Photo: Tony Grant (CC BY-SA 2.0)Things to do in Manorbier
Within about 5 miles of Manorbier we list 26 places to go — 1 castle, 7 attractions, 8 museums and galleries, 4 ancient and historic sites, plus 9 beaches and 5 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Manor Wildlife Park, Lamphey Bishop's Palace, 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, Carew Cheriton Control Tower, Guy Manning's Art Room, Llewellyn's Gallery, The Naomi Tydeman Gallery. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Manorbier, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Manorbier
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)300 yards from Manorbier
Attractions and days out near Manorbier
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
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 Manorbier
Photo: Vale Holidays (CC BY 2.0)4 miles from Manorbier
4 miles from Manorbier
4 miles from Manorbier
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 Manorbier
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)4 miles from Manorbier
Photo: LinguisticDemographer at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Croes Caeriw
Attraction4 miles from Manorbier
Museums and galleries near Manorbier
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
5 miles from Manorbier
Photo: Dragonwing88 (CC BY-SA 3.0)5 miles from Manorbier
Carew Cheriton Control Tower
Museum3 miles from Manorbier
Guy Manning's Art Room
Gallery5 miles from Manorbier
Llewellyn's Gallery
Gallery5 miles from Manorbier
The Naomi Tydeman Gallery
Gallery5 miles from Manorbier
David J P Morgan
Gallery5 miles from Manorbier
The Habour Gallery
Gallery5 miles from Manorbier
Ancient and historic sites near Manorbier
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 site600 yards from Manorbier
Greenala Point Iron Age Fort
Ancient site- Website
- coflein.gov.uk
4 miles from Manorbier
Flamish Chimney
Historic site4 miles from Manorbier
Time Sequence
Historic site5 miles from Manorbier
Activities, golf and the water near Manorbier
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
4 miles from Manorbier
5 miles from Manorbier
Celtic Haven
Golf1.6 miles from Manorbier
Trefloyne Park Golf Club
Golf3 miles from Manorbier
Trespass
Activities5 miles from Manorbier
Tenby Sailing Club
Marina5 miles from Manorbier
Beaches near Manorbier
Manorbier Bay
Red-tinged sand, a proper castle backdrop and a dependable beach break — the south coast's most characterful bay.
Skrinkle Haven
Two limestone coves split by the Church Doors arch, reached by a long steel staircase — spectacular, awkward and tide-dependent.
Swanlake Bay
A sandy bay between Freshwater East and Manorbier with no road access at all — usually empty, and entirely tide-dependent.
Lydstep Haven
A wide sheltered south-facing bay between Tenby and Manorbier, sitting inside a private holiday park — check access before you go.
Freshwater East
A sheltered, dune-backed crescent facing south — easy parking, safe paddling and far fewer people than Tenby.
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.
Compare every beach near Manorbier — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Manorbier
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