A coastal path between Saundersfoot and Wiseman’s Bridge is likely to be closed for some considerable time, following a further substantial rock fall this week.

The path between Wiseman’s Bridge and Coppet Hall was closed following rockfalls after Storm Ciaran in November 2023, but following a further slide on Thursday, January 11, members of the public have been warned to stay clear due to continued risk of more rockfalls.

A spokesperson for Pembrokeshire County Council said: “A new major fall has occurred at the Coppet Hall end of this section of path, affecting one of the portals of the ‘long tunnel’, some distance from the earlier fall.

“There is a continued risk of further rockfalls and members of the public are asked to please respect the path closure and avoid the area.

“The Council has made an order temporarily prohibiting all vehicular and non vehicular access on the shared use footpath from Coppet Hall Point, northeast to its junction with the access road leading towards Hean Castle.

“The Council has already engaged a specialist to assess the cliff face above the path and a geotechnical expert to review the area for the original rockfall, in order to provide proposals for means to make the area safe.

“The review work will need to be extended in light of the new rockfall, and remediation work, which is subject to affordability, will now clearly be more extensive.

“The path is likely to be closed for some considerable time.”