Places to visit in Tenby, led by Tenby Castle
Visitors to Tenby can choose from 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories. The built-up area itself has 3 places on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its edge. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Pembroke Castle, 14 km away, is the best-known day out.
The names to know in Tenby
Next to Tenby Castle, the best known are 2 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.
CastleTenby Castlein town
MuseumTenby Museum & Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseum · National TrustTudor Merchant's Housein town
Abbey or prioryCaldey Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleSt Catherine's Fort200 m outside town, to the east
Abbey or prioryCaldey Priory3.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest out is Caldey Priory, at 4.6 km.
The dashed line is Tenby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most are castles or historic places, 4 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Tenby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Tudor Merchant's House).
Everything to see
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 7 within 5 km of its edge.
7The 3 inside Tenby come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
334 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Tenby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tenby →
Out of town
Pembroke Castle, 14 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CastlePembroke Castle14 km west
CastleManorbier Castle6.9 km southwest
CastleCarew Castle8.6 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn20 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain18 km north
MuseumPendine Museum of Speed13 km northeast · 34K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan24 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli29 km east
CastleBenton Castle14 km northwest
CastlePicton Castle17 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis20 km northwest
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park13 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Tenby (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.
What visitors ask about Tenby
What are the main attractions in Tenby?
The best known inside Tenby’s built-up area are Tenby Castle, Tenby Museum & Art Gallery and Tudor Merchant's House. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.
Does Tenby have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tenby: Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, Tudor Merchant's House and History of Coal Mining.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tenby?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Tenby, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Tudor Merchant's House).
What are the best-known days out near Tenby?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (14 km), Manorbier Castle (6.9 km), Carew Castle (8.6 km), Castell Talacharn (20 km).
Where are Tenby’s historic buildings listed?
Tenby has 334 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. 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 Tenby 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)
- Tenby Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenby Museum & Art Gallery: Dragonwing88, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caldey Abbey: Eddy Lloyd, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Fort: TenbyIsland.co.uk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caldey Priory: Natalie-S, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manor Wildlife Park: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwood Theme Park: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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