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St Florence

• St Florence is 3 miles inland from Tenby on the road towards Carew Castle. Children will be thrilled to hear that on the edge of the village are three of Pembrokeshire's biggest attractions; Manor House Wildlife Park, Heatherton Activity Park and Tenby Dinosaur Park. Heatherton Activity Park
• Heatherton offers an enormous range of activities for all the family, including archery, bumper boats, baseball, Go-Karts, a Pitch & Putt golf course, horse riding, laser clay pigeon shooting, paintball, A Pirates of the Caribbean fun golf course, pistol shooting, Robot Wars, indoor bowls, a play area and a maize maze in the summer.
• The Dinosaur Park is a dinosaur theme park with 30 dinosaurs on a mile-long trail with many indoor and outdoor attractions including activity centre and events programme such as fossil hunt, puppet show, pat-a-pet etc. Children will love the adventure playground with golf, trampolines, astra slide, bubble ride, disco boats, off roaders, tractors etc and Dino's Play Den for younger children. Enjoy some lunch in the dinosaur-themed restaurant, a sun terrace cafe and snack bar too.
• Manor House Wildlife Park has 35 acres of parkland to walk through, there is plenty to see with reindeer, tapir, bison, zebra, camels, monkeys, meerkats and raccoons. Also play areas for children. It was bought by TV Changing Rooms presenter Anna Ryder Richardson in 2008. Her and her team have worked hard to change it into an 'uncaged' wildlife attraction where traditional pens are replaced with walk-through areas.
• In the village is Grandiflora garden centre. It is Wales' only specialist semi-mature plant centre and they have thousands of containerised British native trees and shrubs, palms, bamboo, Mediterranean, coastal, jungle and unusual plants. You'll also find Bramley's Tea Rooms here.

Food and Drink

• Sun Inn in the centre of the village has a good eat-in or takeaway menu with many pub favourites including some vegetarian and children's options.
• Bramleys Tea Rooms is at the Grandiflora Garden Centre. This award-winning tearoom within the garden centre, specialises in home cooking using local produce whenever possible. Morning coffee, light meals, lunches and afternoon tea are served daily. Highly recommended traditional three-course lunch served on Sundays, but do book.
• The well-stocked shop, The St Florence Stores, also has a delivery service if you want to pre-order some groceries before you arrive.
• The Parsonage Farm Inn in St Florence is a grade II listed Georgian property which until the early 1930's was the 'Glebe Farm' of this ancient Norman community and farmed by the Rector of St Florence. The pub has large mature gardens and serves meals in the evening during the winter and at lunchtime and in the evening during the summer.

Manobier

• Manorbier's beautiful beach and 12th-century romantic castle are within an easy walk. Sheltered by two cliffs and overlooked by the castle and Norman church, the beach is ideal for sunbathing, swimming and surfing. There is a pretty freshwater stream that runs to the sea and there are many fascinating rock pools with their marine worlds to investigate.
• Within a 5 minute walk there is a friendly 'local' - The Castle Inn - (good bar food), an excellent well stocked General Store/Post Office, the popular Beach Break cafe (delicious home cooked treats), the Castlemead Hotel serving afternoon tea and evening meals and the unique cafe in the former guard's room at Manorbier Castle - there is also a well-preserved late medieval dovecote too!
• There is also a Garden Centre by the station with cafe (good Sunday lunches as well as light meals & lovely homemade cakes) as well as a wide variety of plants, pots etc., to choose from.
• During the mid 20th century Manorbier was a popular haunt of the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw and author Virginia Woolf, and the Castle was the birthplace of Gerald of Wales - cleric, traveller, crusader, and medieval politician - he described Manorbier as the 'pleasantest place in all of Wales'. Various events are staged in the Castle grounds throughout the year and have included fairs, theatre, opera and Sunday afternoon live jazz (July & August).

Tenby seaside town

• Stroll around the narrow streets and alleyways lined with craft shops, delicatessen, coffee houses, pubs and restaurants - delicious local foods and alfresco dining.
• Amenities in the town include banks, post office, internet cafe, supermarket, filling station, chemist, doctor, vet, interesting independent shops and a weekly market held on Wednesdays.
• Located on the lower ground floor of the Atlantic Hotel on The Esplanade overlooking Tenby's South Beach the Salt Cellar is an award-winning coastal restaurant, bar and terrace run by a bunch of talented friends for you and your friends and family to enjoy. Their motto is 'Great food, Great service, Great Times! Tasty food and friendly service is at the heart of our restaurant'.
  

Tenby has 5 Blue Flag Beaches within walking distance of your holiday cottage

• Tenby's wonderful sandy beaches, North, Harbour, Parragon (known locally as Iron Bar), South & Castle will delight. Also enjoy cliff top walking, fishing, sailing, windsurfing, cycling, bird watching and golf all within a short walk

National Trust Attractions Tudor Merchants House Tenby & Colby Woodland Gardens Amroth

• Visit Tenby's Museum, a 15th century Tudor Merchants House (NT) enjoy a boat trip to Caldey Island with its Cistercian Monastery (a must for all the family) or ride around the town in a horse drawn carriage!

Caldey Island Boats can be seen from Tenby holiday cottage

• Book your boat trip on the slipway of Tenby Harbour. The island has been home to Cistercian monks for over a thousand years. They produce perfume, shortbread and chocolate all on sale in the island shop. Relax on one of the beautiful beaches, stroll the lovely countryside and visit part of the Grade II listed abbey. A day to remember.

Saundersfoot

• Saundersfoot, Coppet Hall and The Glen are 3 lovely beaches as well as the picturesque harbour.
• Don't miss taking a seal watching trip which sail from the harbour. You will be fascinated by these agile and curious creatures. Do remember your camera and binoculars.
• This pretty bustling seaside village has small individual shops. Don't miss Chobbles - an old fashioned traditional sweet shop, Christ Kind - an wonderful gift shop and Walk on Water - kite surfing, power kiting, kayak hire and gifts galore.

Carew Village, Castle and Tidal Mill

• The little village of Carew has an ancient Celtic cross, and a lovely ruined castle. It is an ideal spot for a picnics and enjoying events such as jousting competitions, historic reenactments and falconry displays. A restored tidal mill, the only one of its kind remaining is well worth a visit and the family-friendly Carew Inn which serves wholesome food at reasonable prices is just across the road from the castle.

Tenby Marine Boat Fishing & Rock Fishing Monkston Point

• Join a daily trip for mackerel fishing or arrange a tailor-made trip for your own party. Mackerel are delicious cooked on the barbecue and washed down with a glass of chilled white wine.
• Monkston Point is a good place to bag bass but take care not to get cut off by the tide. A 2 lb bass takes 30 minutes to cook in a hot oven. Just lay it on a bed of fresh herbs, onion slices & seasoning in a buttered pan. Pour over a half pint of white wine. Cover and cook. Serve with the remaining wine chilled. Delicious!

Walk from Amroth to Lydstep

• Keen walkers will enjoy the challenge of this strenuous but rewarding 14.5 mile walk. It is stunningly scenic with wonderful coastal views and the only wooded area along the entire Pembrokeshire Coastal Path.

Tenby Castle & Museum

• The oldest independent museum in Wales. Established in 1878 this award winning museum continues to develop its collections and displays to preserve and promote the history of the town. The building stands on the location of the living quarters of Tenby Castle overlooking the sea

Jump Bros Coasteering

• Not for the faint-hearted but the stuff memories are made of. Experience the thrill of adventure swimming and jumping into the sea as well as rock hopping along the Pembrokeshire coastline - organised and supervised.

Family Fun

• Oakwood Theme Park, award winning Folly Farm, Carew Karting, The Overhang Indoor Climbing Centre, Tudor Merchant's House N.T., Manor Wildlife Park, Heatherton Sports Park, Blue Lagoon Water Park and Dinosaur Park Tenby are just a selection of quality family attractions in Pembrokeshire.