Tenby Castle
Tenby Castle was a fortification standing on a headland separated by an isthmus from the town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The remaining stone structure dates from the 13th century but there are mentions of the castle from as early as 1153.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle
- Also known as: “Tenby Castle Remains”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tenby Museum and Art Gallery and St Catherine’s Fort.
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
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Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, located in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, is the oldest independent museum in Wales. Established in 1878, the museum has a collection of local geology, biology, archaeological and maritime artifacts.
St Catherine’s Fort
Castle
St Catherine's Fort is a 19th-century Palmerston Fort on St Catherine's Island, at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. St Catherine’s Fort is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Tenby Castle.
St Mary’s Church, Tenby
Church
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St Mary's Church, Tenby is a church located in the centre of the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, western Wales. The Anglican church is in the Diocese of Saint David's within the Church in Wales. St Mary’s Church, Tenby is situated 910 feet west of Tenby Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gumfreston and Saundersfoot.
Gumfreston
Hamlet
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Tenby is a beautiful walled town in South Wales that spills out pastel coloured buildings along cliffs and around sandy bays. Tenby is one of Wales' premier tourist spots, and is located on the south Pembrokeshire coast, about 80 km west of Swansea. Gumfreston is situated 2 miles west of Tenby Castle.
Saundersfoot
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Saundersfoot is a large village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is near Tenby, both being holiday destinations. Saundersfoot lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
St Florence
Village
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St Florence is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. St Florence sits on the River Ritec that flows 4 miles eastwards to its estuary in Tenby. St Florence is situated 3½ miles west of Tenby Castle.
Tenby Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Tenby Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة تينبي”
- Cebuano: “Tenby Castle”
- Danish: “Tenby Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Tenby”
- Italian: “Castello di Tenby”
- Japanese: “テンビー城”
- Swedish: “Tenby Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Dinbych-y-pysgod”
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