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Freshwater West

📍 Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire SA71 5AH, Castlemartin, United Kingdom

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Freshwater West
Photo: Mario Sánchez Prada from Staines, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown

  1. Shell Cottage beach

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 Major spoilers

    A farewell on the beach below Shell Cottage.

    Harry Potter Ron Weasley Hermione Granger

    Spoilers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 are hidden — tap to reveal, or change it under Spoilers in the menu.

Real-world history

Pembrokeshire surf beach where Shell Cottage was built as a temporary set for Deathly Hallows.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Public beach. The military range inland can close access on firing days.

Parking & accessibility: Dunes car park above the beach.

Best time to visit: Low-wind days. Surf is heavy.

What else to see here

  • Bosherston lily ponds

    Walk

    20 min drive