Abereiddy (usual Welsh spelling: Abereiddi) is a hamlet in the county of Pembrokeshire, in south-west Wales.
It has a small beach which was awarded the Blue flag rural beach award in 2005. A large car park adjoins the beach, where in the summer an ice cream van can usually be found. The beach also has public toilets which are open from Easter to October half-term. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path gives fine walking in both directions. Nearby are the ruins of a harbour built to export stone and a small village built for the quarry workers.
Located on the edge of the car park is the ruin of a small group of houses known as The Street. These were houses built for the quarry workers of the Blue Lagoon (see below) and was only abandoned after a flood in the early 20th century.
To the north of the beach is the Blue Lagoon, a large disused slate quarry, now filled with seawater through a breach in the outer wall. This is 25m deep, according to a neaby Pembrokeshire National Park information board. Despite the name, the water is always a distinct greenish hue, owing to the mineral content within the quarry.
The lagoon is a favourite for adventure groups practicing Coasteering, and also diving when the weather is very bad.[1]
Following the coast path north leads to Porthgain. Abereiddi to Porthgain is roughly a forty minute walk.
The coastal path taken in the other direction to the south east goes around St Davids Head and on to Whitesands Bay.
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Abereiddy (The Blue Lagoon) appeared in the music video Delerium - Silence (Featuring Sarah McLachlan) 2004.[2]
Abereiddi was the main location for the 1961 film Fury at Smugglers' Bay[3] starring Peter Cushing.
Abereiddi and the ice cream van that regularly visits were also the subject of a short promotional film called "Ice Cream" for Visit Wales, the Welsh Tourist Board, in 2009.[4]