THINGS TO DO IN PEMBROKESHIRE: BEAUTIFUL CALDEY ISLAND BOAT TRIP & TENBY

A day trip from Tenby to Caldey Island in Pembrokeshire Wales May 2023🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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My husband entered the Carten100 bike ride from Cardiff to Tenby so my son and I took advantage of the gorgeous weather and headed down early to catch the boat over to Caldey Island - a 20 min ride away.
“Caldey Island is just 1.5 miles long, with one village and about 500 acres of arable land where crops are grown for export. Caldey is home to 40 permanent residents and about 18 Cistercian monks who occupy Caldey Abbey. The monks first came to the island in the 6th century and In 1906, pioneering Anglican Benedictines purchased Caldey and built the present Italianate style abbey which now towers above the village. The present monks of Caldey Abbey are Reformed Cistercians, a stricter, contemplative offshoot of the Benedictine Order”.
The boat trip over to the island provides wonderful views of Tenby and its colourful houses and sandy beaches and as we land on Caldey, it starts to feel like we’ve travelled abroad! The beaches are clean and sandy, the sea shallow and clear and the woodland walk into the village may provide the chance to spot some red squirrels although, we didn’t see any yesterday. The village square has a gift shop, cafe, seating areas, post office and gallery. There’s maps and sign posts dotted around the island showing you how to reach the old abbey and lighthouse etc.
we spend around 3.5hrs there but we could have spent longer and walked on the many nature trails however, we had to return to Tenby to meet my husband at the cycle event finish line.
We brought some Caldey chocolate back with us which the monks make on the island apparently!
I definitely recommend going over for a relaxing few hours wondering around this quiet pretty island if ever your in Pembrokeshire.
Have any of you been before?
💵 Adult £15, Seniors £13, Children £9, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £40
Open Monday - Saturday
1st crossings are at 10am and last crossing 5pm
Return tickets to be purchased in the harbour area and crossing are roughly every 20 minutes
This was May 2023
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[@catherineloftus1376]

I remember having wonderful camping holidays in Tenby and visiting Caldey Islans with my parents and brothers., in the late 50s. Such beautiful places, most of all I can still smell the perfumes you could by on Caldey Island, which was made and sold by the Monks living in the Monistry there. Wonderful relaxing peaceful places. Thanks for the memories.

[@kimberleyking1289]

I've never been to Caldey Island but it looks lovely, and we have black swans here too in Dawlish! 🖤🦢
I hope John did well in the race 🚴‍♂🏁🥇
xx

[@Clairegoeswhere]

It’s very peaceful and feels like You’re in a different country! Thank you he found it tough going but did really well xx

[@Orangetiger1926]

That looks really pretty, and that water looks inviting lol

[@Clairegoeswhere]

Aw if we had had more time and the water warmer we would have brought our swim stuff! We will go there again one day x

[@jacquelinewagg8379]

Beautiful Tenby, our happy place. xx

[@Clairegoeswhere]

We love it too 😊

[@elainemcgran8828]

Ive watched so many videos lately people on holiday all over the world or on days out and everyone has been caught out not having cash. Maybe it's just me and people i know , we never leave ourselves without cash just incase. I personally cannot rely on cashless payments because of the Internet. I was watching a family on holiday in the middle of nowhere in Africa going into a safari and payment was cash to get in to eat was cash to buy gifts was cash, not one of them had cash ?? . I know it happens somewhere in every country only cash. Or Internet down.
I'm loving your travel video's every time i watch one i want to go to the place you in.😊

[@Clairegoeswhere]

I just didn’t think! But I know now for next time for sure. Aw thank you for watching 😊 xx

[@thereesfamilyadventures]

Hello from Carmarthenshire 👋 loved watching this, brought back some great memories for me. I haven't been to Caldey for years! It's such a beautiful place; I always used to pick up the fudge when I visited. I had no idea that you could visit St Catherine's, is it free to enter? We are actually going to Tenby on the weekend and would love to tag it on to our day. Great vlog 😁 Stacey xx

[@Clairegoeswhere]

Hi Stacey sorry about my late reply, to go into St Catherine fort you pay a man at the bottom of the steps in cash or card just a few pound each. There’s not much to see inside but the views are amazing! Xx

[@thereesfamilyadventures]

@Diaryofatravelgeek oh gosh no need to apologise at all! We've just gotten back from Tenby actually. We went to visit the Tudor Merchant House. We couldn't go to the Fort unfortunately because the tide was in. I'll plan it better next time. Hope you're having a good weekend xx