Beaches · South Wales
Castle Beach
Also known as: Traeth y Castell
Castle Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Tenby · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Castle Beach in Pembrokeshire, the nearest railway station is Tenby, located 0.8 km away. Entry to the beach is free.
About
Castle Beach is a named beach on the United Kingdom coastline. Also known as: Traeth y Castell. Coordinates: 51.6712°, -4.6949°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Castle Technology Limited, named after Framlingham Castle, was a British computer company based in Cambridge, England. It began as a producer of ARM computers and manufactured the Acorn-branded range of desktop computers that run RISC OS. Following the break-up of Acorn in 1998, Castle Technology bought the rights to continue production of the RISC PC and A7000+ computers under the Acorn brand. Castle Technology later released the Iyonix PC in November 2002, the first desktop computer to use the Intel XScale microarchitecture and then bought the rights to the RISC OS Technology from Pace in July 2003.
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Background
History
After Acorn withdrew from the desktop computer industry in 1998, Castle Technology acquired the rights to produce the A7000, A7000+ and RISC PC using the Acorn brand. In 2001, development started on the Iyonix PC (codenamed Tungsten) as a set-top unit (STU) in secret by engineers at Pace's Shipley campus along with a 32-bit version of RISC OS 4 (known as RISC OS 5). When management discovered the project the campus was closed. Castle Technology acquired the proposed designs and the original engineers from Pace to further develop the Tungsten into a desktop computer. Robert Sprowson, the original hardware designer, declined to join Castle Technology and so Peter Wild was recruited. In 2004,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6712, -4.6949
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Tenby
- Postcode
- SA70 7BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- Established
- 1993
- Nearest railway station
- Tenby — 0.8 km
Sources
- osm: w363475429 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Castle Technology (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Tenby Castle
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The Habour Gallery
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Tenby Harbor
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Harbour Beach
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The Naomi Tydeman Gallery
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David J P Morgan
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Beach?
- Castle Beach is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA70 7BJ), in the parish of Tenby.
- What is Castle Beach?
- Castle Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Castle Beach?
- The nearest railway station is Tenby, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SA70 7BJ.
- When was Castle Beach built?
- Built or established in 1993.
- Is Castle Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Castle Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castle Beach?
- The nearest railway station is Tenby, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA70 7BJ.