Caravan Kiln Park Tenby

Tenby: Tenby is one of the honey pots of beautiful Pembrokeshire. Its roots date back to the Norman Conquest and many of its medieval castle walls, built in 1264 to fortify the town from Welsh rebellion, have survived intact to the present day. Its narrow cobbled streets are lined with shops, galleries and restaurants and its fishing harbour is extremely quaint.

Tenby maintains a high standard for its four beaches and Pembrokeshire as a whole is one of the cleanest holiday destinations in Britain. Tenby’s largest beach is South Beach, which boasts 2 kilometres of golden sand. It is backed by dunes, looks out towards Caldey Island and has trampolines and bouncy castles for children.

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Tenby Town
North Beach is a sandy beach with occasional rock pools and dominated by the prominent Goskar Rock. It has fantastic views over Carmarthen Bay. Castle Beach lies in the cove between the East Cliff and Castle, and Harbour Beach is the very picturesque beach lying sheltered at the rear of the harbour bay.

Tenby is situated on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the 186-mile trail that winds through the beautiful Pembrokeshire National Park. It’s one of the all-time-great bits of seashore, with crags and castles, kayaking and candyfloss and plenty of clean, clean beaches.

Barafundle Bay is simply stunning and is regularly listed as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Manorbier has rock pools to satisfy any beachcomber and the romantic Lydstep Caverns offers caves and blowholes.

Surfing is hugely popular in Pembrokeshire, with Freshwater West regarded as one of the best surf beaches in Wales. In Freshwater East a new water sports hub lays on surfing, kayaking and coasteering.

Pembrokeshire’s islands include Ramsey, where you can spot seal pups, Skomer, which is great for puffins, and Caldey. Caldey Island lies three miles south of Tenby and is owned and run by Cistercian monks. The monks live a simple life farming the island and they produce famous, homegrown items including chocolate, shortbread, perfumes and hand lotions.

Pembrokeshire is steeped in history, and has many castles to explore. Carew Castle is close to Tenby and is one of Pembrokeshire’s finest, dramatically located on the shores of a millpond. Others to visit include those at Manorbier and Pembroke, and Picton Castle.

And don’t miss the walk form Bosherton, with its lily ponds, across Broad Haven sands and along the cliffs to St Govan’s Chapel, a tiny hermit’s chapel on the shore of a deserted cove.

For further details about the town of Tenby visit: www.tenbyguide.com For further details about some of Pembrokeshire's attractions visit: www.touristnet.uk.com