often walked nude for the entire length and not seen a soul. The beach faces south and is a sheltered sun trap and sometimes even in mid-winter the sun reflecting off the sea makes for comfortable sun bathing. I spent a nice couple of hours there in the middle of the day on January 16th totally naked! The main access to this beach is from West Moor Farm on the A4139 between Hodgeston and Jameston. In the summer they usually open the field closest to the beach to park in for a pound.
In some ways Marros Sands is the best of the other two. To get to this two mile long stretch of sand one has to walk about a mile or so from the road at Marros Church down a long sloping path. This puts most people off so one is usually there with only a few others, several being naturists. The beach is a vast stretch of sand and in the summer when the tide comes in mid to late afternoon over warm sand the sea is really warm.
Marloes is better than Marros at times because it seems to have a micro climate of its own. Often it can be cloudy over the whole of Pembrokeshire but as soon as one gets to Marloes the sun comes out! It faces south west and there is only Atlantic Ocean between there and Brazil! It is best to park at the N.T. car park at the western end of the beach and walk to the opposite end where a line of rocks divides a smaller beach at the far end from the main beach. This is best when high tide is during the evening as it is only easy to get past the rocks until about two hours before high tide when the end bit is cut off (but still ok to occupy at all times). Swimming is ok here, although not usually with such warm sea as Marros. There are usually a few naturists on the beach and providing one gets there fairly early in the day textiles rarely stay at this end, however as I said previously fewer people seem to come these days so lets re-establish it with a few more naturists! To get there, one takes the road towards Dale and there is a turning off to Marloes a little before.
