Free entry for everyone; no membership card is needed.
The Trust's page does not say how parking is charged.
There is no car park. Cadw says parking is in a lay-by at the entrance to the site, a strip about 50 m long on the lane east of the monument; no charge or free statement is published, so the status is recorded as unknown, and reviewers say it is free with room for four or five vehicles. From the lay-by a fine-gravel path of about 160 m leads through a gate across the field to the stones. Bike storage is available near the site.
Driving pin: the middle of the lay-by, 149 m east of Cadw's marker on the stones. By road: 2.2 miles south of Velindre on minor roads off the A487. National Cycle Network route 82 passes 3.5 km away. No public transport serves the site.
Pentre Ifan, Beddrod Siambr Pentre Ifan, is perhaps the finest surviving Neolithic tomb in Wales, the bare bones of a chambered tomb that would once have been covered by an earthen mound some 30 metres long. Its giant capstone, 16 feet long and around 16 tonnes, appears precariously balanced on three uprights, yet it has stayed in place for over 5,000 years. The outline of the stones neatly frames the Preseli Hills above, source of the Pembrokeshire bluestones that went into Stonehenge as well as Pentre Ifan itself. It is one of a group of portal dolmens around the tributaries of the Nevern Valley, excavated in 1936 and 1937, when only a few sherds of pottery and a flint arrowhead were found. Reviewers call it the highlight of a Pembrokeshire trip for its peace and panoramic views over the valley and hills. Tips from visitors: the lay-by at the entrance holds four or five cars, and sheep or cattle may be grazing by the field path.
Free entry
Open 10am to 4pm all year, last admission 30 minutes before closing; closed 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Cadw asks visitors to come only during these hours, chosen for safety so that there is enough light. Cadw may close monuments at short notice in extreme weather.
Terrain level 3, moderate: an exposed field site that may be slippery or muddy underfoot, so wear suitable footwear; guardrails protect the stones and climbing on them is not allowed; neighbouring farmland may have grazing cattle or other animals. No toilets, shop or other facilities. Drones are not permitted.
Photo: The capstone of Pentre Ifan resting on its upright stones in a grass field, with fallen stones in front and sheep grazing beyond the fence. Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pentre_Ifan_Neolithic_Dolmen_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7850469.jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.
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Dogs, with restrictions
Waymarked, moderate, 2.9 miles (4.7 km), about 1.5 hours, from the reserve's free lay-by at grid reference SN 092 359; NRW says you can also walk to the Pentre Ifan burial chamber from the reserve by public footpath; livestock graze parts of the reserve, shut gates.
