News

Lamphey hotel up for sale

Published

9 years ago

August 25, 2016

Purchase Lamphey Hall: On the market for £595,000 (Pic. TripAdvisor)

THROUGH specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, a boutique restaurant and hotel, Lamphey Hall, has recently entered the property market.

A former rectory located in a prominent roadside area in the small village of Lamphey, Lamphey Hall offers a restaurant with 105 covers across three appealing trade areas, as well as 11 en suite guest rooms.

Contained within a large plot, the hotel is surrounded by lawns, an outside patio area, self-contained owners’ accommodation and ample customer parking. There is also a potential opportunity to purchase a neighbouring three-bed detached bungalow alongside the property that could be used as a holiday let or as additional owners’ accommodation.

Many tourists are attracted to the area every year thanks to the nearby beaches, Freshwater East and Stackpole Quay, as well as The Times’ .Number One Hidden Beach in the UK’, Barafundle Bay. The area is also home to a number of interesting historic sites.

Handling the sale are Christie & Co’s Cardiff office. A member of this office, John Coggins, said: “Lamphey Hall is an exceptional opportunity to acquire a profitable and successful business. It has an enviable reputation for providing good quality food sourced from local ingredients in a truly beautiful part of Wales.

“It would be ideal for a chef patron to build on the excellent reputation as a destination eatery, or a hands-on operator to grow both sales and profitability by developing the function trade by catering for events such as weddings and christenings.

“The hotel is ideally positioned to take advantage of the Pembrokeshire coastline with its numerous blue flag beaches, in fact The Times newspaper recently mentioned Lamphey Hall as an ideal place to stay to enjoy Barafundle Bay, the ‘Number One Hidden Beach in the UK’. The hotel is also a fantastic base to enjoy all that Pembrokeshire has to offer with tourist attractions such as Folly Farm, Oakwood Theme Park, the city of St Davids and the popular resort town of Tenby all in easy reach.”

Offers in the region of £595,000 are being sought by Christie & Co for the freehold interest.

Crime

Police appeal after man injured in St Davids incident

Published

4 hours ago

February 18, 2026

Tom Sinclair

DYFED-POWYS POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an incident in St Davids which left one man injured.

The incident happened in Nun Street at around 11:10am on Tuesday, December 30. The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment.

Officers confirmed that a man has been arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with the incident.

Police are now asking anyone with information, dash cam footage, or CCTV that could assist the investigation to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dyfed-Powys Police online at:
https://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us-beta/contact-us/

Alternatively, email [email protected], send a direct message via social media, or call 101 quoting reference DP20251230094.

Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.

Crime

Sexual assault allegation to be tried

Published

5 hours ago

February 18, 2026

Tamsin Mathias

Accused granted conditional bail

A SEXUAL assault allegation has been listed for trial following a hearing before magistrates.

David Fletcher, 45, of Chestnut Way, Mount Estate, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, appeared before magistrates in Llanelli on Thursday (Feb 12) charged with sexual assault, contrary to section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

The charge alleges that on March 16, 2025, at Johnston, Pembrokeshire, he intentionally touched a woman aged 16 or over and that the touching was sexual when she did not consent and he did not reasonably believe that she was consenting.

The matter was adjourned for trial and Fletcher was remanded on conditional bail.

The trial is listed for March 9, 2026 at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court. Bail conditions prohibit him from entering a specified premises in Johnston, from contacting directly or indirectly the complainant or any prosecution witnesses, and from posting any information relating to the investigation on social media. The conditions were imposed to prevent further offending and to prevent interference with witnesses or obstruction of justice.

Crime

Drink drive allegation denied

Published

6 hours ago

February 18, 2026

Tamsin Mathias

Trial date fixed by magistrates

A MOTORIST has denied a drink-driving allegation when the case came before magistrates.

Michael Miles, 39, of Milford Road, Johnston, Haverfordwest, appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the prescribed limit.

The court heard that on January 24, 2026, it is alleged that Miles drove a Ford Transit on the A477 at Jordanston after consuming so much alcohol, that the proportion in his breath was 52 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Miles entered a not guilty plea on February 10, 2026.

The matter was adjourned for trial on May 21 at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court. He was remanded on unconditional bail.