HPB St. Brides Castle

Discover Pembrokeshire

• 51 apartments and cottages in Pembrokeshire
• Indoor pool, games room and family room
• Winner of the Prince of Wales Award for Architecture
• Set in 99 acres of mature parkland
• On the edge of the spectacular Pembrokeshire coast
• Surrounded by a unique National Park
• Superb walking country

Site

Remote and unspoilt, the Pembrokeshire peninsula – at the southwest corner of Wales – must surely rank among Europe’s most magnificent and varied coastlines. Here you’ll find St Brides Castle, the restoration of which earned the Bond a Prince of Wales Award for Architecture. Set in 99 acres of mature parkland, the fine 19th century baronial country mansion was re-styled in 1833, at the whim of the fourth Lord Kensington. As a result, its castellated outline reflects the eccentricity common among the wealthy landowners of the time.

Properties

The estate’s long sweeping drive is flanked by pastures, which- on the seaward side – run down to a small haven. There are spectacular views from the east side of the house, out across St. Brides Bay and the Irish Sea. At the northeast corner of the grounds, at the edge of St. Brides Haven, stands the tiny church of St. Bridgets.The castle itself offers 22 self-contained apartments of varying sizes, plus reception rooms, a billiards room, library and family room all of which are available for use by resident Bondholders.It also contains a splendid indoor swimming pool.  There are also 29 cottages and apartments within the grounds. The attractive furnishings are up to the Bond’s usual high standards: each property has a DVD player and television (the site also has a free DVD library).

Exclusive holidays for life

An initial payment from £5,000 and a quarterly fee of under £38 (that is around £150 a year), which can increase in line with but not exceed the Retail Price Index Excluding Mortgage Interest (RPIX), gives you access to all HPB’s holiday homes. For each HPB holiday, you will pay a no-profit user charge covering only property running and maintenance costs and use of on-site facilities. The average charge is the same throughout the year, and for a studio is around £360 a week and £540 for a two bedroom property. Larger properties are also available. After an initial charge of 25% your money is invested in a fund of holiday properties and securities. The fund itself meets annual charges of 2.5% of its net assets at cost, calculated monthly. Your investment return is purely in the form of holidays and, as with most investments, your capital is at risk. You can surrender your investment to the company after two years or more (subject to deferral in exceptional circumstances) but you will get back less than you invested because of the charges referred to above, as well as other overheads and changes in the value of the fund’s properties and securities.

This advertisement is issued by HPB Management Limited (HPBM), the main UK agent and the property manager for HPB, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registered at HPB House, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EH. HPB is available exclusively through HPBM. HPB is issued by HPB Assurance Limited (HPBA) registered in the Isle of Man and authorised by the Financial Services Authority there. HPBM promotes only HPB and is not independent of HPBA. Holders of policies issued by HPBA will not be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if the company becomes unable to meet its liabilities to them but Isle of Man compensation arrangements apply to new policies.

Directions

Directions from Haverfordwest:

• Upon arriving into Haverfordwest on the A40, you will approach the Scotchwell Roundabout. Take the first exit (signposted Town Centre, St David’s, Milford Haven).
• At the next roundabout keep in the right hand lane and take the 3rd exit. As you pass the 2nd exit, move across to the left lane taking the 3rd exit, which is a slip road, on to Picton Place (opposite The County Hotel).
• Follow the road through Haverfordwest town centre for approximately half a mile. At the traffic lights the road will split into 3 lanes; the left going straight ahead and the middle and right turning right. Stay in the middle lane and follow the road to the right, sign posted Dale and Broad Haven.
• Once you have turned right onto Portfield, stay in the left hand lane and follow the road to the next mini roundabout. This is where Tesco Supermarket and Petrol Station is located (the nearest to St Brides) and ideal for stocking up on provisions.
• Continue straight ahead for just under half a mile, at The Belle Vue Restaurant take the left turn sign posted B4327 Dale.
• Stay on this road for 10 miles. After 8 miles the road becomes a single track with passing places. Just before you reach the entrance to the castle, the road bends to the left, signposted Marloes. Approximately 50 meters after this you will see the entrance to HPB St Brides on your right hand side.
• If your property is located in the Castle (Apartments 1 through 21 and 12A) you may park in your properties designated parking bay (these are all numbered). If not, please continue past the parking bays, though the archway and park close to large flower pots. Reception is on the right by the flower bed where you can collect your keys before going to the rear car park.

The nearest train station is in Milford Haven (8.2 miles).

https://www.thetrainline.com/stations/milford-haven

Haverfordwest is the nearest large bus/coach station.

https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/bus-routes-and-timetables/bus-routes-list-coastal-buses

The National Express also stops at Haverfordwest bus station.

https://coachtracker.nationalexpress.com/routes/508/O/London-Haverfordwest

The service bus 315 travels from Milford Haven Tesco (located just opposite the train station) to Marloes.

https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/bus-routes-and-timetables/bus-routes-list-coastal-buses

FFLECSI BUS – You can travel anywhere in the area.

https://apps.apple.comgb/app/fflecsi/id1511485048