Plans to expand the facilities offered at a popular Tenby pub have been submitted to the National Park.

In an application to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, The Old Town Crier Pub Ltd, through agent Argent Architects, seeks permission for the installation of a retractable canopy to rear courtyard of the Town Crier pub, which backs onto the South Parade.

A supporting statement says the scheme for the pub, located at 3-4 Upper Frog Street, with a rear boundary on the town’s Grade-I-listed 13th century town wall, “makes a positive contribution to the site, adding an elegant structure, which remains sensitive to the host building and the historic town wall”.

It adds: “The solution is practical and efficient and will enhance the enjoyment of the site.”

A heritage statement accompanying the application says the walls date to the 13th century, replacing earlier wood and earth fortifications, with “significant raising and thickening ordered by Jasper Tudor in 1457 and repairs in 1588 (due to the threat of the Spanish Armada),” visible in the masonry. Different building techniques and materials for different eras can be observed in the wall’s structure.

Tenby Town Crier pub
The pub opened in July 2024 and since then (Google street view)

It says they “were initially built in the 13th century by the Earls of Pembroke, likely in response to the town being sacked by the Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1260”.

The application adds: “The proposals are limited to the private realm of the premises’ courtyard, and do not touch the town wall. The experience of the town wall from the public realm will remain unchanged. There is no perceived impact on the historic town wall arising from the proposals.”

The application will be considered by park planners at a later date.

Town crier pub
The ‘’Town Crier’ is named as a nod to John Thomas - who was Tenby's town crier for over 30 years and one of the longest-serving in Wales. (Stock image)

The pub opened in July 2024, with the premises formerly the Clarice Toys shop.

It is called the Town Crier as a nod to the late John ‘Yobbler’ Thomas - former proprietor of the shop, who served as town crier for the Town Council for more than 30 years.

He was responsible for bringing four national crier contests to the seaside town; and was one of the longest-serving town criers in Wales.

John and wife Caroline, who would become a councillor and serve as mayor in the town, set up Clarice Toys in Tenby’s Upper Frog Street after their marriage in 1961, with the business being later run by their son and daughter, Ian and Kerri.