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Caldey Island
Boat trips run from Tenby harbour to Caldey Island, home to lots of grey seals and sea birds, and a red-topped, whitewashed monastery that houses a community of around 20 Cistercian monks. The monks live an austere life but make various luxurious products for sale, including perfume (based on the island's wild flowers), shortbread and chocolate, and do so well that they now employ people from the mainland.
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Laston House
William Paxton built his saltwater baths above the harbour in what is now Laston House. The Greek writing on the pediment translates as the optimistic, 'The sea will wash away all the evils of man'.
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Norman Castle
On top of Castle Hill are the ruins of the Norman Castle, a memorial to Prince Albert, and a fine view over the coast.
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Quay Hill
Tenby's oldest buildings are found on the Dickensian, steep-stepped Quay Hill.
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RNLI Lifeboat Stations
A path leads out above Tenby harbour past the old and new RNLI lifeboat stations and around the Castle Hill headland.
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St Catherine's Island
At low tide you can walk across the sand to St Catherine's Island, but it's a long, cold wait if you get trapped by the tide - check tide tables in Coast to Coast , at any newsagent or ask at the tourist office. The Victorian fort on the island is closed to the public.
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St Illtyd's Church
On Caldey Island, make sure you visit the old priory and St Illtyd's Church, with its oddly shaped steeple. Inside is a stone with inscriptions in ogham (an ancient Celtic script).
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St Margaret's Island
Little St Margaret's Island at the western tip of Caldey is a nature reserve (landings are prohibited), home to grey seals and also Wales' biggest colony of cormorants.
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St Mary's Church
The graceful arched roof of St Mary's Church is dotted with charming wooden bosses, mainly dating from the 15th century and carved into flowers, cheeky faces, mythical beasts, fish and even a mermaid holding a comb and mirror. There's a memorial here to Robert Recorde, a local 16th-century writer and mathematician who invented the 'equals' sign.
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Tenby Museum & Art Gallery
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery covers the town's development from a fishing village into a 19th-century seaside resort bigger than Blackpool, with interesting exhibits ranging from delicate Roman vases to a Victorian antiquarian's study. There's also a re-created pirate's cell and a gallery of paintings by Augustus and Gwen John.
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Tudor Merchant's House
Visit the handsomely restored Tudor Merchant's House, the town house of a late-15th-century merchant, which boasts late-medieval frescoes.
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