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There are two major
attractions here - a beautiful sandy cove
popular with surfers and families alike, and a
very well preserved medieval castle standing
sentinel over the bay.
The castle, 12th century in origin, is
complete to its battlements. It was never
attacked by the rebellious Welsh or decried by
Cromwell's force, and over a period of 250
years the de Barri family developed it as a
fortified baronial home rather than a
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Gerald de Barri, born at
Manorbier castle in 1146, is the village's most
famous son. A distinguished medieval writer and
man of many talents, he was known as Gerald of
Wales. Several of his works are still in print
today. Gerald was not the only writer to find
inspiration in Manorbier: George Bernard Shaw
spent several months here and Virginia Woolf was a
regular summer visitor.
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