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Tenby

Tenby is a beautiful walled town in South Wales that spills out pastel coloured buildings along cliffs and around sandy bays. Tenby is one of Wales' premier tourist spots, and is located on the south Pembrokeshire coast, about 80 km west of Swansea.

Tenby, United Kingdom landscape

Photo: Robert Edwards / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Currency
Currency
British Pound (GBP)
Language
Scots
Language
Scots, English, Scottish Gaelic
Time zones
UTC+0
UTC+0 (UTC+1 in summer)
Power plugs
Type G
Power plugs
Type G · 230 V
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Drive on the left
Drive on the left
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United Kingdom · Population: 4.9K · Calling code: +44

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