Welcome to Caldey Island.
Caldey Island lies cradled in the magnificent South Pembrokeshire coastline on the western fringes of Wales. It is one of Britain's holy islands.
The Cistercian monks of Caldey continue a tradition which began there in Celtic times. More than a thousand years of prayer and quiet living have made this remote and beautiful island a haven of tranquility and peace.
The monks and islanders are pleased to welcome day-visitors to share the delights of their island home throughout the summer season.
Announcements
Caldey Abbey has just announced an Independent Safeguarding Review. Please see our Safeguarding page for more details.
The island is open to visitors from Easter to October. Please note we are closed on Sundays. Until 1st May, when we re-open the kiosk on Tenby harbour, tickets can purchased from the tractor on Castle Beach, Tenby. As there is no mobile phone signal on the beach we are unable to use our card reader there, so please bring cash to pay for your tickets.
All sailings are weather-permitting and daily updates on boat times are posted on our social media pages at:
Caldey Island Facebook page
And you can contact us at info@caldey-island.co.uk. You can submit a prayer request from the monks by clicking on the button at the bottom of this page.
SAILINGS
All sailings are weather permitting and may be cancelled at short notice. The boats transporting visitors are privately owned vessels granted special permission to land at certain times of the day / week and are only part of the Caldey business enterprise when engaged in conveying visitors to and from the island. When operating as Tenby Coastal and Island Cruises they are a separate entity with no connection to Caldey.
Visiting yachts / boats are not permitted to land on the island under any circumstances. All the beaches are privately owned down to low water mark, by Royal Charter.
For latest information on that day's sailings please check out our Facebook Page or on Instagram.
Prices: Adult £18, Seniors £16, Children £10, Family ticket (2 adults, up to 3 children) £48. (Cash payments only at the tractor on the beach until 1st May after when we can take card payments back at Tenby kiosk).
NO SAILINGS ON ANY SUNDAY
All island opening times / dates are subject to last minute changes in response to weather conditions. Boat sailings will generally start from 10am most days (dependent on tide and weather) but occasionally may start a little earlier or later as that day’s particular weather conditions permit. Please check our social media accounts before setting out on your journey to ensure boats are sailing.
General announcements: During late June / July / early August we sometimes get just the same problems with horseflies as countryside areas on the mainland, so if you haven't already equipped yourself with insect repellent, it is also for sale in our Post Office.
EMERGENCY CONTACTS:
If you see a fire please phone the emergency services by dialing 999. We have trained first aiders on the island who can be contacted via our Duty Officer on 07890 709141.
About
Our Monastic Island – a brief history
About ten thousand years ago, before the sea level rose dramatically at the end of the last Ice Age, Caldey was a hilly peninsula with commanding views over a wide river estuary and the now submerged Carmarthen Plain. Many archaeological finds have confirmed that Caldey was inhabited at that time and continued to be so after it became an island, through the Bronze and Iron Ages and during the Romano-British and Celtic Christian periods. Click here to find out more...
St.Philomena's Retreat House. Click here to find more....
Access and getting around
Caldey Island, Off Tenby, Pembrokeshire, SA70 7UH, Wales, United Kingdom
Information Phone line - tel : (01834) 844453 to listen to the recorded message regarding boat sailings.
Any message or enquiry requiring a response (within five days) should be sent by e-mail to :- inquiries@caldey-island.co.uk.
The Island is open from Easter to the end of October, weather permitting.
Closed on Sundays. Limited sailings during April and October.
For more details click here.
Caldey shopping. Click here to find more........
The Monks of Caldey Abbey will be pleased to include your prayer requests in their daily prayers.