Tenby in Wales

23 October 2015 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Tenby © geograph.org.uk - Humphrey Bolton/cc-by-sa-2.0

Tenby © geograph.org.uk – Humphrey Bolton/cc-by-sa-2.0

Tenby (Welsh: Dinbych-y-pysgod, meaning little town of the fishes or little fortress of the fish) is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, on the western side of Carmarthen Bay. With its strategic position on the far west coast of the British Isles, and a natural sheltered harbour from both the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea, Tenby was a natural settlement point.   read more…

Pembroke in Wales

13 August 2015 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Entrance to Pembroke Castle © geograph.org.uk - Robin Drayton/cc-by-sa-2.0

Entrance to Pembroke Castle © geograph.org.uk – Robin Drayton/cc-by-sa-2.0

Pembroke (Welsh: Penfro) is an historic settlement and former county town of Pembrokeshire in West Wales. The town features a number of historic buildings and complexes and is one of the major population centres in the county. It was the birthplace of Henry Tudor, later Henry VII of England, founder of the Tudor dynasty.   read more…

Fishguard in Pembrokeshire

2 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

High Tide © geograph.org.uk - Pauline Eccles/cc-by-sa-2.0

High Tide © geograph.org.uk – Pauline Eccles/cc-by-sa-2.0

Fishguard (Welsh: Abergwaun, meaning “Mouth of the River Gwaun“) is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300. The community of Fishguard and Goodwick has a population of 5,000.   read more…

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