Photo: Julian Cremona (CC BY-SA 2.0)Things to do in Milford Haven
Within about 5 miles of Milford Haven we list 24 places to go — 7 castles, 1 attraction, 2 museums and galleries, 1 nature reserve or viewpoint, plus 5 beaches and 6 walks.
The ones we've written up in full are Dale Fort, Dobby's Grave — start there if you only have a day.
For a wet day there are 2 indoor options nearby: Milford Haven Museum, Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre. Opening hours shrink hard out of season.
Everything below is ordered by distance from Milford Haven, with the places we've written about in full listed first. Nothing on this page is paid for.
Castles and ruins near Milford Haven
Pembrokeshire has more castles per mile than almost anywhere in Britain, because for four hundred years it was a frontier. Some are ticketed and roofed; some are a gatehouse in a field with nobody taking money.
Photo: Julian Cremona (CC BY-SA 2.0)5 miles from Milford Haven
Photo: Alvear24 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Hubberston Fort
Castle0.7 miles from Milford Haven
Photo: Shaun Butler (CC BY-SA 2.0)Fort Popton
Castle1.5 miles from Milford Haven
Photo: David Merrett from Daventry, England (CC BY 2.0)Stack Rock Fort
Castle2.3 miles from Milford Haven
Tower House
Castle2.8 miles from Milford Haven
Photo: Thorne17 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Thorn Island Fort
Castle4 miles from Milford Haven
Photo: Gordon Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Defensible Barracks
Castle4 miles from Milford Haven
Attractions and days out near Milford Haven
The paid days out — the ones that fill a whole morning and have a car park and a café.
4 miles from Milford Haven
Museums and galleries near Milford Haven
Mostly indoors, which on this coast is a category of its own. Opening hours narrow sharply out of season, so ring before you drive.
Photo: Deborah Tilley (CC BY-SA 2.0)Milford Haven Museum
MuseumThe Docks, Milford Haven, SA73 3AF
- Website
- milfordhavenmuseum.co.uk
- Opening hours
- Today 10:30–16:00
300 yards from Milford Haven
Photo: Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)4 miles from Milford Haven
Nature reserves and viewpoints near Milford Haven
Free, open whenever you turn up, and where a lot of the best of Pembrokeshire actually is.
Pwllcrochan Pond and Marshland
Nature reserve2.5 miles from Milford Haven
Ancient and historic sites near Milford Haven
Burial chambers, standing stones, holy wells and iron-age forts. Most are on open land with no gate and no charge; a few sit on working farms, so use the marked access.
Photo: ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)Fort Scoveston (Disused)
Historic site2.8 miles from Milford Haven
Photo: Colin Bell (CC BY-SA 2.0)Chapel Bay Fort
Historic site2.9 miles from Milford Haven
Isambard Kingdom Brunell
Historic site4 miles from Milford Haven
Compass
Historic site4 miles from Milford Haven
The Hanging Stone
Ancient site- Website
- megalithic.co.uk
5 miles from Milford Haven
Activities, golf and the water near Milford Haven
Coasteering, surf schools, kayaking, boat trips, and the two things everyone forgets to book until it's too late.
Clay Lane, Hubberston, SA73 3RX
- Phone
- +44 1646 697 822
- Website
- mhgc.co.uk
1.0 miles from Milford Haven
4 miles from Milford Haven
Brunel Quay, Neyland, SA73 1PY
Step-free access
- Phone
- +44 1646 601601
- Website
- yachthavens.com
4 miles from Milford Haven
4 miles from Milford Haven
Milford Marina
Marina500 yards from Milford Haven
Enterprise Cycles
Activities4 miles from Milford Haven
Dawn til Dusk
Golf4 miles from Milford Haven
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin
Marina4 miles from Milford Haven
Beaches near Milford Haven
Gelliswick Bay
Milford Haven's own sheltered bay — shingle and sand on the waterway, home to the sailing club and a genuinely local beach.
Sandy Haven
A quiet estuary beach on the north shore of the waterway, with stepping stones across the pill that only work at low tide.
West Angle Bay
Sand, outstanding rockpools and a café at the mouth of the Milford Haven waterway — the best low-tide beach for children in the county.
Dogs all yearFreshwater West
Wales's premier surf beach: huge Atlantic sands, dunes, film fame — and genuinely dangerous swimming. Walk it, surf it, respect it.
Little Haven
A small tidal cove wrapped in a steep village of pubs and cottages — lovely at low water, gone completely at high tide.
Compare every beach near Milford Haven — dogs, lifeguards, parking →
Walks from Milford Haven
West Angle Bay to Freshwater West
Round the exposed corner where the Haven meets the Atlantic, from a sheltered bay with a café to the wildest surf beach in Wales.
6 miles · 3–3½ hours · Moderate
Freshwater West to Stack Rocks (the Castlemartin Range section)
The one stage of the Coast Path most walkers never do on the coast: the cliff route crosses a live firing range and the everyday alternative is inland.
7 miles · 3–3½ hours · Moderate
Dale to Sandy Haven
A gentle stage along the north shore of the Haven with two tidal stepping-stone crossings that will add four miles to your day if you get them wrong.
7 miles · 3½–4 hours · Moderate