St Catherine’s Island
St Catherine's Island is a small tidal island linked to Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales, by Castle beach at low tide. The island, which is known colloquially as St Catherine's Rock, is the location of St Catherine's Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Catherine’s Fort and Tenby Museum and Art Gallery.
St Catherine’s Fort
Castle
St Catherine's Fort is a 19th-century Palmerston Fort on St Catherine's Island, at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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 Mary’s Church, Tenby
Church
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gumfreston and Saundersfoot.
Gumfreston
Hamlet
Photo: Wilson44691, CC0.
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 St Catherine’s Island.
Saundersfoot
Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Lydstep
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydstep, known in ancient times as Lis Castell, is an area in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Manorbier. Reached via the A4139 from Tenby and Pembroke. Lydstep is situated 3½ miles southwest of St Catherine’s Island.
St Catherine’s Island
- Type: Island
- Description: tidal island in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Categories: tidal island and landform
- Location: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“St Catherine’s Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “St Catherine Island”
- Basque: “St Catherine uhartea”
- Basque: “Ynys Catrin”
- Catalan: “Illa de Santa Caterina”
- Catalan: “Saint Catherine’s Island”
- Catalan: “Saint Catherine’s Rock”
- Catalan: “St Catherine’s Island”
- Catalan: “St Catherine’s Rock”
- Catalan: “Ynys Catrin”
- Cebuano: “St Catherine’s Island”
- Chinese: “聖凱瑟琳島”
- Danish: “St Catherine’s Island”
- Dutch: “St. Catharina eiland”
- French: “St Catherine’s Island”
- German: “St Catherine’s Island”
- German: “Ynys Catrin”
- Japanese: “セント・キャサリンズ島”
- Japanese: “セント・キャサリン島”
- Livvi: “Ynys Catrin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “St Catherine’s Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ynys Catrin”
- Swedish: “St Catherine’s Island”
- Welsh: “Ynys Catrin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tenby Castle and Tenby Harbor.
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