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Charming walled seaside town with pastel-coloured Georgian houses, three sandy beaches and a medieval town wall.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Manorbier
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Manorbier
Manorbier works well as a base: 10 minutes from Penally, 10km from Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South.
Manorbier is in Wales, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Penally, about 5 km away.
Manorbier (; Welsh: Maenorbŷr [mɑɨnɔrˈbɨːr]) is a village, community and parish on the south coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name means the 'Manor of Pŷr'. The community includes Jameston, Lydstep and Manorbier Newton.
An electoral ward with the same name exists. It stretches inland to St Florence and at the 2011Read more
Census, the population was 2,083. The area is served by the West Wales Line stopping at Manorbier railway station.
Manorbier is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is a popular tourist attraction with Manorbier Castle, St James's Church, the sandy beach, cliffs, and part of the Wales Coast Path.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Manorbier?
Within an hour or so of Manorbier: Tenby (7 km), Barafundle Bay (8 km), Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South (10 km), St Govan's Chapel (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Manorbier?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude) and Countisbury Hill.
Where is Manorbier?
Manorbier is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Penally.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.6461, -4.7990
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Manorbier
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Barafundle Bay
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
8 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South
Man-made lakes covered in water lilies in June, running down to a limestone-stack beach on the Pembrokeshire coast.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
St Govan's Chapel
A 13th-century chapel wedged into a cleft in the cliffs, reached by a flight of stone steps said to be uncountable.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Green Bridge of Wales
A 24m limestone sea arch on the Castlemartin range, reached by boardwalk when the firing range is open.
14 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Freshwater West Beach (Shell Cottage)
The wide Pembrokeshire surf beach is where Shell Cottage stood and where Dobby is buried in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
18 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Britain's only truly coastal national park, with 186 miles of path tracing dramatic cliffs, hidden coves and beaches along the wild Welsh coast.
28 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Marloes Sands
A wide Pembrokeshire beach of tilted rock strata and sea stacks, with Skomer Island offshore.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Manorbier
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 47 kmYnys Barri and Strumble HeadA rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
- 69 kmBlack Mountain Pass (A4069)Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
- 72 kmHartland PointA dramatic right-angled turn in the coast where Devon's cliffs meet the Atlantic, with a lighthouse below and notorious wrecks offshore.
- 75 kmHartland QuaySavage stretch of North Devon coast where contorted rock strata zigzag into the Atlantic, reached by a dead-end road down the cliffs to a 16th-century harbour site and pub. Shipwreck country with a small museum.
- 77 kmA39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude)The North Devon and Cornwall coast road with sea glimpses, steep combes and access to Clovelly and Hartland.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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