Milford Haven Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales
About Milford Haven
Milford Haven 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 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name. Designed to a grid pattern, it was intended by the founder, Sir William Hamilton, to be a whaling centre, though 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 the Esso Company, to logistics for fuel oil and liquid gas. By 2010 the town's port has become the fourth largest in the United Kingdom in t
Top Attractions in Milford Haven
Explore the best things to see and do in Milford Haven:
- ★Boat safari
- ★Milford Haven Museum
- ★Milford Maina
- ★The Waterfront Gallery
- ★Torch Theatre
Where to Eat in Milford Haven
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bucci bar Indian Cuisine
- 🍴Foam
- 🍴Halen Mor
- 🍴Marthas Vineyard
- 🍴The Crows Nest
- 🍴The Harbourmaster
Where to Stay in Milford Haven
- 🏨Fields Lodge Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Lord Nelson
- 🏨Scoveston Grove Bed & Breakfast
Milford Haven Travel Guide Sections
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