The main feature of our special day, ✨Manorbier Castle✨ makes for a lovely visit if you have some time before or after the wedding. Located in the heart of the village, you really can’t miss the Norman Castle. Built in the 12th Century, the castle occupies a commanding position overlooking the beautiful Manorbier Beach with the village nestled behind. Steeped in history and folklore, this Norman gem has many secrets to discover. The fairytale turrets, great hall, chapel and landscaped gardens (designed by Daphne Shackleton, one of Ireland’s foremost botanists) offer the perfect place to soak up the wonderful atmosphere. Tour the castle and gardens before having a well-earned break at the café.
Tenby’s Welsh name, Dinbych-y-Pysgod (Little Fortress of the Fish), will make perfect sense when you explore the dainty harbour beside Castle Hill.
For a true Tenby experience, you have to visit Tenby Harbour - a small and friendly harbour where you can enjoy a spot of fishing, take a boat trip out to the nearby Caldey Island, relax and unwind on the fantastic beach or simply sit and people watch.
Whether you're looking for the perfect beach for small children, or somewhere for adventure, one of Tenby's fantastic beaches will fit the bill. In addition to the lovely Harbour Beach, three further sandy delights are Castle Beach, North Beach or South Beach - take your pick!
Tenby has wonderful coastal walks right on the doorstep. One of the most enjoyable routes, the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, takes you north to Saundersfoot, an up and down 4.5 mile stretch with fabulous views of Saundersfoot Bay from the headland at Monkstone Point. (This coastal path actually covers 186 miles of the beautiful coastline)
Just 20 minutes away by boat, the holy Caldey Island is an oasis of calm where you can watch seabirds and relax on a tiny beach. Owned and run by a community of Cistercian monks, it’s open to the public on summer weekdays and Saturdays. Regular boat trips set off from Tenby Harbour (pick up your tickets from the kiosk), taking visitors straight Priory Beach, a beautiful place for a dip in the sea and the starting point for exploring the island. (Rumour has it, the monks on the island make the BEST fudge too!)
St Davids is named after the patron saint of Wales, Saint David. St Davids is the smallest city in Britain with the roots of St Davids going back to the 5th century when St David himself lived here. Modern day St Davids is a quaint and character-filled place much loved by everyone who knows it. The magnificent Cathedral at St Davids dates back to the 12th century, although several older cathedrals were built before that on the same site. St Davids Peninsula has some of the most magnificent coastal scenery in Pembrokeshire. This is the heart of The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and the coast path walking is delightful.
Shopping and eating are two of life’s great pleasures, and Narberth offers bountiful opportunities for both. But just beyond the buzz of the high street you’ll find quiet lanes and lush woodland walks.
Wales’s only walking safari, Manor Wildlife Park plays host to exotic and endangered animals from across the globe! The park’s innovative walkthrough exhibits allow visitors to come face to face with many of it’s animals. You can feed a wallaby, share a bench with a lemur, come face to face with red pandas and meet gibbons, giant rabbits, Cameroon sheep and pygmy goats. The park’s strong conservation ethos, and focus on providing more space for it’s animals makes Manor Wildlife Park truly unique. They are currently involved with breeding programmes for Sumatran tigers and southern white rhinos, and both of these species can be seen at the park.
A small bay backed by dunes and pine trees, accessible only by a half mile walk from the nearest car park. Swathes of golden sand and crystal clear waters, Barafundle has been voted many, many times as one of the best beaches in Britain and the world; it’s often likened to a Caribbean beach! This pristine beach is isolated which means no facilities; so everything you take has to come back up over the cliffs. If you’re planning to visit, check out the tide times to make sure you’ve plenty of beach to play on and that you don’t get cut off by the incoming tide! Barafundle is just one of the many places to explore if you’re spending a short time in Pembrokeshire.