beach
Barafundle Bay
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Tenby
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Tenby
Tenby works well as a base: 10 minutes from Saundersfoot, 17km from Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South.
Tenby is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 4,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Saundersfoot, about 4 km away.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tenby?
Within an hour or so of Tenby: Barafundle Bay (15 km), Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South (17 km), St Govan's Chapel (18 km), Green Bridge of Wales (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Tenby?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude) and Countisbury Hill.
Where is Tenby?
Tenby is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Saundersfoot.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,696
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.6728, -4.7045
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 Tenby
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
17 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.
18 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.
21 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Pembrey Circuit
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
natural wonder
Worm's Head, Rhossili
A serpentine tidal island at the tip of Gower, crossable over a rock causeway for about two and a half hours either side of low tide.
29 km · about 35 min drive
beach
Rhossili Bay
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
Driving roads near Tenby
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 48 kmYnys Barri and Strumble HeadA rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
- 62 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.
- 73 kmHartland PointA dramatic right-angled turn in the coast where Devon's cliffs meet the Atlantic, with a lighthouse below and notorious wrecks offshore.
- 76 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.
- 78 kmA39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude)The North Devon and Cornwall coast road with sea glimpses, steep combes and access to Clovelly and Hartland.
- 80 kmCountisbury HillA long 1-in-4 climb on the A39 out of Lynmouth onto Exmoor, with sweeping views over the Bristol Channel.
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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