Valley View provides an ideal base from which to explore the historical and natural beauty and the amenities to be found in the surrounding area. The world famous Pembrokeshire Coast Path, now a part of the Welsh Coast Path, passes through the fields across the road from the property and can be followed to the right down to Little Haven and beyond to the cliffs, bays and sandy beaches of Druidston Haven, Nolton Haven, the surf beach at Newgale, the pretty fishing village of Solva, the historic cathedral city of St Davids and beyond. To the left the Coast Path passes through the hanging oak woodland of the Goultrop Roads SSSI before heading along the cliffs to St Brides and on to Martin's Haven (gateway to the islands of Skokholm and Skomer), Marloes, Dale and Milford Haven. While on the coast path always keep an eye open for wildlife. Peregrines, chough, ravens, fulmars, gannets, badgers and a host of other wildlife can be seen if you are lucky, and in the late Spring and Summer the path is a natural garden filled with wild flowers and butterflies.

The valley below Valley View has an attractive footpath that can be followed in a circuit round to Little Haven and Broad Haven has a feature board walk around an old Slash Pond used by otters at the back of the village.

For the more adventurous, kayaks and other water sport equipment and clothing can be hired or bought from the water sports centre by the Galleon pub in Broad Haven. A wonderful trip for more experienced kayakers is to go out to Stack Rock about 1 hour paddle out from Broad Haven beach where you will always see seals, sea birds and other marine life and there is always the chance of a dolphin sighting. While you are out there why not take a line and try for a mackerel to cook for tea later?!

Further afield but easily accessible via a short drive north are the unmissable delights of the tiny and beautiful city of St Davids with its famous Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, the fishing village of Solva nestling in its natural harbour with its galleries and restaurants, the spectacular storm beach at Newgale much loved by water sports enthusiasts, the beach horse riding offered by the stables at Nolton Haven and the fresh crab salads eaten on the terrace overlooking the sea at the unique cliff top hotel at Druidstone.

Heading south will take you to the little bay at St Brides, the small marina and water sports centre at Dale where you can book sea angling trips, the waterway of Milford Haven (much admired by Lord Nelson as being the best natural harbour in the world) and now a great place to see Napoleonic forts, wildlife and oil refineries all cheek by jowl, the old whaling town of Milford Haven with its large marina, fishing boats, wide choice of shops and excellent theatre, and the waterfront at Neyland where there is another marina nestled in the shadow of the road bridge over the Haven to Pembroke with its well preserved castle, birthplace of Edward I.

A 'must do' for everyone while they are at Valley View is a visit to one of the offshore islands. At St Davids there are a number of operators where you can book a boat trip out to Ramsey Island to see seals, porpoises, seabirds and spectacular caves and cliffs or to Grassholme Island, the remote home of one of the largest gannet colonies in the world where one might also see dolphins and, if you are very lucky, even a basking shark or a passing whale.

Boat trips round the sea bird breeding islands of Skomer and Skokholm are a delight for all ages in the late Spring and Summer when great rafts of guillemots, razorbills, shearwaters and cheeky puffins can be seen in the air and on the water as they gather to feed, rest or bring in food for their youngsters onshore. Trips to land on Skomer can be arranged through the Wildlife Trust's Lockley Lodge at Martin's Haven from where the boat departs and takes visitors out to walk over ancient paths through seas of blue bells and campion, past the burrows of rabbits and thousands of nesting shearwaters, on to towering cliffs loud with the cries of breeding seabirds and finally to grassy cliff tops with puffins scampering round their feet as they bring food to their youngsters.

Further afield again are the traditional seaside towns of Tenby and Saundersfoot and inland from these and about 45 - 50 minutes from Valley View are the major attractions for the young and 'young at heart' of Oakwood, Folly Farm, Manor Park Zoo, Heatherton and the Dinosaur Park and for lovers of wild open spaces, the Preseli Hills with their Iron Age burial chambers and hill forts will refresh the soul.