Tenby and The Surrounding Areas! (Tenby in General)

Member Name: loulou22

Product:	Tenby in General
Date:	09/04/06 (2543 review reads)
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Advantages: Loads to do! Lots of sun, sea and sand! Unspoiled countryside!

Disadvantages: Takes about 4 hours to get there!

I have been going to Tenby and the surrounding areas with my family every year since I was about 6 months old and I even took my first steps in our old caravan down there!

From Birmingham it can take about 3 and half to 4 hours to drive there, but it is well worth the drive! hey I've even driven there first thing in the morning just to spend the day there and drive home in the evening!

Tenby itself is one of the main big towns in Pembrokeshire, it is surrounded by other equally as nice smaller villages such as Saundersoot, Wisemans Bridge, Pleasant Valley, Amroth and Pendine. Those are the most popular tourist beach spots in the summer. I'll tell you abit about all these places as well as Tenby as they all help make it the beautiful place it is.

Tenby

As I've said Tenby is one of the main big towns in the area, it has a fantastic range of shops from your seaside pound shops and gift shops through to your regular high street shops, perfect for all the shoppoholics out there!

In Tenby there are 2 beaches, North Beach and South Beach. Both are very big and have ammusements. South Beach offers boat trips to nearby Caldey Island where the monks live and other trips like fishing and bird spotting! North Beach has some history to it, which can be found out at either the local infomation point or to make it more interesting... there is a local horse and cart that runs frequently through the summer where the driver will be more than happy to tell you about the history of Tenby!

There are plenty of places to eat out, ranging from fish and chip shops to sit in for a meal restaurant. If you are staying in the Tenby area there are loads of camp sites and caravan sites which are quite reasonable, however it can work out cheaper to stay out of the town center. There is also a supermarket on the edge of the town.

Also for a little something to do, if you don't mind a walk up a very large hill, there is a lovely marina place to visit, its along the same lines of the Sealife centers. Or nearby just on the edge of town, there is a bird and Wildlife park which is also very nice and at a reasonable price.

Saundersfoot

Saunderfoot is a beautiful little village located about 7 miles from Tenby. There is plenty to do here, including an ammusement arcade, beach, a pretty harbour with a nice walk along and plenty of "seaside" gift shops.

Wisemans Bridge/Pleasant Valley

I've put these 2 together as they are side by side in location. They are about 10 miles from Tenby. Wisemans Bridge is a beach, until recently there was a pub and a shop there with a camp site, but this was closed due to a fire earlier this year, however they are due to re-open this month. Pleasant Valley is probably one of the best places to find a place to stay because as you drive up the road there are caravan sites and B&B's all the way up the road and quite a few of these offer camping facilities as well. There is also a small Craft village to visit which I understand is nice, but I haven't been to!

Amroth

Amroth is next along from wisemans bridge and is about 12 miles from Tenby. Amroth is quite a small, but yet again pretty area, it has a very long beach, which allows dogs on the very far end only. There are a few shops and a couple of pubs at the other end and there is a big caravan site about halfway along.

Pendine

Pendine is a massive beach which you can pay to take your car on. Becareful though it can wreck paintwork and the car itself due to the sand and salt on the beach! However me being me I take the car on there every year and so far I've only had one minor (could have been major!) problem! That was last weekend I went with my friend took the car on the beach, then the car got stuck in the sand, and dug itself in when we tried to move it, so we have me having a panic that my car was gonna get drowned on my birthday of all days and my mate telling me to calm down and she would try and dig it out! Thankfully she managed to dig enough to put things under the wheels so she could push it out of the soft sand! The sea does come in really quick here so do be caarefull! Also part of the beach gets closed off for MOD training that takes place. There are a few shops and places to stay here as well.

In The Surrounding Area.

Ok thats the main little villages out the way... so what else is there to do? LOADS!!

There is a theme park about 20mins drive away called Oakwood. Oakwood has a large variety of rides for all ages, last time I went I think it was about £20 to get in and that includes all the rides with the exception of Vertigo. Oakwood has Europes largest wooden rollercoaster - Megafobia, and new for 2002 was the first vertical drop water ride... which I screamed all the way down on!!

There is Folley Farm also nearby, this is a childrens farm where the kids can really get involved with almost everything, including feeding the animals. There are loads of displays going on at various times, and if you are in the pets corner at just the right time, you might even get to see a baby chick hatching! There are absolutly loads of play areas, which I have to admit I did spend a good hour playing on them last year and we didn't have any children with us!!

On a Thursday and Sunday there are Markets and car boot sales. I'm not sue of the exact location, but if you follow the signs for Tenby and Narbeth and Arbeth they are well signposted!

Nightlife I believe is good, I haven't sampled it myself, I tend to stick to the local pubs of wherever I'm staying.

So there you have it, that is Tenby and its surrounding areas. There is quite a few more activitys to do, but as I haven't visited a lot of them I can't really tell you about them! However this is a great fun place to go for all ages. It can be quite cold at times, but in general through the summer the weather is quite good! I would definatly recommend going and paying this place a visit. Its far away but lovely!

Talking about Tenby and the local area so much has made me want to go, so me and my partner are going to go after work tonight, go camping and come back tomorrow evening! Yay! I can't wait!

Summary: A lovely area with loads to do for everyone!