Castles & Heritage in Pembrokeshire

Only a small tower remains of Tenby Castle, perched on top of Castle Hill, which is almost surrounded by the sea.

In 2006 George and Jeanne Lewis embarked on an ambitious project to depict Pembroke's history.

Haverfordwest Priory was a house of Augustinian Canons Regular on the banks of the Western Cleddau at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Founded about 1115 for Tironian monks on the site of an earlier pre-Norman church, St Dogmael’s status as a religious centre can be seen in extensive ruins which span four centuries of monastic life.

Extensive remains of a grand medieval palace of the bishop's of St Davids, which has been sensitively renovated recently.

Cilgerran is one of the most spectacularly sited castles in Wales. Its two great round towers loom high above the deep gorge of the River Teifi and the fast-flowing stream of the Plysog.

All-weather family-friendly celebration of the maritime, military and cultural stories from Wales’ only Royal Dockyard: from Royal Yachts to Flying Boats to the Millennium Falcon!

A well preserved motte and bailey with a turbulent history

A unique World War II RAF control tower (Watch Office) a Avro Anson aircraft and nearby air raid shelter;

A tiny hermit’s cell built into the cliff at St Govan’s, near Bosherston, South Pembrokeshire.

A superb example of an early Christian Celtic stone cross, with intricate carving and patterns, can be found next to Carew Castle car park.

A rectangular castle with towers on each corner but, unfortunately, not much remains today.

A holy well, retreat and shrine dedicated to the mother of St David, situated on the coast just south of St Davids.

A fortified Bishops Palace rather than a castle, but impressively located on high ground overlooking The Vale of the Eastern Cleddau.

A fine example of a cromlech, an exposed Neolithic burial chamber.

A carefully preserved thatched cottage or ‘Ty Unos’, unique in Pembrokeshire, of the kind which could be built overnight on land claimed.