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Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral (Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi)
Church in Wales cathedral in St Davids, the resting place of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.
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Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby): things to do
Places worth your time in Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby)
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Things to do in Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby)
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Ruined palace
St Davids Bishop's Palace
Ruined medieval bishop's palace beside the cathedral, one of the most important church sites in Wales and cared for by Cadw.
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Visitor centre
Oriel y Parc
National park visitor centre in St Davids with a gallery showing collections from Amgueddfa Cymru.
Beach
Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr)
Beach on the St Davids peninsula in the national park, about two miles west of the city.
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Chapel ruin
St Non's Chapel
Ruined chapel on the coast near St Davids, held by tradition to mark the birthplace of Saint David.
Island
Ramsey Island (Ynys Dewi)
Island of 259 hectares about 1 km off St David's Head, owned by the RSPB.
Island
Skomer Island (Ynys Sgomer)
Island off Pembrokeshire known for wildlife: about half the world's Manx shearwaters nest here, and it has a large puffin colony.
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Museum
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery
The oldest independent museum in Wales, founded in 1878, with local geology, archaeology and maritime collections.
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Medieval walls
Tenby Town Walls
Grade I listed 13th-century town walls with the Five Arches barbican gatehouse.
Historic house
Tudor Merchant's House
National Trust 15th-century stone town house on Quay Hill in Tenby.
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Island
Caldey Island (Ynys Bŷr)
Island less than a mile off Tenby with a monastic community and a recorded history of over 1,500 years; boats leave from Tenby.
Castle
Pembroke Castle (Castell Penfro)
Norman castle in the centre of Pembroke, established in 1093 and the original seat of the Earldom of Pembroke.
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Castle
Carew Castle (Castell Caeriw)
Castle and tidal mill beside the Carew river; the Carew family took their name from the site and held it for over 900 years.
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Castle
Manorbier Castle (Castell Maenorbŷr)
Norman castle in Manorbier, about five miles south-west of Tenby, founded in the late 11th century by the de Barry family.
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Beach
Barafundle Bay (Bae Barafundle)
Remote curved sandy beach near Stackpole Quay, on the National Trust's Stackpole Estate.
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Ruined palace
Lamphey Bishop's Palace
Ruined medieval complex of the bishops of St Davids at Lamphey, a Grade I listed site now in Cadw's care.
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- Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby) (area photo): Ввласенко, CC BY 4.0, source
- St Davids Cathedral (Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi): Ввласенко, CC BY 4.0, source
- St Davids Bishop's Palace: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oriel y Parc: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr): Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Non's Chapel: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ramsey Island (Ynys Dewi): Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Skomer Island (Ynys Sgomer): Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tenby Museum and Art Gallery: Peter Broster, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tenby Town Walls: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tudor Merchant's House: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Caldey Island (Ynys Bŷr): Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pembroke Castle (Castell Penfro): Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Carew Castle (Castell Caeriw): Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Manorbier Castle (Castell Maenorbŷr): Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Barafundle Bay (Bae Barafundle): User:JKMMX, CC BY 3.0, source
- Lamphey Bishop's Palace: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons): Dave.Dunford at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Gower & Swansea (Abertawe): Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cardiff (Caerdydd) & the Bay: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, source
- Eryri (Snowdonia): Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0, source
- Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles: Source: Llywelyn2000Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
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