Photo: Tony Grant (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manorbier Castle
CastleThe Norman castle above Manorbier beach — birthplace of Gerald of Wales, who called this 'the pleasantest spot in Wales', and it's hard to argue.
- Website
- manorbiercastle.co.uk
Things to do in Lydstep
Within about 5 miles of Lydstep we list 32 places to go — 1 castle, 10 attractions, 9 museums and galleries, 1 nature reserve or viewpoint, plus 16 beaches and 3 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Manorbier Castle, The Dinosaur Park, Great Wedlock Farm & Deer Park — start there if you only have a day.
For a wet day there are 9 indoor options nearby: Guy Manning's Art Room, Llewellyn's Gallery, The Naomi Tydeman Gallery, David J P Morgan and 5 more. 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
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.
The Dinosaur Park
AttractionTenby
Twenty-six acres of park and woodland at Gumfreston with over ninety life-size dinosaurs, a mile-long trail and dozens of rides and activities included in one ticket.
- Website
- thedinosaurpark.co.uk
2.2 miles from Lydstep
Great Wedlock Farm & Deer Park
AttractionDeer-park safaris and rewilded farmland on the estate behind Tenby's Dinosaur Park — the gentle, real-animal half of the same day out.
2.2 miles from Lydstep
Photo: Garth Newton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manor Wildlife Park
AttractionSt Florence, SA70 8RJ
Fifty-two-acre conservation-led wildlife park near Tenby — walk-through lemur and wallaby enclosures, Sumatran tigers, rhinos and red pandas, styled as Wales's only walking safari.
- Website
- manorwildlifepark.co.uk
- Opening hours
- Today 10:00–18:00
2.3 miles from Lydstep
Heatherton World of Activities
AttractionTenby
Free-entry, pay-as-you-play activity park at St Florence — around thirty activities from adventure golf and go-karts to a zipline and a tree-tops course, and properly dog-friendly.
Dogs welcome
- Website
- heatherton.co.uk
2.4 miles from Lydstep
Photo: TenbyIsland.co.uk (CC0)St Catherine's Island & Fort
AttractionTenby's tidal island — a Palmerston fort on a rock off Castle Beach, reached across the sand at low tide when it's open.
- Website
- saintcatherinesisland.co.uk
3 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.
Guy Manning's Art Room
GalleryWorking artist's room in Tenby — paintings and prints sold where they're made.
2.8 miles from Lydstep
Llewellyn's Gallery
GalleryIndependent art gallery in Tenby's old town lanes.
2.8 miles from Lydstep
The Naomi Tydeman Gallery
GalleryGallery of Tenby watercolourist Naomi Tydeman RI — sea-and-shore paintings born a few streets from the water they show.
2.9 miles from Lydstep
David J P Morgan
GalleryTenby photography gallery — Pembrokeshire land- and seascapes in print, a take-home view of the coast.
2.9 miles from Lydstep
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
A restored WWII airfield control tower beside Carew — volunteer-run, packed with wartime detail, and moving in a way big museums rarely manage.
4 miles from Lydstep
The Habour Gallery
Gallery2.9 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)King's Quoit
Ancient siteDolmen on the headland at Manorbier, capstone raised over the bay — passed by the Coast Path and improved by every sunset.
2.2 miles from Lydstep
Winding House
Historic siteThe old incline winding house above Saundersfoot — relic of the tramways that sent anthracite down through the tunnels you now stroll to the beach.
- Opening hours
- Open at all times
5 miles from Lydstep
Time Sequence
Historic site3 miles from Lydstep
Flamish Chimney
Historic site4 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.
Celtic Haven
GolfClifftop resort at Lydstep with a short golf course, spa and cottages — nine holes with sea views over Caldey.
600 yards from Lydstep
Parkland 18 holes in the wooded Ritec valley behind Tenby, with a well-liked bar-restaurant — the area's main inland course.
1.2 miles from Lydstep
Tenby Golf Club
GolfTenby, SA70 7NP
The self-styled birthplace of Welsh golf — an 1888 club and James Braid links on Tenby's Burrows with sea views to Caldey, a two-Rosette restaurant in the rebuilt clubhouse and stay-and-play rooms on site.
- Website
- tenbygolf.co.uk
2.0 miles from Lydstep
2.8 miles from Lydstep
Caldey Island Boats
ActivitiesThe short seasonal crossing from Tenby harbour to Caldey Island — monks, chocolate and quiet beaches twenty minutes offshore.
2.9 miles from Lydstep
Trespass
Activities2.8 miles from Lydstep
Tenby Sailing Club
Marina2.9 miles from Lydstep
Beaches near Lydstep
Dogs all yearLydstep Haven
A wide sheltered south-facing bay between Tenby and Manorbier, sitting inside a private holiday park — check access before you go.
Dogs all yearPresipe Bay
Red sandstone drama east of Manorbier — a low-tide beach under toothed cliffs, earned by steps.
Dogs all yearChurch Doors Cove
The gothic rock arch next to Skrinkle Haven — a tiny cove framed by one of the most photographed formations in the county.
Dogs all yearSkrinkle Haven
Two limestone coves split by the Church Doors arch, reached by a long steel staircase — spectacular, awkward and tide-dependent.
Dogs all yearPenally Beach
Tenby South Beach's quiet continuation — the same mile of golden sand, minus the deckchairs.
Dogs all yearManorbier Bay
Red-tinged sand, a proper castle backdrop and a dependable beach break — the south coast's most characterful bay.
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