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    Latest News July 2021

    Latest News July 2021

    So here we are, a half way through the year!

    Scary!! Where has the time gone? Of course, this year is different, as we have only been open since the middle of May and things are still a little different.

    Here’s things you will benefit from knowing if you’re coming or thinking of coming to Pembrokeshire over the next few months

    Skomer & the Puffins

    Puffling feeding on Skomer
    Puffling Feeding on Skomer by Monica Doshi

    Yaay! The Puffin population has increased and at the recent count, we are at nearly 40,000 Puffins! How fantastic is that?

    However, there is a downside, and as so many people are keen to visit, after not being allowed to last year, the tickets to visit are in short supply.

    And soon, the Pufflings will be making an appearance! Check out the image above by the very talented Monica Doshi, a guest who has stayed with us several times, and who loves Skomer and the Puffins.

    More tickets have just been added to actually land on Skomer as a Day Visitor-and cancellations do happen, so it’s good advice to keep checking the online booking site if you’d like to go

    There are also boat trips around Skomer, and if you find that the day you want to go is already sold out, then it might be worth looking at Voyages of Discovery in St Davids, as they do a trip from there that comes down to Skomer. As this trip is not as well known (as yet) there are often tickets available here.

     

    Best Tip: If you know you want to go, book your tickets as soon as you can

    Eating Out

    Eat at Milford Waterfront
    Eat at Milford Waterfront

    It is pretty busy in Pembrokeshire at the moment. Not Cornwall busy, I would have to say(thankfully!) but there is demand in the good places to eat.

    My advice here is to book your evening meals before you arrive. Leaving it until you arrive will mean that your first, second and maybe even third choice will be already booked up.

    Lunchtimes, there’s still scope for a late booking, but an evening will definitely need to be booked.

    If you’d like to know my current favourite places then drop me a line or check out this page

    Best Tip: Plan where you’d like to eat and book it up before you get here

     

    Heritage Walks & Milford Museum

    Heritage Walk Map
    Heritage Walk Map

    I am delighted that this year the Museum on Milford Marina is now fully open after a long refurbishment. The outside of the museum now looks like it would have done back in 1797. Do pay it a visit for a few hours interactive fun(even for adults) and don’t forget to keep an eye out for ‘Feilds Parrallel Rule’ designed by one of the ancestors of Fields Lodge

    And, hot off the press…well, it’s not even at the press yet…there are new ‘Heritage Walks’ to be enjoyed along Milford Marina.

    There are 3 separate walks and they are interactive, so you can learn of Milford’s rich history whilst enjoying the surroundings.

    Once the press release has gone live, I will write about it more fully.

    So, these, together with the Quaker Walk around  Milford Haven will give you lots of interesting views and history to enjoy

    Best Tip: Great for a colder/wet day-Milford Museum and all the lovely boutique shops at Milford Marina

     

    If you haven’t already booked your stay to Pembrokeshire, then you can check out some dates to stay here

    Virginia who stayed recently said ”we were thoroughly charmed….”

    And if you prefer self catering, then check out our sister accommodation, the Marina Apartment, 28 Smokehouse Quay

     

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    Jayne @ Fields Lodge
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    Puffin News 2021

    Puffin News -Latest May 2021

    Skomer Puffin
    Skomer Puffin

    Looking to visit the Puffins on Skomer Island this year whilst you’re staying with us here at Fields Lodge Boutique Bed & Breakfast?

     

    Some things have changed and there are some things you need to be prepared for, if visiting the Puffins is on your bucket list for your trip to Pembrokeshire.

     

    Read on to find out all you need to know about the latest Puffin news and to make sure you DO get to see the Puffins!

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    Buy your tickets online to see the Puffins

    Tickets for Puffins now available to buy online

    Puffins on Skomer Island
    Puffins on Skomer Island

    LIVE ONLINE BOOKING SITE 13th APRIL 2021

    You can now buy your tickets online to go and see the Puffins and Skomer Island.

     

    The online ticket system is going live on the 13th April and here is the link to buy your tickets online

     

    I understand that the site is likely to go live on one minute past midnight of 12th April, so maybe, if you have a PARTICULAR date you want to go on, it might be a late night wait up for you?

    In the meantime,until you know when you want to book your tickets– bookmark this page so that you can come back to it when you’re ready to buy your tickets.

    Ticket allocation will be less initially due to the current restrictions, and I will update this page as and when these change.

    Also, for this season, there is no free landing on the island for WTSWW members–they have lost so much money in these past 12 months plus, they are trying to recoup funds for their very important work, although they are hoping to re-instate this for 2022.

    Start Planning

    So, start planning your trip to Skomer and the Puffins!

    Our sister property, the Marina Apartment, 28 Smokehouse Quay is now open and taking bookings

    Here at Fields Lodge Boutique B&B, we are awaiting a definite date for opening, but we expect it to be 22nd May.

    So, if you’d like to come and stay, do check online and choose your dates to come and stay.

    Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions: info@fieldslodge.co.uk

    You can find out lots of information about visiting Skomer here (it’s not yet updated about the online booking system though, I’m awaiting the finer details)

    Jayne at Fields Lodge Boutique B&B
    Jayne at Fields Lodge Boutique B&B
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    No more Queuing for tickets to visit Skomer

    No More Queuing for Tickets to Visit Skomer

    YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

    You no longer have to get up at an unearthly hour in the morning to go and queue for your tickets to go and visit the Puffins on Skomer Island.

    I can’t tell you how much JOY this brings me, your humble breakfast chef, here at Fields Lodge Boutique B&B.

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    Skomer Island-All you need to know

    I am often asked so many questions about Skomer Island and visiting the Puffins, so I thought I would pop lots of great information here under various headings and then you can choose which sections you would like to know about!

    UPDATE: AS at 2021 you can now book your tickets online…so no more early morning queuing

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  • No more Queuing for tickets to visit Skomer

    Skomer Island-When to Visit

    What time to visit Skomer for the Puffins

    Skomer Island is open to visitors April until end of September, so when do you choose to go? In an ideal world, I’d say go twice—May and beginning of July.

    Read here about my favourite times to visit-can you guess?

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    Skomer Island-Arriving

    Arriving on the Island

    The boat will ferry you to the set down point on the island. Depending on whether the tide is low or high, will dictate how many steps you will have to climb. Once you’re at the top, the island is pretty flat, but to get up to the top there are quite a few steps to negotiate.

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    Skomer Island- What’s on the island

    What’s on Skomer?

     

    There is nothing on Skomer as far as cafes, restaurants are concerned. You can buy small bottle water at the starting point and again at the Farmhouse in the middle of the island but that’s it. So, you need to bring with you whatever you would like to eat for the day. You are usually on the island for 5 hours.

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  • No more Queuing for tickets to visit Skomer

    Skomer Island-How to buy tickets

    How to buy your tickets

    NEW FOR 2021>>>>> YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE ..CLICK HERE TO BUY 

    The booking system is live from 13th April 2021

     

    This following information is for pre-2020…there is no need to queue in 2021, you can pre-book your tickets online

    You buy your tickets to land on Skomer at Lockley Lodge, and at this point, they will allocate you a boat time, usually 10am, 11am, 12noon, but there are often extra trips put on when the queues are at their height. You can buy tickets with cash or card here.

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  • Skomer Island-Getting to Martins Haven Car Park

    Getting To Martins Haven

    To get to Martins Haven from us here at Fields Lodge is a very easy drive; you come out of the B&B and head to the lane junction.

    You then take a left and go down the hill, at the bottom of the hill you will see a sign post for DALE, just follow this road, don’t come off it at all.

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    Last few Puffins still on Skomer Island

    Still wanting to see a Puffin?

    I took a visit to Skomer Island this week-into the last few days of the Puffins on the island for 2018. It has been a great year for Skomer Puffins–over 30,000 puffins were counted this year, and as far as a population is concerned, Skomer Puffins are bucking the trend, as other Puffin colonies elsewhere in the world are declining. So much so, that the Puffin is now classed as an endangered species.

    Skomer Puffin
    Skomer Puffin

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    Skomer Puffins make the BBC News

    Skomer Puffins are thriving

    How wonderful, the BBC have profiled the Puffins on Skomer Island!

    I have long been an advocate of these fantastic birds. For me, they are such healing creatures, you cannot fail to watch a puffin and smile. They just make everything in the world alright. To see them clumsily trying to get airborne from the water is a delight. Watching them you would never think that they could fly the huge distances they do when they migrate from Skomer Island in late July each year.

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    Skomer Activity in July

    July brings the beginning of the end of Puffin Season on Skomer Island.

    The Puffins arrive in April for breeding season and then they reclaim their burrow from a previous year. They meet up with their partners and set about the business of breeding.

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    The Puffin has landed!

    The Puffins have landed!!

    The First Puffin

     

    The FIRST Puffin has landed onto Skomer Island! It’s only the 19th of March and we have the first one landed-that’s early! And that means that the numbers will just grow as the days move closer towards April, which is when they usually arrive.

    Over this weekend just gone, a hundred puffins were seen rafting in North Haven, which is one of their favoured bays on Skomer.

    This is exciting news as it’s always great to know that the Puffin is growing from strength to strength 3bvbjjin numbers on Skomer.

    So, to celebrate, any booking made this week direct with us here at Fields Lodge will receive a free Puffin Pack!!

    BOOK NOW HERE

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