A long-standing independent on Tenby's Tudor Square parade. Two floors of stock: local Pembrokeshire interest, a proper Welsh-language section with a children's shelf in depth, current fiction and non-fiction downstairs; toys, puzzles, jigsaws, eco-friendly Big Jigs and Green Toys upstairs. Run by Michael Llewellyn Evans and Julie Griffiths Jones since the company was registered in January 2011.
Books on the ground floor, toys and gifts on the first. The grid below covers the headline sections; the counter holds back specialist stock and signed copies, so phone ahead if you are after a specific title.
Local history of Tenby and the wider Pembrokeshire coast, every OS Explorer sheet covering the county, Pembrokeshire Coast Path walking guides, sea-fishing and surfing primers, and the long shelf of books by Pembrokeshire authors past and present.
Every OS sheet covering the countyA proper Welsh-language section, not a token shelf. Fiction, poetry, biography and a dedicated Welsh-language children’s area at the back. The kind of section that is hard to find anywhere else this side of Carmarthen.
Welsh-language children’s shelf in depthCurrent paperback bestsellers, recent hardback fiction, the long shelves of contemporary non-fiction. A 24-hour ordering service on almost any title in print: phone the counter on 01834 843514 or email us with the ISBN.
24-hour ordering on most titlesBig Jigs, Green Toys, the eco-friendly brands locals trust for their grandchildren’s birthdays. Jigsaws and puzzles, stationery, V&A-style gifts, Didicars and scooters. The upstairs is the section the Saturday-morning families come back for.
Two floors of stock
A pile of paperbacks built for the bench above North Beach: short stories, salty crime, contemporary fiction that does not need a quiet room to land. Refreshed each week from the front shelves.
Pembrokeshire Coast Path guides, every OS Explorer sheet for the county, walking-with-the-tide handbooks, Preseli ridge histories. The shelf people come in for before they set off from Amroth or Saundersfoot.
A proper Welsh-language children’s section in the back, kept stocked through the school year. Picture books, early readers, Cymraeg activity books for the kids on holiday from north Wales and the Cynulliad-language schools.
Michael Llewellyn Evans and Julie Griffiths Jones registered Tenby Bookshop (Tenby) Limited at Companies House on 31 January 2011. Both still in post fifteen years later. The shop itself sat on Tudor Square through the late 1990s and 2000s on the AOL email backbone that still routes the company's mailto to this day, so the bookshop pre-dates the limited company by some way.
Two floors of stock, open every day of the year, regular signings with Pembrokeshire authors, the Welsh-language section curated by both directors. A long-standing fixture on a parade of pastel cottages that Tenby is known for.
“Stocking local interest books, including local history, walking guides and OS maps, with a range of Welsh literature in both English and Welsh, and plenty of Welsh language children's books. The shop champions local authors with frequent book signings.”
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TENBY BOOKSHOP (TENBY) LIMITED · Active. Incorporated 31 January 2011. Last accounts to 30 November 2024 filed; confirmation statement to 20 January 2026 filed. Two directors since incorporation, no resignations.
Every Ordnance Survey Explorer sheet covering the county, kept in stock year-round. Pembrokeshire Coast Path official guides and the long-form walking books that go with them. Local history of Tenby, the Pembrokeshire islands, the Preseli ridge, the Cleddau estuary. Fishing and surfing primers for the coastline. The Pembrokeshire-author shelf of fiction, poetry and memoir alongside.
The counter holds back signed copies and specialist stock that does not sit on the open shelves. If you are travelling for a specific title, phone the counter on 01834 843514 or email us the ISBN and we will check before you set off.
For a 24-hour order on a title in print, the title and author is enough. For school orders, reading-group sets or bulk gifts, drop us a line with a rough volume and we will come back with availability and a quote.
Jubilee House sits on the pastel-painted parade that lines the south side of Tudor Square, three minutes from the harbour, two minutes from the Five Arches gate. Pay-and-display parking on South Parade or the Multi-Storey car park. Open every day of the year, 10am to 5pm.
The questions the counter answers most often. If yours is not here, phone the shop on 01834 843514 or email enquiries@tenbybookshop.wales.
Yes. Tenby Book Shop is open every day of the year, 10am to 5pm. Including Sundays, bank holidays and the days between Christmas and New Year. The harbour walkers and the Saturday-morning families both find us open.
Yes. Almost any title in print can be ordered for next-day or two-day collection. Phone the counter on 01834 843514 with the title, author and ISBN if you have it, or email enquiries@tenbybookshop.wales. The 24-hour ordering line covers most ISBNs the major distributors hold.
Yes, in depth. A proper Welsh-language section sits at the back of the ground floor with fiction, poetry, biography and a dedicated children’s shelf. Curated by both directors. The kind of section that is hard to find anywhere else this side of Carmarthen.
Front of the ground floor, on the local-interest shelf. Every OS Explorer sheet covering the county, the Pembrokeshire Coast Path guides, walking-with-the-tide handbooks, plus the local-history titles that go alongside them. Most are stocked year-round.
Yes. We run regular in-store signings with Pembrokeshire authors through the season, plus a curated shelf of works by local writers. Follow our Instagram @tenby_bookshop or our Facebook page for the next signing.
Ground floor: the books. Local Pembrokeshire interest, Welsh-language section, new fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers, the Pembrokeshire-authors shelf. First floor: toys, jigsaws, puzzles, eco-friendly Big Jigs and Green Toys, stationery, gifts, V&A-style cards, Didicars and scooters.