Tenby's Three Beaches
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Tenby has three distinct beaches within a short walk of the town walls: North Beach below the harbour and the pastel Esplanade terraces, with a lifeguard in season; South Beach, running roughly two flat miles toward Giltar Point, dog-friendly at its southern end year-round; and the small, sheltered Castle Beach directly below the castle ruins, from which the sand crossing to St Catherine's Island opens at low tide. Castle Beach was rated the UK's best beach by the Sunday Times in 2019.
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Highlights
- ✓North Beach below the harbour and the pastel Esplanade terraces, lifeguarded in season
- ✓South Beach, roughly two flat miles toward Giltar Point, dog-friendly at its southern end year-round
- ✓Castle Beach, small and sheltered, with the tidal sand crossing to St Catherine's Island
- ✓Castle Beach was rated the UK's best beach by the Sunday Times in 2019
Tips
- →Castle Beach was rated the UK's best beach by the Sunday Times in 2019.
- →South Beach's southern end is dog-friendly year-round.
- →Check tide times before crossing from Castle Beach to St Catherine's Island.
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More Attraction Activities
Tudor Merchant's House
A National Trust-run circa-1500 Tudor merchant's house on Quay Hill, one of the best-preserved of its kind in Wales.
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery
The oldest independent museum in Wales, on Castle Hill, covering Tenby's maritime, archaeological and social history.
St Catherine's Island and Fort
A tidal island off Castle Beach carrying a Palmerston-era fort, reachable on foot across the sand for a couple of hours either side of low water.