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'Gobsmacked': Landslide hits popular beach

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February 05, 2026

A DRAMATIC landslide has crashed down onto a section of one of Wales' most popular and stunning beaches.

The rockfall happened over the weekend at Broad Haven South Beach in Pembrokeshire, leaving locals "gobsmacked" after stone and rubble collapsed from a cliff near the Pembrokeshire coastal path and onto the sand below. The people who run Stackpole Under The Stars, a camping and glamping site located near the beach, shared on social media: "Well, our favourite picnic spot on Broad Haven South B

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