Tenby — The Not-So-Hidden Gem! 🏖️

After our lovely autumn escape to Filey, I really wanted to try a full proper week away in summer. My parents suggested Tenby and honestly, I’m so glad they did ☀️

I found a dog-friendly Airbnb right on the seafront near Tenby Castle 🏰. I’d tried to research ahead of time which beaches were dog-friendly (always a gamble), but Tenby really came through. The location was perfect, we had a cosy ground-floor apartment with a kitchen and a shared garden that led straight down to Castle Beach. Literally step-out-the-door-and-sand-between-your-toes levels of perfect 🏖️.

Parking could have been chaos, but our host told us we could unload right outside and then leave the car in the multistorey next to Sainsbury’s for the week (£25, I think it might be £30 now) and it was only a few minutes’ walk away. Stress levels instantly reduced 🙌 (Upper levels for longer stays.)

The best part? The Castle Beach dog-friendly section was right outside our door, so we could just wander down whenever. And we completely lucked out with the weather. We had a whole sunny week, which in the UK is basically legendary ☀️😄 Kobe was thrilled. The second his paws hit the sand he went full zoomies, rolling, sniffing, chasing his ball, just living his best beach life. Pure joy 🏖🐶

There was another family staying in one of the other appartments and the mum loved Kobe, but her teenage son absolutely did not. I really tried to show him that Kobe is a gentle lad, but nope, he was keeping his distance. I didn’t want to stress them out, so I just took Kobe to the beach more and gave them their space. You never know someone’s past, so I always want to be respectful 💛

Meanwhile, a seagull had a nest on the roof… and dive-bombed us twice. Message very much received 🪂🐦 So we grabbed a couple of cold drinks, went down to the beach, sat in the shade of the cliff, and just chilled and people watching, throwing Kobe’s ball. When he eventually got tired he flopped beside us like a happy little sand-covered potato.

Tesco was a short stroll away (perfect for snack runs 🍓🥤), and most of the pubs were dog-friendly, though it was half term so a bit busy. We were turned away from a couple of restaurants but nothing dramatic, we just wandered on until we found somewhere that felt right. Easy. One pub that I remember well and was super friendly was The Hope & Anchor.

A highlight was Heatherton World of Activities 🎉 (it had my name in it so obviously it was meant to be). They have a dog agility course and I’ve always wanted to see if Kobe could do the whole Crufts thing. And he was AMAZING. Jumping the jumps and ascending and descending the ramps. Though to be fair… he will do anything for a cube of cheese or a cocktail sausage 🧀🌭😂.

Tenby itself is just stunning, the pastel houses, the harbour, the castle ruins on the headland, the sea that changes colour every day 🌊🎨 It feels like you’re walking around inside a postcard. We did the castle hill walk multiple times.

All in all, Tenby felt relaxed, welcoming, colourful, and genuinely dog-friendly. Kobe absolutely loved it. And honestly, when he’s happy and snoozing by my feet at the end of the day, I know we picked the right place 🐾💤.