Photo: M J Roscoe (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Tenby North Beach

The postcard one: harbour, Goscar Rock and sheltered sand beneath the pastel town.

North Beach is the Tenby of the photographs — the sweep of sand below the walled town, Goscar Rock rising from the middle, the harbour's moored boats at one end. It's the most sheltered of Tenby's beaches, with gentle bathing on neap tides and the town's cafés a staircase away. It gets busy, and deservedly: for a morning swim before the crowds with the sun on the pastel terraces, there are few better places in Britain to be.

Where to eat and drink near Tenby North Beach

The nearest pubs, cafés and restaurants, closest first. Walking times are rough estimates on lane and cliff path — check opening hours before you rely on one.

Joe's Diner

Café

Diner on the Tenby fringe — big breakfasts and burgers with outdoor tables.

Hygiene 4/5Outdoor seating

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150m away · about 5 min walk

Teife Cafe

Café

300m away · about 5 min walk

Puxleys

Café

300m away · about 5 min walk

Top Joe's

Restaurant

Upper Frog Street, Tenby, SA70 7JD

Hygiene 3/5

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350m away · about 5 min walk

Seaview Restaurant

Café

Crackwell Street, Tenby, SA70 7HA

Hygiene 5/5

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350m away · about 5 min walk

Bay Of Bengal

Restaurant

Tenby's Indian restaurant and takeaway near the old town.

Hygiene 3/5

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350m away · about 5 min walk

Things to do near Tenby North Beach

Trespass — 0.4km
Millets — 0.4km
Llewellyn's Gallery — 0.4km
Guy Manning's Art Room — 0.4km
Caldey Island Boats — 0.4km
Tudor Merchant's House — 0.5km
David J P Morgan — 0.5km
The Habour Gallery — 0.5km
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery — 0.5km
The Naomi Tydeman Gallery — 0.5km
St Catherine's Island & Fort — 0.8km
The Dinosaur Park — 3.6km

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The next few hours

Nearest forecast point: Tenby

dry for the next few hours, around 12°C, gusting to 26 mph — hold on to the windbreak.

01:00
12°
Clear
W 26 mph
02:00
12°
Clear
W 25 mph
03:00
12°
Clear
W 25 mph
04:00
12°
Clear
W 23 mph
05:00
12°
Clear
W 23 mph
06:00
12°
Clear
W 23 mph
07:00
11°
Clear
W 22 mph
08:00
11°
Clear
NW 23 mph

Forecast from MET Norway, used under CC BY 4.0. It's a forecast for the nearest of six points across the county, not for this exact spot — on a coast this shaped, one headland can be in sun and the next in rain.

Light today at Tenby North Beach

Sunrise: 07:33
Sunset: 18:41
Daylight: 11h 8m

The light goes gold from about 17:55.

Calculated for these coordinates, accurate to a minute or so. A cliff or a headland to your west will take the sun sooner than this suggests.

Tides near Tenby North Beach

Tenby · about 1 miles away

High water
06:30
Sat 10 Oct · 8.4m
Low water
12:41
Sat 10 Oct · 0.9m
High water
18:47
Sat 10 Oct · 8.6m
Low water
01:03
Sun 11 Oct · 0.9m

Predicted times from the UK Hydrographic Office. Wind and pressure shift real water levels, and the tide at a specific cove can run earlier or later than its port. Never plan a tidal crossing on this alone.

Bathing water quality

Natural Resources Wales

GoodLatest annual classification for the designated bathing water at Tenby North

NRW notes water quality here can be affected by heavy rain — worth remembering the day after a downpour.

This is a designated bathing water, sampled by Natural Resources Wales through the May–September season. Official record (Open Government Licence v3.0, © Natural Resources Wales). Classification as published when we last checked, 2026-08-21 — the official record always has the latest.

Before you go

The practical answers, from the people responsible for them, checked 2026-08-23.

Parking: North Beach, Tenby

326 spaces

£1 for an hour, £2 for two hours, £4 for five hours, £5 for 24 hours, £25 a week.

Charged all year, not just in season.

Run by Pembrokeshire County Council.

Source: Pembrokeshire County Council car park charges

Lifeguards

Daily, 4 July to 6 September.

Patrols run 10am–6pm. No flags means no lifeguards.

Source: RNLI, 2026 patrol dates

Getting onto the sand

Concrete ramp to the beach, 1:7 easing to 1:6 over 25 metres.

Source: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Easy Access Beaches

Parking at Tenby North Beach

OpenStreetMap

11 car parks within a mile of the sand, 1 of them free. The nearest is about 350m away — roughly a 10-minute walk if you park there and carry everything in.

The Royal Gatehouse Car Park
Not recorded
350m
North Beach Car Park
Charges apply · about 326 spaces · Pembrokeshire County Council
400m
The Harbour
Not recorded · about 21 spaces · Pembrokeshire County Council
450m
Unnamed car park, Tenby
Free · about 5 spaces
450m

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Distances are straight-line from the beach, so the walk is usually longer — and on this coast it is often downhill on the way there. Charges and space counts come from OpenStreetMap contributors and can go out of date; we don’t print prices, because the map records whether a car park charges, not how much. In July and August the popular ones fill by mid-morning.

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Tenby North Beach: common questions

Can I take a dog to Tenby North Beach?

Dogs banned from the whole beach 1 May – 30 September; welcome the rest of the year. One of only two total bans in the county (Pembrokeshire County Council).

Where do you park for Tenby North Beach?

The nearest car park we map is The Royal Gatehouse Car Park, about 350m away. There are 2 more within a mile.

Are there toilets at Tenby North Beach?

Yes — public toilets are mapped about 200m from the beach. Seasonal opening is normal on the Pembrokeshire coast, so treat winter as uncertain.

Is Tenby North Beach lifeguarded?

Tenby North Beach has RNLI lifeguard cover in the main season — typically late spring to early September, with reduced cover at the shoulders. Check the RNLI's own beach listing for this year's exact dates before you rely on it.

Answers are generated from what we actually hold in our database and refreshed as it changes. Opening hours, dog rules and prices move — check with the venue before you travel.

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