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Freshwater West Beach (Shell Cottage)
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6 km · about 10 min drive
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Milford Haven
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Milford Haven
Milford Haven works well as a base: 5 minutes from Herbrandston, 11km from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Milford Haven is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Herbrandston, about 4 km away.
Milford Haven (Welsh: Aberdaugleddau, lit. 'mouth of the two rivers Cleddau' ) is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has been used as a port since the Middle Ages.
The town was founded in 1790 by Sir WilliamRead more
Hamilton, who designed a grid street pattern. He intended it to be a whaling centre, but by 1800 it was developing as a Royal Navy dockyard which it remained until the dockyard was transferred to Pembroke in 1814. It then became a commercial dock, with the focus moving in the 1960s, after the construction of an oil refinery built by Esso, to logistics for fuel oil and liquid gas. By 2010, the town's port had become the fourth largest in the United Kingdom in terms of tonnage, and continues its important role in the United Kingdom's energy sector with several oil refineries and one of the biggest liquefied natural gas terminals in the world.
Milford Haven is the most populous community in the county, with a population of 13,907 within the community boundary at the 2011 census. When measured in terms of urban area the population was 13,582, making it the second largest urban area in the county after Haverfordwest (where the urban area extends beyond its community boundary).
The natural harbour of the Haven was known as a safe port and was exploited for several historical military operations throughout the second millennium. Campaigns conducted from the Haven included part of the invasion of Ireland in 1171 by Henry II and by Cromwell in 1649. Forces which have disembarked at the point include Jean II de Rieux's 1405 reinforcement of the Glyndŵr Rising. In 1485, the future Henry VII landed close to his birthplace in Mill Bay before marching on to England.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Milford Haven?
Within an hour or so of Milford Haven: Freshwater West Beach (Shell Cottage) (6 km), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (11 km), Marloes Sands (11 km), Green Bridge of Wales (12 km).
Are there any good drives near Milford Haven?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude) and Countisbury Hill.
Where is Milford Haven?
Milford Haven is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Herbrandston.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,582
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.7128, -5.0341
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Milford Haven
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Britain's only truly coastal national park, with 186 miles of path tracing dramatic cliffs, hidden coves and beaches along the wild Welsh coast.
11 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Marloes Sands
A wide Pembrokeshire beach of tilted rock strata and sea stacks, with Skomer Island offshore.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Green Bridge of Wales
A 24m limestone sea arch on the Castlemartin range, reached by boardwalk when the firing range is open.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Bosherston Lily Ponds and Broad Haven South
Man-made lakes covered in water lilies in June, running down to a limestone-stack beach on the Pembrokeshire coast.
13 km · about 25 min drive
beach
Barafundle Bay
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
St Govan's Chapel
A 13th-century chapel wedged into a cleft in the cliffs, reached by a flight of stone steps said to be uncountable.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Skomer Island
A National Nature Reserve holding one of the world's largest Manx shearwater colonies and easily watched puffins from April to July.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Milford Haven
11 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 36 kmYnys Barri and Strumble HeadA rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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