Dinas Cross

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Dinas Cross is a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated between Fishguard and Newport, and is a popular holiday destination on the A486. The village has its own elected community council and gives its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire county council. The electoral ward of Dinas Cross covers the communities of Dinas Cross, Cwm Gwaun and Puncheston.

Dinas has a total of four pubs: The Country Club, The Ship Aground, The Freemasons and The Old Sailors. At one time there was also a cafe, a school, a fulltime post office and two shops. Now it has a Village Hall, a part time post office, a recently opened coffee shop, two shops and a garage.

Dinas also houses two chapels which are in use, a servicing church and an old, disused and neglected chapel on the way to Pwllgwaelod beach.

[edit] Places of Interest

  • Cwm-Yr-Eglwys - St. Brynach's church, which was half destroyed during the Royal Charter Storm in 1859. Only the front part of it remains.
  • Dinas Head - A small peninsula jutting off the coast, a very popular walk and an old farm. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path passes by St. Brynach's church and around Dinas Head.