Tenby’s annual summer initiative limiting vehicle access to certain town areas is now active, running through to September.
The programme commenced on Monday, July 6, and functions every day from 11am until 5.30pm, concluding on September 11.
Each year during summer, the historic centre of Tenby transforms into a space where most vehicles are prohibited as part of this seasonal initiative.
The restricted area covers several sections of Tenby’s fortified town, arranged into central, western, and eastern districts.
Each district features its own set of rules and permissions designed to accommodate residents, traders, and essential services.
The central district, encompassing High Street, Tudor Square, Church Street, and St Nicholas Lane, will stay largely free of traffic, save for a small number of exceptions.
These limited exceptions cover as many as three vehicles for wedding ceremonies, funeral processions for immediate family members and those with mobility difficulties, and any other vehicle movements specifically sanctioned by the Head of Infrastructure or a delegated officer.
The western district, incorporating Lower Frog Street, Upper Frog Street, St Georges Street, St Marys Street, Paragon, Cresswell Street, Cob, and Tor Lane, will permit some vehicle travel.
Local residents and business proprietors will be able to reach their properties and private parking areas, assuming their vehicle details have been submitted to the council in advance.
The eastern district covers Bridge Street, Crackwell Street, St Julian Street, Sergeants Lane, Lexden Terrace, roads and parking facilities in the Harbour region, and a section of High Street.
Vehicle travel within this district similarly requires advance notification to the council.
In this district, further allowances apply including access for harbour permit holders to designated parking spots, deliveries or collections for Caldey Island inhabitants, pickup of significant quantities of fish or sea catches, delivery of large amounts of fuel for tide-dependent voyages, coordinated access related to significant scheduled events at St Julian’s Chapel, and access by coastguard and lifeboat crew responding to emergencies.
Visitors who are friends or family of local residents may also call on them, in the western and eastern districts where suitable parking exists, again subject to advance notification.
General permitted access throughout all three districts will continue for emergency services vehicles, GPs and healthcare workers attending emergencies, tradespeople carrying heavy equipment for urgent repairs, and essential supply deliveries.
Additional exemptions cover food delivery vehicles, care workers, breakdown recovery or repair trucks, delivery vans delayed by vehicle faults or unusual traffic congestion, household removal firms, and the electric vehicle used for collecting rubbish and waste, all subject to approval from the council’s Head of Infrastructure or a designated officer.
A spokesperson for Pembrokeshire County Council stated that the arrangement will function precisely as it has during previous summers, with vehicle movements limited within the eastern, western, and central districts of the walled town.
This year the arrangement begins on Monday July 6 and ends on Friday September 11.
As in previous summers, the order will impose different levels of control over vehicle movements in three sections of the walled town.
These comprise the central district, the western district, and the eastern district.
For any questions, the council’s traffic team can be reached by email at Tenby.pedestrian@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.