Photo: Tony Grant (CC BY-SA 2.0)Things to do in Lydstep
Within about 5 miles of Lydstep we list 30 places to go — 2 castles, 8 attractions, 9 museums and galleries, 1 nature reserve or viewpoint, plus 10 beaches and 4 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Dinosaur Park, Manor Wildlife Park, Heatherton World of Activities — start there if you only have a day.
For a wet day there are 6 indoor options nearby: Tudor Merchant's House, Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, Guy Manning's Art Room, Llewellyn's Gallery, The Naomi Tydeman Gallery, David J P Morgan. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Lydstep, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Lydstep
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: Tony Grant (CC BY-SA 2.0)1.8 miles from Lydstep
Photo: TenbyIsland.co.uk (CC0)St Catherine's Fort
Castle3 miles from Lydstep
Attractions and days out near Lydstep
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
2.2 miles from Lydstep
Photo: Garth Newton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manor Wildlife Park
AttractionSA70 8RJ
- Website
- manorwildlifepark.co.uk
- Opening hours
- Today 10:00–18:00
2.3 miles from Lydstep
2.4 miles from Lydstep
Caldey Island
AttractionMonastic island twenty minutes by boat from Tenby harbour — monks, chocolate, a lighthouse and quiet beaches.
3 miles from Lydstep
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
4 miles from Lydstep
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)5 miles from Lydstep
Photo: Vale Holidays (CC BY 2.0)5 miles from Lydstep
Photo: LinguisticDemographer at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Croes Caeriw
Attraction4 miles from Lydstep
Museums and galleries near Lydstep
Mostly indoors, which on this coast is a category of its own. Opening hours narrow sharply out of season, so ring before you drive.
Tudor Merchant's House
MuseumQuay Hill, Tenby, SA70 7BX
- Phone
- +44 16 4662 3110
- Website
- nationaltrust.org.uk
2.9 miles from Lydstep
Photo: Dragonwing88 (CC BY-SA 3.0)3 miles from Lydstep
Guy Manning's Art Room
Gallery2.8 miles from Lydstep
Llewellyn's Gallery
Gallery2.8 miles from Lydstep
The Naomi Tydeman Gallery
Gallery2.9 miles from Lydstep
David J P Morgan
Gallery2.9 miles from Lydstep
The Habour Gallery
Gallery2.9 miles from Lydstep
Carew Cheriton Control Tower
Museum4 miles from Lydstep
History of Coal Mining
Museum5 miles from Lydstep
Nature reserves and viewpoints near Lydstep
Free, open whenever you turn up, and where a lot of the best of Pembrokeshire actually is.
Jubilee Park and Nature Trail
Nature reserve4 miles from Lydstep
Ancient and historic sites near Lydstep
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.
Photo: Waterborough (CC BY-SA 3.0)Kings Quoit Burial Chamber
Ancient site2.2 miles from Lydstep
Time Sequence
Historic site3 miles from Lydstep
Flamish Chimney
Historic site4 miles from Lydstep
Winding House
Historic site- Opening hours
- Open at all times
5 miles from Lydstep
Activities, golf and the water near Lydstep
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
2.0 miles from Lydstep
2.8 miles from Lydstep
Celtic Haven
Golf600 yards from Lydstep
Trefloyne Park Golf Club
Golf1.2 miles from Lydstep
Trespass
Activities2.8 miles from Lydstep
Tenby Sailing Club
Marina2.9 miles from Lydstep
Beaches near Lydstep
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.
Manorbier Bay
Red-tinged sand, a proper castle backdrop and a dependable beach break — the south coast's most characterful bay.
Dogs all yearTenby South Beach
A mile and a half of dune-backed sand towards Giltar Point, with Caldey Island floating offshore — Tenby's family workhorse.
Tenby North Beach
The postcard one: harbour, Goscar Rock and sheltered sand beneath the pastel town.
Tenby Castle Beach
The small beach between Castle Hill and St Catherine's Island — rockpools, the lifeboat station, and a low-tide walk to the fort.
Compare every beach near Lydstep — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Lydstep
Manorbier to Tenby via Skrinkle and Lydstep
Limestone cliffs, a double cove with a rock arch, two military ranges to check, and an arrival into Tenby along South Beach.
7 miles · 3½–4 hours · Moderate
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
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