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Tenby Town & Peninsula

Main towns in the Tenby region when staying in Wales

TENBY, South Pembrokeshire’s largest town, offers splendid Victorian and Georgian architecture set within Tudor town walls. It is perched dramatically on a rocky promontory and boasts award winning, white sandy beaches, a picturesque harbour with busy boats ferrying people to the monastery island of Caldey or taking out families for fishing trips, lush Mediterranean-style vegetation and charming narrow streets packed with shops, galleries and restaurants. In the summer, the centre of Tenby is transformed into a 'cafe culture' centre, with no traffic allowed within the town walls. The restaurants and public houses take full advantage of this and you can relax wining and dining in the middle of Tudor Square, watching holiday makers bustle to and fro.

FBM Holidays have been informed by Pembrokeshire County Council that all holidaymakers who are renting property in streets that have resident parking are entitled to apply for a visitors pass costing £6 per week (for 2010). PLEASE NOTE: - The council require the confirmation of the holiday booking together with the car registration also a cheque for £6 before permits will be issued. It cannot be stressed highly enough that this does NOT guarantee parking. Resident’s parking is on a first come first served basis. Parking is only permitted on the streets of which the permit is issued. There is NO reserved parking at all and in some streets the amount of permits issued already far outnumbers the spaces available.

Customers will have to decide whether the weekly fee justifies the possibility of parking. As an alternative, weekly tickets can be obtained for parking in the Multi Storey Car Park in Upper Park Road £10.80 a week or £1.80 a day or £2.00 for 24 hours. North Beach and South Beach Car Parks are £2.00 daily or £12 weekly.The Salterns Car Park is £9.00 a week or £1.50 a day. To apply for a visitor’ parking permit for the street in which you rent your property, please contact the Traffic Section on the number below or for full detail of this scheme, please contact:-
Kelly Morris County Hall, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA61 1TP
Tel: 01437 775412
Fax: 01437 775008
Email: Kelly.Morris@Pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Towel Hire - (Tenby and Saundersfoot areas only)
Properties displaying the towel hire symbol have the option of hiring towels in advance from Clean-Tech, Kilgetty. These must be ordered two weeks prior to your stay commencing by contacting Clean Tech at:
Corporate House
Carmarthen Road
Kilgetty
Pembrokeshire
SA68 0UG
Tel: 01834 813827
Towels are charged at £2.50 refundable deposit and £2.50 charge per hand and bath towel hired. Towels are to be paid for upon collection at Clean-Tech by cash only. For further information and please contact Clean-Tech on 01834 813827

PENALLY, 2 miles to the wet of Tenby is a tranquil hillside village with panoramic views over the rugged coastline towards Caldey Island. It is ideal for walks along the coastline or along the pretty Ritec valley.

MANORBIER, a few miles west of Penally, is a charming village straddling a deep valley. It is overlooked by the distinctive 12th century Manorbier Castle and boasts a superb sandy beach, popular for water sports.

ST. FLORENCE is set back from the coast, 4 miles from Tenby, and is renowned as one of the most picturesque villages in Wales. The distinctive cottages with Flemish chimneys and award winning floral displays make it a popular destination for visitors.

FRESHWATER EAST is a secluded, peaceful village renowned for its safe sandy beach flanked by red sandstone cliffs. With Freshwater East Holiday Village practically on top of the beach providing a fantastic family location for holidays, and a great club house on site open during the summer period. Nearby Stackpole village and Stackpole Quay provide natural beauty and seclusion within easy driving distance from some of the most breathtaking beaches in Pembrokeshire with perhaps Barafundle being regarded as one of the best in the UK. The coastal path running along the south coast offers exhilarating walks and superb views.

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