Broad Haven () is a village and seaside resort in the south east corner of

St Bride's Bay St Brides Bay () is a bay in western Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Either Skomer Island or the mainland extremity of Wooltack Point at the western end of the Marloes Peninsula marks the southern limit of the bay whilst its northern limit is ...

at the western terminus of the B4341 road in south

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

, Wales. Broad Haven and

Little Haven Little Haven () is a village at the south-east corner of St Bride's Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Together with Broad Haven to the north, Little Haven forms The Havens community for which the 200 ...

together form the Havens

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and division of

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. The 2001 census records a population of 1,328 for the Havens. The only church in Broad Haven is the

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church, although there are

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churches in nearby Little Haven. Lion Rock Broad Haven

It is a

seaside resort A seaside resort is a city, resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requi ...

with a large west-facing

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offering safe bathing for families and good

surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suita ...

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and

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opportunities. The north end of Broad Haven beach has a number of interesting

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features including

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, a stack (locally known as Lion Rock) and

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es. The town has a number of restaurants and pubs. Broad Haven should not be confused with the

Broad Haven South Broad Haven South is a beach located southeast of Bosherston on the edge of the Stackpole Estate in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Broad Haven South is known for Church Rock, which protrudes from the water around 150 yards from the shore. Popular wit ...

beach near Bosherston in south Pembrokeshire.

History

Little is known of the origins of the village but it has been known as a seaside resort since the 1800s. A

RNLI The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. Founded in 1824 ...

lifeboat was stationed at Little Haven from 1882 to 1921. In 1967 the station was reopened with an inshore lifeboat, with the name changed to

Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station is located at Grove Place in Little Haven, Pembrokeshire, a village approximately west of Haverfordwest, overlooking St Bride's Bay, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, on the coast of West Wales. ...

Welsh Triangle-Broad Haven-Dyfed Triangle

In 1977 the area was the scene of alleged UFO sightings and nicknamed the Welsh Triangle, Broad Haven Triangle or Dyfed Triangle in the manner of the

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. On 4 February 1977, a yellow cigar-shaped craft was claimed to have landed in a field next to Broadhaven Primary School, with a group of 14 children claiming to have observed the craft and a silver creature. On 17 February 1977, the same craft was claimed to have been seen by teachers at the school and other witnesses. On 19 April 1977, the owner of the Haven Fort Hotel in Little Haven claims to have seen an 'upside-down saucer' in a neighbouring field and two

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creatures. An investigator from the Ministry of Defence was unable to find any evidence of such a landing, and further speculated that "a local prankster" might have been involved. In 2024,

Sian Eleri Sian Eleri Evans (born 12 November 1994) is a Welsh radio DJ and television presenter. She is best known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1, Selector Radio and Radio Cymru. Early life Eleri is from Caernarfon. She studied broadcast journ ...

investigated for series 2 of BBC 3s Paranormal.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire and surrounding area

Broad Haven Baptist Church
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