beach
Barafundle Bay
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
Tenby is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Saundersfoot, 32km from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Tenby is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,696, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Tenby sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tenby to your route.
Tenby (Welsh: Dinbych-y-pysgod, lit. 'fortlet of the fish') is a seaside town and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay. In 2011, it had a population of 4,696.
Notable features include three miles (five kilometres) of sandy beaches and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, theRead more
13th-century medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, the 15th-century St. Mary's Church, and the National Trust's Tudor Merchant's House.
Boats sail from Tenby's harbour to the offshore monastic Caldey Island. St Catherine's Island is tidal and has a 19th-century Palmerston Fort.
The town has an operating railway station. The A478 road from Cardigan, Ceredigion, connects Tenby with the M4 via the A477, the A40 and the A48 in approximately 40 miles (60 kilometres).
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Tenby is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.6728 latitude, -4.7045 longitude.
Tenby has a population of approximately 4,696 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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beach
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
20 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Wales's national motorsport centre on the Carmarthenshire coast, a fast former-airfield circuit once used by F1 teams including McLaren and Williams for secret testing.
27 km · about 30 min drive
beach
A sweeping three-mile beach on the Gower Peninsula with dramatic cliff views, Worm's Head promontory, and powerful surf.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
beach
Triple limestone peaks guard a sweep of sand where Pennard Pill meanders to the sea on the Gower: repeatedly voted among Britain's best beaches yet reached only on foot past a ruined castle. View from Pennard cliffs is the classic.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Britain's smallest city, home to a magnificent 12th-century cathedral nestled in a valley and the shrine of Wales's patron saint.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Flooded slate quarry on the Pembrokeshire coast whose 25m-deep basin glows a surreal turquoise-blue, ringed by ruined quarry buildings. A former Red Bull Cliff Diving venue and coasteering favourite.
45 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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