It would be accessible for everyone all year roundLucy John, Bruce Sinclair and Local Democracy Reporter
08:18, 11 Jan 2026
Saundersfoot Harbour(Image: Western Mail)
Plans for a freshwater shower facility at a Pembrokeshire seaside harbour for cold water swimmers and other beach users have been submitted to the national park. In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Kerry Evans seeks permission for a cold freshwater shower set in a coastal garden rockery at an area of raised plant bed between the slipway and car park at Saundersfoot Harbour.
A supporting statement says: “This facility would be open to everyone – Saundersfoot residents and visitors year-round. A multi-headed cold shower would be located within a newly landscaped area with an accessible path leading through a rockery style coastal garden.
“The wastewater from the shower will drain through a proprietary trap, then to a reservoir/sand trap, and then into an appropriately-sized soakaway.
“The reservoir and soakaway will enable water to be reused to keep the planting watered during the warmer months when the shower will be in more use.
“Signage will be provided to explain to users that soap and shampoo should not be used due to the wastewater being recycled and used for plant maintenance and the impact on the marine environment.
“The cold-water nature of the shower will also act as a deterrent to people doing this. The shower will be fitted with a flow cap and turn off automatically after a short time to ensure that proper water management is built into the shower design.”
The application to the park is alongside a funding application to Visit Wales, the documents say. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter.
“The addition of a freshwater shower in the village will provide a faculty for beach users, cold water swimmers, and will encourage people to visit the beach and stay in the village longer as they will be able to remove excess salt and sand.
“Working with Saundersfoot Harbour (landowner) an existing raised flowerbed has been identified as an ideal location for the shower at the top of the slipway between the pathway and the car park. The renewed planting design will be seen as an enhancement to the area and the proximity to a mains water supply within the nearby footway.
“The engineering work to connect to the main supply is much simplified avoiding the need for work within the highway and any potential road closures or traffic management.”
The application will be considered by park planners at a later date.
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