Strumble Head

Although it isn’t actually a peninsula. Bordered on two sides by the sea and on the inland side by a line of low hills, it does give the feeling of being cut off.

The focus for Pencaer is Strumble Lighthouse, perched on a tiny island just off the coast and reached by a small suspension bridge. The Lighthouse is automated now so there isn’t any access onto the island.

Carregwastad Point, a few miles east of Strumble Lighthouse along the Coast Path, is where a force of 1,200 French soldiers landed in 1797, the last time the British mainland was invaded.

A 100ft long Last Invasion tapestry commemorating the event can be seen in the old town hall in Fishguard. Sewn in a ‘Bayeux’ tapestry style it’s a humorous and interesting account of the ill fated invasion. Many of the scenes on the tapestry relate to incidents on the Pencaer Peninsula.