Pembrokeshire Coalfield, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

#48 among attractions in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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The Pembrokeshire Coalfield in West Wales is one of the smallest British coalfields, but continuously worked from the 14th to 20th centuries. The main coalfield extends across south Pembrokeshire from Saundersfoot on Carmarthen Bay westwards to Broad Haven on St Brides Bay. A small detached portion of the field is centred on Newgale on St Brides Bay. ()

Coordinates: 51°42'0"N, 4°42'0"W

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Pembrokeshire Coalfield – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Caldey Island, Tenby Golf Club, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo.

4.4 miS
Island, Park, Monastery
Caldey Island, Caldey Island
111 min walk • Caldey Abbey is an abbey of the Trappists situated on Caldey Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, south of Tenby. Caldey Island has been known as one of the centres of Cistercian activity since Celtic times and thrived during medieval Europe.
2.2 miS
51°40'8"N • 4°42'27"W
Tenby Golf Club, Tenby
56 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.9 miS
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby
50 min walk • Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, located in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, is the oldest independent museum in Wales. Established in 1878 the Museum has a collection of local geology, biology, archaeological and maritime artifacts.
3.2 miNW
Theme park, Farm, Outdoor activities
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, Saundersfoot
83 min walk • The Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, situated to the north of Saundersfoot and Tenby in Pembrokeshire, is a visitor attraction in Wales with around 500,000 visitors each year.
1.9 miS
Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
Tenby Castle, Tenby
49 min walk • Tenby Castle was a fortification standing on a headland separated by an isthmus from the town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The remaining stone structure dates from the 13th century but there are mentions of the castle from as early as 1153.
2.1 miS
Forts and castles
St Catherine's Fort, Tenby
53 min walk • St Catherine's Fort is a 19th-century Palmerston Fort on St Catherine's Island, at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
2.9 miW
Zoo
Manor House Wildlife Park, Tenby
76 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.
2 miS
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Tudor Merchant's House, Tenby
50 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.
2 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, Tenby
50 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.
3 miNE
Garden, Park
Colby Woodland Garden, Amroth
76 min walk • Colby Woodland Garden is a National Trust woodland garden in a secluded valley, approximately ¾ of a mile north of Amroth in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
2 miS
City wall
Tenby town walls, Tenby
51 min walk • The Tenby town walls are Grade I-listed medieval defensive structures around the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire. They are assessed as one of the most important surviving medieval city walls in Britain.