The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park was established in 1952 and was the 5th National Park created in Britain. It is the only fully coastal National Park and stretches around the edge of south-west Wales. Here are some of my favourite fun facts: 1. St David's is the smallest city in Britain, in terms of size and population. It is named after the patron saint of Wales. 2. Most of the National Park lies within 2 miles of the coast. Nowhere is more than 10 miles from the coast. 3. Grassholm Island, an RSPB reserve located 11 miles off the Marloes Peninsular looks perpetually snow-capped. It's not though! It just looks that way thanks to the 39,000 breeding pairs of gannets who make it their home. The 'snow' is their droppings (guano). 4. Coasteering was invented in Pembrokeshire in the 1980's. In case you haven't heard of it, it is an adrenaline-fuelled adventure sport that involves scrambling and climbing around the rocky coastline then jumping off cliffs into the sea. 5. Freshwater West was the setting for Shell Cottage in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bill and Fleur's cottage was built and filmed on the beach - but sadly it is no longer here. 6. If you walk the entire Pembrokeshire Coast Path, you will ascend a height higher than Mount Everest! The total rise and fall of this National Trail is 35,000 ft, compared to Everest's height of 29,000 ft. 7. The equals sign (=) was invented in 1557 by Robert Recorde, who came from Pembrokeshire. He was a Welsh physician and mathematician.
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