Does the Tenby Museum ticket include the boat?

No. The museum is on Castle Hill and is paid separately. The boat is the island’s own ticket.

Where do I buy the ticket?

The blue Caldey ticket office in Castle Square, Tenby. The island says those are the only boats that land on Caldey.

Caldey Island: the Tenby boat

Q: When do Caldey boats run in 2026?

The island lists 4 April to late October, Monday to Saturday, with Sunday sailings in school holidays. Weather can cancel a sailing. If the boat does not run, the museum is not a substitute crossing.

Caldey is an island trip from Tenby Harbour. It is not a walk from the museum, and it is not a beach path you can start at noon. The only boats that land are the Caldey boats.

Tickets and the 2026 fare

On the island’s visiting page, checked 8 September 2026, tickets are sold at the blue kiosk in Castle Square, Tenby. The adult fare listed for 2026 is £24.95. Children and other bands are on that same page — use those figures, not a rounded guess.

Do not buy a boat ticket from a stall that is not that kiosk. The island says those are the only boats that land on Caldey.

When they run

The island lists sailings from 4 April to late October 2026, Monday to Saturday, with Sunday sailings in school holidays. Weather can cancel a crossing. If the boat does not run, the museum is not a substitute island.

The boat is not included in a Tenby Museum ticket. The museum is on Castle Hill and is paid separately. See a wet day in Tenby if the sea is the problem and you need a plan on land. The Tenby guide is the town door.

What the fare is not

It is not a Cadw ticket and not a National Trust day. It is not a cottage booking. It does not include lunch on the island unless the operator says so on the ticket you bought.

Dogs, pushchairs, and last sailing times are on the island’s page. Read them before you queue. If you miss the last boat back, you do not stay overnight by accident — check the return time when you buy.

Tenby around the trip

Harbour parking and town parking are their own question. Allow time to walk to Castle Square, not only to the beach. A dog on the boat and a dog on a summer beach are two rules. See dogs on Welsh beaches in summer for the sand, and the boat page for the crossing.

If the boat does not sail

Weather cancels sailings. The blue kiosk is where you hear that, not the museum desk. Have a land plan in Tenby for that morning: the museum is paid separately, the beach is the council’s sign, and neither replaces the crossing.

Buy the ticket at Castle Square, check the return time, and be back at the island landing for it. The adult fare on the island site for 2026 is £24.95. Other bands are on that page. Do not round it, and do not pay a different stall for a boat that does not land.

The Tenby guide covers the town. It is not a boarding pass.