23-07-2025
Allen's View, Tenby celebrates 60th birthday and Keep Wales Tidy award
Allen's View, on Tenby's North Cliff, was bequeathed to the community by the late Miss Jessie Allen.
It is now 60 years since Miss Allen made the generous gesture to enable the public to enjoy 'a paradise of tranquillity overlooking the busy town of Tenby and beyond'.
The viewpoint's guardians, Tenby Civic Society, have now held a small ceremony to mark the 60th birthday of Allen's View – and also the area's achievement in receiving a Keep Wales Tidy green space award.
Tenby Ciic Society vice-chair, Harry Gardiner and the mayor of Tenby, Cllr Dai Morgan, are pictured with the Green Flag awarded to Allen's View. (Image: Gareth Davies Photography)
Tenby Civic Society's vice-chairman, Harry Gardiner, said: 'It is fitting that in its 60th year of public access, Allen's View has met the wide environmental requirements of Keep Wales Tidy's Green Flag Community Award.
"Allen's View is a hilltop woodland viewpoint, a short walk along the coast path north from Tenby and has views north and south from the hill crest by Bowman's Point.
"Several paths lead through the mix of native and planted trees, bushes, plants and flowers in a variety of habitats.
"Glades include benches, picnic tables, litter bins, substantial wood carvings of birds and two recent groups of Welsh apple trees.
"Two groups of a dozen tall Monterey trees stand out on the skyline north of Tenby."
Tenby's mayor, Dai Morgan, joined Tenby Civic Society's chair, Chris Osborne (left) vice-chair, Harry Gardiner (right) and members Neil Westerman, Tony Evans and Richard Reed for the celebrations. (Image: Gareth Davies Photography)
Tenby Civic Society manage the site, which was gifted in 1965 by Miss Jessie Allen, who then lived at the adjoining property, Clovers.
Added Mr Gardiner: "Over 60 years, several generations of committee members and volunteers have maintained Allen's View.
"The site has a quiet character that well suits access being only on foot for walkers along the coast path, maintaining its original dedication by Miss Allen 'for the quiet enjoyment of the public'.
Keep Wales Tidy's Green Flag co-ordinator, Lucy Frisk, said: "We are thrilled to see a new record of 223 community managed green spaces in Wales have achieved Green Flag Status; testament to the dedication and hard work of hundreds of volunteers.
"These sites play a vital role in the physical and mental well being of communities across Wales. '
A full list of award winners can be found on the Keep Wales Tidy website, linked above.
