Visitors can stay among rescued animals, enjoy countryside calm and unwind with tours and vegan beauty treatments near Tegryn

VISITORS can stay overnight, meet the animals and even enjoy a treatment at the on-site vegan salon at Rosehaven Retreat near Tegryn.

Set in the peaceful north Pembrokeshire countryside, Rosehaven Retreat offers guests a chance to slow down and enjoy a different kind of break — one surrounded by nature, rescued animals and the quiet charm of rural west Wales.

The retreat offers cosy on-site caravan and cabin accommodation, giving visitors the chance to relax, explore the surrounding area and escape the pressures of daily life. Many guests say the peaceful setting is one of the most memorable parts of their stay, with open countryside, gentle views and the sounds of animals beginning their day adding to the experience.

Guests are welcomed with vegan treats on arrival, adding a thoughtful personal touch.

What makes Rosehaven Retreat especially unusual, however, is its close connection to Little Pigs at Home, the animal sanctuary next door.

Founded in 2022 by Suki and her husband after moving to Wales, the sanctuary was created to provide a safe and loving home for rescued and surrendered farm animals. It is now home to pigs, sheep, ducks, tortoises, dogs and cats, many of which have come from difficult backgrounds and now enjoy permanent care and protection.

Guests staying at Rosehaven Retreat can arrange guided tours of the sanctuary, giving them the chance to meet the animals and learn more about the work involved in caring for them. Tours are offered for a suggested donation, helping to support the sanctuary’s ongoing work.

Visitors can also add a little extra relaxation to their stay with treatments at the on-site vegan beauty salon, run by Suki. Offering a range of beauty and wellbeing treatments using vegan products, the salon provides a calm and welcoming space for guests to unwind. Those staying at the retreat can also enjoy discounted treatments.

Combining countryside accommodation, animal encounters and wellness treatments, Rosehaven Retreat offers something genuinely different in Pembrokeshire — a place where guests can relax, recharge and support a worthwhile cause at the same time.

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Beauty with compassion at Little Pigs at Home

Cruelty-free vegan treatments, a peaceful countryside setting and support for rescued pigs make this Pembrokeshire salon experience truly different

At Little Pigs at Home in rural Pembrokeshire, beauty treatments come with an added sense of purpose.

Run by Suki, the welcoming Tranquil Beauty Life salon offers a range of cruelty-free vegan treatments in a calm countryside setting, giving clients the chance to relax, unwind and enjoy high-quality pampering with a clear conscience.

Every product used at the salon is carefully chosen to be completely vegan and kind to animals, making it an ideal choice for clients seeking a more compassionate approach to beauty and wellbeing.

What makes the business especially unusual, however, is that the salon sits alongside both a cosy countryside Airbnb retreat and the Little Pigs at Home rescue sanctuary, where pigs and other animals are given a safe and loving home.

That means every treatment booked does more than leave clients feeling refreshed and pampered — it also helps support the care and wellbeing of rescued animals.

Visitors can book salon treatments separately, follow Tranquil Beauty Life on Facebook, or turn the experience into a longer escape by staying overnight at the on-site retreat.

The result is a business that offers something genuinely different in Pembrokeshire: a place where guests can relax in peaceful surroundings, enjoy vegan beauty treatments and know their visit is helping make a real difference.

For bookings and more information, contact Suki on 07796 510896.

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Award-winning stand-up known for his one-liners and crowd work will perform in Milford Haven on Tuesday, May 5

COMEDIAN Mark Simmons will bring his latest stand-up show to Pembrokeshire next month when he appears at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven.

Simmons, who has appeared on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, is due to take to the stage on Tuesday, May 5, with his new tour, Jest to Impress.

The comic has built a strong following for his rapid-fire one-liners and quick-witted improvisation, and the new show promises more of the sharply crafted material that has helped make him a popular live act across the UK and beyond.

His debut tour was a major success, selling out more than 200 dates over two years across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Now back on the road in 2026, Simmons is performing a brand-new set packed with fresh one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.

He has also found further success with his podcast, Jokes with Mark Simmons, in which he talks to fellow comedians including Gary Delaney, Sarah Millican, Milton Jones and Penn & Teller about jokes they wrote but, for one reason or another, could never quite make work.

Simmons has picked up a number of accolades in recent years. He won the Victoria Wood Panel Prize at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, was named Best Act at the UK Comics’ Comic Awards in 2022, and was runner-up in Dave’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe in the same year.

The Evening Standard has described him as a “master of the crisp, clean, one-line zinger”.

The show is suitable for audiences aged 14 and over.

Mark Simmons – Jest to Impress can be seen on the Torch Theatre stage on Tuesday 5 May at 8pm. For more information contact the Torch Theatre’s Box Office on 01646 695267, visit the website www.torchtheatre.co.uk.

Steffan Rhodri and Mark Lewis Jones lead major Welsh production as cameras roll in the famous seaside town

TENBY is preparing for a spell in the television spotlight after filming got under way on a major new BBC crime drama set in the heart of the resort town.

Old Town Murders, a new six-part series for BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Cymru Wales, stars Steffan Rhodri and Mark Lewis Jones as two detectives drawn together by personal loss and a string of suspicious deaths in a seemingly idyllic seaside community. The production is being made by Quay Street Productions and is being filmed in Tenby, Cardiff and along the South Wales coastline.

For Pembrokeshire, the announcement is more than just another television commission. It places one of Wales’ best-known coastal towns at the centre of a prime-time BBC drama and offers the kind of exposure that local tourism figures, businesses and residents will immediately recognise.

Tenby’s harbour, narrow streets and postcard setting have long made it one of the country’s most recognisable destinations. Now they are set to become the backdrop to murder, mystery and dark humour for audiences across the UK and beyond.

The series pairs two of Wales’ most recognisable acting talents. Rhodri remains best known to many viewers as Dave Coaches from Gavin and Stacey, while Mark Lewis Jones has built a formidable screen career through roles in productions including The Crown, Keeping Faith and Baby Reindeer.

In Old Town Murders they play DS Sion Dearden and DI Glyn Walsh, two detectives who find themselves thrown together while investigating a series of unusual killings in a close-knit seaside town.

Among the cases promised in the series are the mysterious death of a university professor, the poisoning of a head teacher during a wild swim, and a fatal mix-up linked to a triathlon.

The tone, however, is not being pitched as relentlessly bleak. Instead, the show is being described as witty, twisty and full of warmth, with friendship, second chances and reinvention forming the emotional core of the story.

That may prove to be one of the drama’s biggest strengths. Crime series have become one of television’s most dependable genres, but Old Town Murders appears to be aiming for something slightly different — a coastal whodunnit with a strong Welsh identity, recognisable locations and a central partnership built as much on character as on corpses.

The creative team behind it is also distinctly Welsh. The series has been created and written by Matthew Barry, whose recent credits include Men Up and The Guest. Barry has said he wrote the roles specifically for Rhodri and Lewis Jones after working with them before, suggesting the chemistry between the two leads will be central to the series’ success.

Supporting cast members include James Bamford, Bethan Mary-James, Catherine Ayers and Julie Graham, adding further weight to a production that is already shaping up as one of the BBC’s most notable new Welsh commissions.

There is also an economic angle. The production has support from Creative Wales, meaning the series is not only showcasing West Wales on screen but contributing to the wider Welsh creative economy through jobs and production spend.

No transmission date has yet been announced, but with filming now under way, excitement is likely to build as more residents spot cameras, cast and crew around the town.

For local people, that is part of the appeal. This is not a drama merely inspired by the Welsh coast. It is being made in Wales, by Welsh talent, with Tenby right at the centre of it.

For Pembrokeshire audiences, that alone makes Old Town Murders one to watch.