Manorbier Castle, Manorbier

Name: Manorbier Castle
Address: Manorbier, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1834 870081

#1 among attractions in Manorbier

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Manorbier Castle is a Norman castle in Manorbier, 5 miles southwest of Tenby, Wales. It was founded in the late 11th century by the Anglo-Norman de Barry family. The castle was part of a mesne lordship under the control of the medieval Earls of Pembroke. ()

Alternative names: Built: XII centuryCoordinates: 51°38'44"N, 4°47'59"W

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Manorbier United Kingdom

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+44 1834 870081

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Day trips

Manorbier Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carew Castle, Carew Tidal Mill, King's Quoit, Tenby Golf Club.

3.9 miN
Ruined castle overlooking a tidal inlet
Carew Castle, Lawrenny
100 min walk • Carew Castle is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The famous Carew family, who take their name from this site, still own the castle and lease it to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for administration.
4 miNW
Watermill
Carew Tidal Mill, Lawrenny
102 min walk • Carew Tidal Mill, also called the French Mill, is a corn mill in Pembrokeshire, Wales, powered by tidal water. It was built around 1801 just west of Carew Castle, and replaced a much older mill in the same location.
0.4 miSW
Memorial
King's Quoit, Manorbier
11 min walk • King's Quoit is a Neolithic burial chamber in Manorbier, 5 miles east of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a scheduled monument.
4.3 miNE
51°40'8"N • 4°42'27"W
Tenby Golf Club, Tenby
109 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles, Palace
Lamphey Bishop's Palace, Freshwater East
87 min walk • Lamphey Bishop's Palace or Lamphey Palace is a ruined medieval building complex in Lamphey, Pembrokeshire and is a scheduled ancient monument which has had Grade I Listed building designation since May 1970. In the past, it has also been known as Lamphey Court.
3.2 miNE
Zoo
Manor House Wildlife Park, Tenby
83 min walk • Manor House Wildlife Park is a 52-acre zoo located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the village of St Florence. It was bought in 2008 by television presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and Colin MacDougall and is more recently known as Manor Wildlife Park.
4.8 miSW
Beach
Barafundle Bay
124 min walk • Barafundle Bay is a remote, slightly curved, east-facing sandy beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Stackpole Quay. It is part of the Stackpole Estate, managed by The National Trust. The beach was once owned by the Cawdor family of Stackpole Court.
4.7 miNE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Tudor Merchant's House, Tenby
121 min walk • The Tudor Merchant's House is a 15th-century town house located in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in south west Wales. The house was built in the late 15th century from stone.
4.6 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church, Tenby
119 min walk • St Mary's Church, Tenby is a church located in the centre of the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, western Wales. The church is in the Diocese of Saint David's within the Church in Wales, and a member of the Anglican Communion.
~590 ftSE
Church
St James's Church, Manorbier
3 min walk • St James's Church, Manorbier is a Grade I-listed parish church in Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The church dates from the 12th century, and has been considerably altered over the years, though medieval ceiling paintings in the porch survive. The church has a slender tower of the local type and a bellcote.
4.8 miE
Monastery
Caldey Priory, Caldey Island
124 min walk • Caldey Priory is a Grade I-listed priory on Caldey Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, some 300 metres south of the modern Caldey Abbey. Sir Robert fitz Martin was granted the island in 1113 and his mother Geva founded the priory as a daughter house of the Tironensian St. Dogmaels Abbey in the 12th century at.