The coastal path taken in the other direction to the south east goes around St Davids Head and on to Whitesands Bay.

Initially slate was exported across Abereiddy beach, but later through a tramway to the harbour at Porthgain a couple of miles to the North.

[3] In September 2012 the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy was the location for one of the stages of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, making its UK debut.

[6] Abereiddy (the Blue Lagoon) appeared in the music video for the hit song "Silence" by Delerium (featuring Sarah McLachlan) from 2000.

[7][8] Abereiddy was the main location for the 1961 film Fury at Smugglers' Bay, starring Peter Cushing.

The south side of Abereiddy Bay consists of steeply dipping beds from the Upper Llanvirn, where Didymograptus murchisoni is quite common.

North over the northern headland, there is a small cove eroded in up-faulted Didymograptus bifidus beds.