Harbours & ports · South Wales
Tenby Harbour
Tenby Harbour is a harbour in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tenby · 0.6 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Tenby Harbour is a harbour in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: National Monuments of Wales. Coordinates: 51.6726°, -4.6975°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tenby Harbour is a naturally sheltered and improved harbour for the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire on the south coast of Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay and faces both the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Boats sail from there to the offshore monastic Caldey Island.
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Background
History
With its strategic position on the far west coast of Britain the harbour made Tenby a natural place to settle, initially with a local focus but developing wider trading links under Hiberno-Norse influence. Throughout the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries Tenby received various royal grants to finance the enclosure of the harbour as well as improving the town walls. Traders sailed along the coast to Bristol and Ireland and further afield to France, Spain and Portugal. Exports included wool, skins, canvas, coal, iron and oil; It was during this period that the town was so busy and important, it was considered to be a national port. During the Wars of the Roses Henry Tudor, the future King…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6726, -4.6975
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Tenby
- Postcode
- SA70 7BS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- Phone
- +44 16 4662 3110
- Nearest railway station
- Tenby — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24470813 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tenby Harbour (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tenby Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1546498.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tenby Harbour?
- Tenby Harbour is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA70 7BS), in the parish of Tenby.
- Is Tenby Harbour a listed building?
- Tenby Harbour is officially recognised as National Monuments of Wales listed.
- How do I get to Tenby Harbour?
- The nearest railway station is Tenby, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA70 7BS.