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Bill Bryson - Notes from a small island

by HORSCHECK

Notes from a small island by Bill Bryson tells the story of Bryson's last trip around Britain before moving back to the States after almost 20 years on the British island.
The book is packed with interesting and funny stories about travelling as it really happens. By reading the book you get a nice insight into the life of the British people and their peculiarities. Some places Bryson visits on his trip are: Bradford, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Llandudno, London, Porthmanog and Thurso.
This book is definitely a must-read for everyone before or after a trip to Britain.

The South Beach

by HORSCHECK

The South Beach is much longer than the North Beach. Both are the main beaches of Tenby. As the South Beach is more exposed to the wind it offers good conditions for windsurfing. Caldey Island can be seen from the South Beach.

St Catherines Fort

by Myfanwe

The Island just off Castle Beach in Tenby is home to St Catherines Fort. This is one of the defences built in the 1860's to protect the Welsh Pembrokshire coast from the threat of French invasion. It has gun embrasures down both the northern and southern sides, with large, circular, corner emplacements at each of the seaward, eastern corners for guns on the roof.
It saw no action, and was eventually decommissioned and sold off. It has since been used, unsuccessfully for a number of purposes, the strangest being a zoo, and is now unused but still in private hands. The fort can be reached at low tide but is inaccessable.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, U.K.

by Joel_from_Seattle

"Tenby - A lovely Welsh seaside resort town."

Tenby provides a beautiful example of the the small seaside resort town at its best.

A semicircular bay is ringed with well-kept older buildings, and a sloping sand beach with an interesting large rock provide a fine place to sun and to play.
Many stone steps connect the beach to the promenade level.

Tides are large here. In the bay, a small fishing fleet alternately lies at anchor, or up on blocks depending on whether the tide is in or out.

In this picture, the tide is near the high mark. Note the lifeboat station with the long trestle-type launching ramp at the cape. The ramp is long, because (unlike other watercraft) the lifeboats need to be able to launch at any tidal state.