Dinas Cross (Welsh: Dinas) is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated between Fishguard and Newport in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is a popular holiday destination on the A487. The village has its own elected community council and gives its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire County Council. The electoral ward of Dinas Cross covers the communities of Dinas Cross, Cwm Gwaun and Puncheston.
Dinas has a total of four pubs: The Country Club, The Ship Aground, The Freemasons Arms and The Old Sailors. At one time there was also a cafe, a school, a garden centre, a full-time post office and two shops. Now it has a Community hall Yr Hen Ysgol, a part-time post office, two shops, garage and a chip shop.
Dinas also houses two chapels which are in use; Tabor (a Baptist Chapel) and Gideon (an Independent Chapel), a servicing church (St Brynach's), and Ramah; an old, disused and neglected Methodist Chapel on the way to Pwllgwaelod beach.
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