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the best place by far', he wrote. The 12th- to 19th-century castle buildings are grouped
around a pretty garden. Medieval music plays in the Great Hall and there's a murky dun-
geon, a smugglers' secret passage and a tableau of wax figures in period costume. Look
out for the figure that was originally Prince Philip, now sporting a coat of chain mail. The
castle starred in the 2003 film
I Capture the Castle
.
King's Quoit
This simple neolithic dolmen (burial chamber) fashioned from slabs of rock sits overlook-
ing the shell-shaped Manorbier Bay. The chamber is partially below ground and the
enormous capstone is supported by an earth bank and two small sidestones. To get here
head down to the beach at Manorbier and turn left onto the coast path. You will see the
dolmen before you round the headland.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Sleeping & Eating
Manorbier YHA
( 0845 371 9031;
www.yha.org.uk
; dm/d from £19/35; )
Looking like a cross between a space
station and a motorway diner, this futuristic ex-Ministry of Defence building is 1.5 miles
east of the village centre, close to the beach at Skrinkle Haven. It's a terrific, remote spot
and the facilities are good.
HOSTEL
£
Castle Inn
( 01834-871268; mains £7-11)
This classic village pub has a rhododendron-shaded beer
garden, a jukebox and live music on Saturday nights, as well as a decent range of pub
grub.
PUB
££
Getting There & Away
Manorbier is 5½ miles southwest of Tenby. It's served by bus 349 to Tenby (18 minutes),
Pembroke (20 minutes), Pembroke Dock (40 minutes) and Haverfordwest (1½ hours).
There's also a train station, a mile north of the village, with direct services to Swansea
(£13.70, 1¾ hours), Carmarthen (£8.10, one hour), Tenby (£2.90, nine minutes) and Pem-
broke (£4, 25 minutes).
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