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 Manorbier
Within about 5 miles of Manorbier we list 28 places to go — 1 castle, 8 attractions, 8 museums and galleries, 4 ancient and historic sites, plus 14 beaches and 4 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Manorbier Castle, Manor Wildlife Park, Lamphey Bishop's Palace — start there if you only have a day.
For a wet day there are 8 indoor options nearby: Carew Cheriton Control Tower, Guy Manning's Art Room, Llewellyn's Gallery, The Naomi Tydeman Gallery and 4 more. 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
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
3 miles from Manorbier
Photo: Vale Holidays (CC BY 2.0)4 miles from Manorbier
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
4 miles from Manorbier
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.
4 miles from Manorbier
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
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.
A restored WWII airfield control tower beside Carew — volunteer-run, packed with wartime detail, and moving in a way big museums rarely manage.
3 miles from Manorbier
Guy Manning's Art Room
GalleryWorking artist's room in Tenby — paintings and prints sold where they're made.
5 miles from Manorbier
Llewellyn's Gallery
GalleryIndependent art gallery in Tenby's old town lanes.
5 miles from Manorbier
The Naomi Tydeman Gallery
GalleryGallery of Tenby watercolourist Naomi Tydeman RI — sea-and-shore paintings born a few streets from the water they show.
5 miles from Manorbier
David J P Morgan
GalleryTenby photography gallery — Pembrokeshire land- and seascapes in print, a take-home view of the coast.
5 miles from Manorbier
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
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)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.
600 yards from Manorbier
Greenala Point Iron Age Fort
Ancient siteGreat banked promontory fort at Greenala Point on the Stackpole coast — the Coast Path between Stackpole Quay and Freshwater East runs through its ramparts.
- 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.
Celtic Haven
GolfClifftop resort at Lydstep with a short golf course, spa and cottages — nine holes with sea views over Caldey.
1.6 miles from Manorbier
Parkland 18 holes in the wooded Ritec valley behind Tenby, with a well-liked bar-restaurant — the area's main inland course.
3 miles from Manorbier
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
4 miles from Manorbier
5 miles from Manorbier
Caldey Island Boats
ActivitiesThe short seasonal crossing from Tenby harbour to Caldey Island — monks, chocolate and quiet beaches twenty minutes offshore.
5 miles from Manorbier
Trespass
Activities5 miles from Manorbier
Tenby Sailing Club
Marina5 miles from Manorbier
Beaches near Manorbier
Dogs all yearManorbier Bay
Red-tinged sand, a proper castle backdrop and a dependable beach break — the south coast's most characterful bay.
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 yearPresipe Bay
Red sandstone drama east of Manorbier — a low-tide beach under toothed cliffs, earned by steps.
Dogs all yearSwanlake Bay
A sandy bay between Freshwater East and Manorbier with no road access at all — usually empty, and entirely tide-dependent.
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.
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