Photo: Thomas Nicholls (Public domain)Things to do in Carew
Within about 5 miles of Carew we list 27 places to go — 3 castles, 9 attractions, 3 museums and galleries, 1 nature reserve or viewpoint, plus 5 beaches and 5 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Carew Tidal Mill, Carew Castle & Tidal Mill, Lamphey Bishop's Palace — start there if you only have a day.
For a wet day there are 3 indoor options nearby: Pembroke Museum, Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, Carew Cheriton Control Tower. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Carew, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Carew
Pembrokeshire has more castles per mile than almost anywhere in Britain, because for four hundred years it was a frontier. Some are ticketed and roofed; some are a gatehouse in a field with nobody taking money.
Photo: Thomas Nicholls (Public domain)1.5 miles from Carew
Benton Castle
Castle3.0 miles from Carew
Photo: Tony Grant (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manorbier Castle
Castle4 miles from Carew
Attractions and days out near Carew
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)100 yards from Carew
Photo: Karen Sawyer (CC BY-SA 4.0)Carew Castle & Tidal Mill
AttractionNorman castle turned Elizabethan mansion on the Carew river, with Wales's only restored tidal mill and a fine circular walk.
Dogs welcome
300 yards from Carew
Photo: Vale Holidays (CC BY 2.0)2.3 miles from Carew
Oakwood Theme Park
AttractionWales's biggest theme park — Megafobia's wooden coaster remains the headline act.
3.0 miles from Carew
Photo: Garth Newton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manor Wildlife Park
AttractionSA70 8RJ
- Website
- manorwildlifepark.co.uk
- Opening hours
- Today 10:00–18:00
3 miles from Carew
3 miles from Carew
4 miles from Carew
Photo: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Pembroke Castle
AttractionWest Wales's mightiest fortress and birthplace of Henry VII — huge round keep, wall-walks and Wogan's Cavern beneath.
Dogs welcome
4 miles from Carew
Photo: LinguisticDemographer at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Croes Caeriw
Attraction500 yards from Carew
Museums and galleries near Carew
Mostly indoors, which on this coast is a category of its own. Opening hours narrow sharply out of season, so ring before you drive.
4 miles from Carew
Photo: Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)5 miles from Carew
Carew Cheriton Control Tower
Museum0.8 miles from Carew
Nature reserves and viewpoints near Carew
Free, open whenever you turn up, and where a lot of the best of Pembrokeshire actually is.
Jubilee Park and Nature Trail
Nature reserve3 miles from Carew
Ancient and historic sites near Carew
Burial chambers, standing stones, holy wells and iron-age forts. Most are on open land with no gate and no charge; a few sit on working farms, so use the marked access.
Flamish Chimney
Historic site700 yards from Carew
Lawrenny Castle
Historic site2.5 miles from Carew
King Henry VII
Historic site4 miles from Carew
Photo: Waterborough (CC BY-SA 3.0)Kings Quoit Burial Chamber
Ancient site4 miles from Carew
Compass
Historic site5 miles from Carew
Isambard Kingdom Brunell
Historic site5 miles from Carew
Greenala Point Iron Age Fort
Ancient site- Website
- coflein.gov.uk
5 miles from Carew
Activities, golf and the water near Carew
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
Brunel Quay, Neyland, SA73 1PY
Step-free access
- Phone
- +44 1646 601601
- Website
- yachthavens.com
5 miles from Carew
Celtic Haven
Golf4 miles from Carew
Trefloyne Park Golf Club
Golf5 miles from Carew
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin
Marina5 miles from Carew
Beaches near Carew
Freshwater East
A sheltered, dune-backed crescent facing south — easy parking, safe paddling and far fewer people than Tenby.
Swanlake Bay
A sandy bay between Freshwater East and Manorbier with no road access at all — usually empty, and entirely tide-dependent.
Manorbier Bay
Red-tinged sand, a proper castle backdrop and a dependable beach break — the south coast's most characterful bay.
Lydstep Haven
A wide sheltered south-facing bay between Tenby and Manorbier, sitting inside a private holiday park — check access before you go.
Skrinkle Haven
Two limestone coves split by the Church Doors arch, reached by a long steel staircase — spectacular, awkward and tide-dependent.
Compare every beach near Carew — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Carew
Carew Castle, the Tidal Mill and the Millpond
A flat, waymarked circuit of the millpond with a castle at one end and the only restored tidal mill in Wales at the other.
3 miles · 1½ hours · Easy
Pembroke Castle and the Mill Pond
A short, level loop round the water beneath one of the great castles of Britain, good for an hour with a pushchair or a dog.
2 miles · 1 hour · Easy
Freshwater East to Manorbier
A short, sharp stage between two good beaches, taking in a bay you can only reach on foot and finishing under a Norman castle.
4.5 miles · 2½ hours · Moderate