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Attractions in Saundersfoot

Visit History of Coal Mining in Saundersfoot

Visitors to Saundersfoot can choose from 3 museums, 3 castles and 3 theme parks. One place to visit is mapped inside Saundersfoot’s built-up area, with 12 more within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 3 places cared for by the National Trust. Further out, Pembroke Castle is 15 km away.

Photo: Tenby Castle, Robert Edwards (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Saundersfoot
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
3
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Saundersfoot’s best known

After History of Coal Mining come 2 castles, a museum and a garden.

MuseumMuseumHistory of Coal Miningin townCastleTenby Castle3 km outside town, to the southMuseumTenby Museum & Art Gallery3 km outside town, to the southGarden · National TrustColby Woodland Garden3 km outside town, to the northeastCastleAmroth Castle3.4 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooFolly Farm3.1 km outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to find them

The outermost point is Manor Wildlife Park, at 5 km.

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The dashed line is Saundersfoot’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What sort of places

5 zoos, theme parks or other days out and 3 museums or galleries top the count.

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 theme parks · 2 zoos0 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside Saundersfoot. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Colby Woodland Garden, Tudor Merchant's House and Colby Walled Garden).

Every place

All of them, one by one

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 12 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Saundersfoot comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

18 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Saundersfoot’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Saundersfoot →

Big names nearby

Trips out

Worth the drive, Pembroke Castle (15 km) is first of the 12.

CastlePembroke Castle15 km westCastleCarew Castle8.9 km westCastleManorbier Castle9.7 km southwestCastle · CadwCastell Talacharn18 km northeastCastle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain14 km northwestMuseumPendine Museum of Speed11 km east · 34K visitors a yearCastle · CadwCastell Llansteffan22 km eastCastle · CadwCastell Cydweli28 km eastTheme parkOakwood Theme Park11 km northwestCastlePicton Castle15 km northwestCastle · CadwCastell Cas-wis18 km northwestCastleNarberth Castle10 km north

Places well known beyond Saundersfoot (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Saundersfoot, answered

What are the main attractions in Saundersfoot?

The place to visit inside Saundersfoot’s built-up area is History of Coal Mining. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 12 more within 5 km.

Does Saundersfoot have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Saundersfoot: History of Coal Mining, Tenby Museum & Art Gallery and Tudor Merchant's House.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Saundersfoot?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Saundersfoot, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Colby Woodland Garden, Tudor Merchant's House and Colby Walled Garden).

What are the best-known days out near Saundersfoot?

Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (15 km), Carew Castle (8.9 km), Manorbier Castle (9.7 km), Castell Talacharn (18 km).

Where are Saundersfoot’s historic buildings listed?

Saundersfoot has 18 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Cadw’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Saundersfoot when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (18)

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