Broad Haven

For the bay in Erris, Co. Mayo, Ireland, see Broadhaven Bay.
Broad Haven
Welsh: Aber Llydan
Broad Haven
 Broad Haven shown within Pembrokeshire
CommunityThe Havens
Principal areaPembrokeshire
Ceremonial countyDyfed
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district SA62
Dialling code 01437
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentPreseli Pembrokeshire
Welsh AssemblyPreseli Pembrokeshire
List of places
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Pembrokeshire

Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°06′W / 51.78°N 5.1°W / 51.78; -5.1

Broad Haven (Welsh translation: Aber Llydan) is a village and seaside resort in the south east corner of St Bride's Bay at the western terminus of the B4341 road in south Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Broad Haven and Little Haven together form the Havens community and division of Pembrokeshire County Council. The 2001 census records a population of 1,328 for the Havens. The only church in Broad Haven is the Baptist church, although there are Anglican churches in nearby Little Haven.

Resort

It is a seaside resort with a large west-facing Blue Flag beach offering safe bathing for families and good surfing, windsurfing and sailing opportunities. The north end of Broad Haven beach has a number of interesting geological features including folding, stacks and natural arches. Broad Haven is not to be confused with the beach near Bosherston in south Pembrokeshire with the same name.

History

Little is known of the origins of the village but it has been known as a seaside resort since the 1800s. A RNLI 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.[1]

Broad Haven Triangle

In the 1970s, the area was the scene of alleged UFO sightings and nicknamed the Broad Haven Triangle in the manner of the Bermuda Triangle, from a headline in The Sun that said Spaceman Mystery of the Terror Triangle.

Sightings

See also

Events

Broad Haven was host to the Pembrokeshire Coast Triathlon from 1994-96 when the event doubled as either the Welsh Championships (1994) or a British Grand Prix event (1995 and 1996).

References

  1. "Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. "Archive: Dyfed Triangle UFO sighting from 1970s". BBC News. 12 July 2012.
  3. Bourton, Tom (5 July 2007). "New details on UFO case revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-10-29.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Broad Haven.
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