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Tenby Town Walls & the Five Arches
Cliff walkEasy20-40 minutes to walk the accessible stretch

Tenby Town Walls & the Five Arches

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A free, self-guided walk along the surviving stretch of Tenby's 13th-century town walls, strengthened again in the 1450s under Jasper Tudor, taking in the Five Arches barbican gatehouse on South Parade, the most photographed single structure in town and still the main way into the old town on foot. No fixed route or single venue; walk the walls in either direction from the Five Arches.

Highlights

  • The Five Arches barbican gatehouse on South Parade, the most photographed structure in town
  • A surviving stretch of the 13th-century town walls
  • Strengthened again in the 1450s under Jasper Tudor
  • Free and self-guided in either direction

Tips

  • Free and self-guided; walk in either direction from the Five Arches.
  • The Five Arches barbican gatehouse is the most photographed structure in town.

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