This guidebook gives a glimpse into daily life of one such merchant and his family, exploring how each of its colourful rooms were used; evoking the smells, sounds and superstitions of life in a busy sixteenth century household.


Time Travel to Tudor Tenby Tucked down a narrow, Norman alley in the heart of Tenby, Pembrokeshire lies the towns oldest unaltered building: Tudor Merchants House. Its a place that transports you back 500 years to when this small, south Wales harbour town was once a well-fortified trading hub, making many successful merchants of its residents. This guidebook gives a glimpse into daily life of one such merchant and his family, exploring how each of its colourful rooms were used; evoking the smells, sounds and superstitions of life in a busy sixteenth century household. Going beyond the walls of the house, you will also discover the history Tenby from bustling Tudor port to fashionable Victorian seaside resort and beyond.