Family activity: Nature Workshop with Elly Morgan
Thursday 17 July, 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm
Free
Join mixed-media artist Elly Morgan for a relaxed, hands-on workshop exploring the hidden wonders of nature at Oriel y Parc. This creative session is perfect for families, beginners, and anyone curious about the natural world.
Weather Wonders Trail
Saturday 19 July – Sunday 31 August
£4 per child
Complete the challenges that are scattered around our grounds and collect the badges to become a weather reporter.
Magical Moths Workshop
Sunday 20 July, 11am -12pm
Free
Drop in sessions
Discover what comes alive after dark! Join us for a unique morning exploring the fascinating world of moths.
Learn about these incredible nighttime creatures with our expert ranger, then dive into the creative side with artist Elly Morgan.
Perfect for nature lovers, curious minds, and creative spirits of all ages!
Moth trapping is not harmful or cruel, it simply involves attracting moths to a light source so you can take a closer look at them before safely releasing.
Festival of Archaeology 2025
Make and Take: Sundials
Wednesday 23 July, 11am – 3pm
£4 per child
Drop in sessions
Join us as we travel back in time to celebrate the 2025 Festival of Archaeology. Explore how people in the past used the sun and shadows to tell the time before clocks and watches. Design, decorate and build your very own sundial to take home and use in your garden. A fun and creative activity that brings ancient technology to life – suitable for curious minds of all ages!
Brilliant Bats in St Davids
Thursday 14 August, 7.45pm – 9.45pm
£7 person
Booking essential
As darkness falls, find out what is emerging from the nooks and crannies around St Davids Cathedral. Join our local Ranger with bat detectors in hand and discover more about these elusive nocturnal creatures.
Meet at Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre (SA62 6NW). Please wear warm clothing and walking boots/shoes. No dogs on this walk. Tickets are non-refundable.
This is an English language event
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Make & Take: Artist led workshops
Join one of our local artists to create your very own masterpiece. Sessions include using recycled materials and creating eco-friendly artworks, using our current exhibition ‘Môrwelion/The Sea Horizon – Garry Fabian Miller’ for inspiration.
11am – 12pm & 1.30pm – 2.30pm
£8 per child
Suitable for children aged 5+
Max 20 children
Booking essential
Cyanotype printing with Kate Evans
Wednesday 30 July
Forage for natural materials and use sunlight to create your own unique cyanotype prints on paper and fabric. An imaginative, hands-on workshop full of creative discovery
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Pembrokeshire seascape gel plate monoprinting with Kate Evans
Wednesday 6 August
Experiment with paints, maps, beach finds, and natural materials foraged from the Oriel Y Parc site to compose your own unique monoprinted gelprint. A playful session focused on exploration.
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Coastal weaving with Hannah Rounding
Wednesday 13 August
Join Hannah to weave beautiful landscapes and seascapes inspired by our local coastline. Through mark-making on paper, you’ll create expressive textures and patterns to use in your own woven artwork.
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Beach finds – Drawing and Mark Making with Kate Freeman
Wednesday 20 August
Join Kate to make contour drawings of seaweed, shells and rock formations of the local area, using mini sketchbooks that will be handmade from recycled paper.
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Whale Zig Zag book and listening scroll
Wednesday 27 August, 11am – 12pm & 2pm – 3pm
£8 per child
Max 15 children
Booking essential
Philosopher and educator Dr Beth Mackintosh and zoologist, artist and writer Nicola Davies are united by their love of wild places and wild things! In this exciting artist led session, Nicola and Beth will lead a creative arts and crafts session on how ancient and recent technological advances help us to think about and listen to the sounds of life. Inspired by the nearby coastline and the wonderful wildlife, the children will make a whale zig zag book and a listening scroll to take away and remind them of their time in the Pembrokeshire National Park.
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Dark Skies Day
Thursday 28 August 2025
Celebrate the wonders of the Pembrokeshire Night Sky with a day of dark sky events at Oriel y Parc.
Phantoms of the Sea – storytelling with Bron jones in the Tower
11am – 11.30am & 1.30pm – 2pm
Free
Booking essential
In the summer months as the sun sets, the mystical Manx shearwaters return to the Pembrokeshire Islands under cover of darkness to feed their young chicks in burrows underground. Visitors to these islands at night will hear the ghostly calls as the parent birds swoop in stealthily to greet their hungry chick waiting patiently for their return. These elusive seabirds are one of Pembrokeshire’s best kept hidden secrets.
Join artist and storyteller Bron Jones in the Tower and listen to her shearwater story and why these special seabirds really are ‘Phantoms of the Sea’.
Recommended age 5+. Children to be accompanied by an adult.
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Solar Gazing with Preseli Astronomy Society
From 11am
Free, drop in sessions
No booking required
Join Preseli Astronomy Society for solar gazing in our courtyard from 11am (weather permitting).
Manx Shearwaters of the Pembrokeshire Islands – Talk by Greg Morgan
11.30am – 12.15pm
£4 per person
Booking essential
Greg Morgan is the Site Manager of RSPB Ramsey and Grassholm islands which lie just off the St David’s peninsula. He has also worked on the islands of Skomer and Skokholm and brings a wealth of experience working on the Pembrokeshire Islands, summer home to the world’s largest population of Manx Shearwaters.
Join us for a talk about this fascinating, long-lived seabird, why dark sies are essential for their survival and what challenges they face in the future. Discover why many believe the Manx Shearwater could be the ‘National Bird of Wales’.
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The Pembrokeshire Night Sky – A Sky Full of Stars with Preseli Astronomy.
2pm – 2.45pm
£4 per person
Booking essential
Join us for a talk hosted by Preseli Astronomy Society on viewing the sky at night as we will see in Pembrokeshire. We will find out more about constellations, stars and galaxies and in particular what we can expect to see at this time of year. This talk is suitable for those looking for an introduction to stargazing.
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Viewing the Night Sky – Binoculars and Beyond with Preseli Astronomy
3.30pm – 4.15pm
£4 per person
Booking essential
Preseli Astronomy will host a talk to take us on from viewing dark skies with our eyes and focus on optical aids available see clearer and further into the night sky. Binoculars, optical telescopes and imaging telescopes all have a place in enhancing the stargazing experience.
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Brilliant Bats in St Davids
7.45pm – 9.45pm
£7 person
Booking essential
As darkness falls, find out what is emerging from the nooks and crannies around St Davids Cathedral. Join our local Ranger with bat detectors in hand and discover more about these elusive nocturnal creatures.
Meet at Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre (SA62 6NW). Please wear warm clothing and walking boots/shoes. No dogs on this walk. Tickets are non-refundable.
This is an English language event
Click here to book your place.
Stargazing with Preseli Astronomy Society
10pm – 11pm
Free, drop in session
No booking required
An opportunity to join Preseli Astronomy Society at Oriel y Parc for a stargazing session
Weather permitting. Please ask at the centre or check the website on the day.
