Tenby Harbour
Tenby has always been an important and strategically placed harbour town. What was once the gateway for trade for the surrounding kingdoms today is a great stopover for luxury cruise liners (ships); you will find these behemoths making a beeline for this miniature town to regale their guests with the enthralling natural beauty it offers. There is nothing miniature or diminutive about the fun that you can experience while you visit this wonderful seaside resort and busy harbor city.
Besides the best spot to drop anchor for the luxury cruisers, the harbor in Tenby or rather the harbour city Tenby is now the greatest place for boating, sailing out for simple and/or challenging voyages and a starting point for boats that go to Caldey Island (the Monk Island) and other exceptionally gorgeous tourist attractions available around the coast.
The harbour is the home of the Tenby Sailing Club, which holds the world largest regattas every year, besides conducting crash sailing classes for those who have been bitten by the sailing bug. The classes are simple, easy to comprehend and master and give extreme joy to the beginner, who can see that he/she is progressing to the level of the pro on almost a daily basis.
Another great attraction is the Harbour beach, which is one of the tiniest, yet the neatest beaches in Tenby. Here you will find a much loved and aptly named Chapel, the Fisherman’s Chapel also known as Julian’s Chapel.
Those interested in history and glorious events of the past would be interested to visit the Prince Albert Tenby Museum, which stands out against the horizon waiting invitingly for the tourists’ curiosity. Here you would learn about Lord Paxton, who in the early 19th century had fashioned Tenby into the hot tourist destination it is today, by sheer perseverance and missionary vision. The Lason House (home of Lord Paxton), which stands unaffected by the ravages of nature and time until date, is situated in the harbor as well.
Walking is a great tourist attraction in Tenby – which is a bit unusual to the outsider as it is usually expected that water sports would be the first and the last attractions in a place, which is almost surrounded by the sea and which has four wonderful beaches. However, this miniature town is so rich in wild life and plant varieties that people delight in walking around the places of natural interest so they could enjoy the cacophony of sounds and wildlife activity uninterrupted.
Once upon a time, the harbour was important only as a gateway for trade related traffic; today it is a beehive of activity promoting a thriving tourist economy and fame of the Tenby as the hottest seaside resort this end of the world! Why not checking it out next time you plan a holiday. You might be pleasantly surprised about what you find here.
