Pembrockshire - Places to stay

[Johno]

Hi all am going Down Pembrockshire at the weekend was woundering if any one nows if you can stay over nite in the van at the following spots or do you get some pain in the axxx coming along and moving you on?

White Sands bay car park
Newgale Car park
Fresh water west
Manoier

Or any one know any other car parks on the beach were you can stay?

Also whats the law on sleeping in your van drunk? I thought as long as the keyes were not in the igntion and not on your posion that they cant do ya?

Any advise would be much appreciated

[kitesurfer]

I've parked in one of the lay byes above newgale in september and not had any issues, but i have also used the campsite which is pretty much right on the beach at newgale.
You are unlikely to have any problems with drink and your van that way.
As for wild camping in your van and drinking this is probably one of those areas where there's so much stuff about like if you're keys arn't in the ignition your ok.
Read through these and you will see what i mean, all hearsay and conjecture, keep those keys well and truely hidden and claim you are waiting for the driver to return if you get into any bother.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/ ... t&m=744022
At the end of the day if you are drunk in your van on a public highway then you could get done. Realistically if you look like you're camping then you're probably ok, but what you going to do if the police ask you to move on and you've already had a few beers?
Also have you used this site?
http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/pem ... ir-benfro/
KS

[Johno]

Cheers Kitey so if av got me crock lock on and silver screens up, keys well hiden should be ok and its a fare argument that am there for the night.

Does any one know what the law is on the Police moving you on? coz jipos seam to park and stay were they like?

[kitesurfer]

Does any one know what the law is on the Police moving you on? coz jipos seam to park and stay were they like?

Its the law of numbers. Police can easily move one of you on but 50 odd pikeys require some heavy reinforcements. No idea what the actual laws are though.

KS

[surfnoob]

Manorbier should be OK - just park up the top above the bay rather than the car park.

[kitesurfer]

Just been doing a bit more digging for you during my VERY busy day here at work.
http://www.motorhomefacts.com/modules.p ... ic&t=71660
http://www.ukmotorhomes.net/ukaires.shtml

KS

[Johno]

nice one Kitey sounds like all is ok to have a drink if it looks like you are there for the night (silver screens up, surf boards under van etc),

now get some work done hee hee,

6 hours till I finish and am on the road ye ha

[Ged]

Theres a really cheap campsite at cardigan. From the south immediately before you cross the river turn left and follow the road to the sandbar and turn left again here. It goes up the hill for about two miles but ends in a very very cheap campsite.