Photo: TenbyIsland.co.uk (CC0)Things to do in Tenby
Within about 5 miles of Tenby we list 28 places to go — 4 castles, 4 attractions, 8 museums and galleries, 1 nature reserve or viewpoint, plus 11 beaches and 3 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Dinosaur Park, Caldey Island, 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, Llewellyn's Gallery, Guy Manning's Art Room, David J P Morgan, The Naomi Tydeman Gallery. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Tenby, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Tenby
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: TenbyIsland.co.uk (CC0)900 yards from Tenby
Hean Castle
Castle3 miles from Tenby
Photo: Tony Grant (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manorbier Castle
Castle5 miles from Tenby
Photo: Stuart Logan (CC BY-SA 2.0)Amroth Castle
Castle5 miles from Tenby
Attractions and days out near Tenby
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
2.2 miles from Tenby
Caldey Island
AttractionMonastic island twenty minutes by boat from Tenby harbour — monks, chocolate, a lighthouse and quiet beaches.
2.6 miles from Tenby
2.7 miles from Tenby
Photo: Garth Newton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Manor Wildlife Park
AttractionSA70 8RJ
- Website
- manorwildlifepark.co.uk
- Opening hours
- Today 10:00–18:00
2.9 miles from Tenby
Museums and galleries near Tenby
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
400 yards from Tenby
Photo: Dragonwing88 (CC BY-SA 3.0)600 yards from Tenby
Llewellyn's Gallery
Gallery100 yards from Tenby
Guy Manning's Art Room
Gallery100 yards from Tenby
David J P Morgan
Gallery400 yards from Tenby
The Naomi Tydeman Gallery
Gallery400 yards from Tenby
The Habour Gallery
Gallery500 yards from Tenby
History of Coal Mining
Museum2.7 miles from Tenby
Nature reserves and viewpoints near Tenby
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 Tenby
Ancient and historic sites near Tenby
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.
Time Sequence
Historic site600 yards from Tenby
Winding House
Historic site- Opening hours
- Open at all times
2.9 miles from Tenby
Stepaside Ironworks
Historic site4 miles from Tenby
Pembrokeshire Coast Path Endmarker
Historic site5 miles from Tenby
Photo: Waterborough (CC BY-SA 3.0)Kings Quoit Burial Chamber
Ancient site5 miles from Tenby
Activities, golf and the water near Tenby
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
200 yards from Tenby
0.8 miles from Tenby
Trespass
Activities200 yards from Tenby
Tenby Sailing Club
Marina400 yards from Tenby
Trefloyne Park Golf Club
Golf1.7 miles from Tenby
Celtic Haven
Golf3 miles from Tenby
Beaches near Tenby
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.
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.
Monkstone Beach
A secluded sandy beach under Monkstone Point between Tenby and Saundersfoot — earned by a steep walk down through woods.
Saundersfoot Beach
Huge, safe, gently-shelving village sand — one of Wales's classic family beaches, with the harbour alongside.
Coppet Hall
Saundersfoot's quieter neighbour through the first tunnel — parking, a serious café, and the same lovely sand.
Compare every beach near Tenby — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Tenby
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
Amroth to Tenby
The first stage of the Coast Path, through old coal country and tunnels cut for a tramway, ending inside Tenby's town walls.
7 miles · 3½–4 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