Milford Haven Museum and more: what to see in Milford Haven
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 7 of 9. We list 3 places to visit inside Milford Haven’s built-up area and 6 within 5 km of its edge. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Out of town, Pembroke Castle is 9.2 km away.
Start here in Milford Haven
Beyond Milford Haven Museum, there are 2 forts, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
MuseumMilford Haven Museumin town
Abbey or prioryPill Prioryin town
FortFort Poptonin town
FortStack Rock Fort500 m outside town, to the west
CastleDefensible Barracks4 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleTower House1.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
At 8.1 km, Dale Fort is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Milford Haven’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
There are more castles or historic places (7) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Milford Haven. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
First the 3 in town, then the 6 within 5 km of its edge.
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8The 3 inside Milford Haven come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
112 listed buildings and 8 scheduled monuments are on Milford Haven’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Milford Haven →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Pembroke Castle (9.2 km) is first of the 12.
CastlePembroke Castle9.2 km southeast
CastleCarew Castle14 km east
CathedralSt Davids Cathedral24 km northwest
CastleManorbier Castle18 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain20 km northeast
CastlePicton Castle13 km northeast
CastleBenton Castle10 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis17 km northeast
CastleHaverfordwest Castle11 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwPriordy Hwlffordd10 km northeast
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park17 km northeast
Historic house · CadwLamphey Bishop's Palace13 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Milford Haven (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Milford Haven: questions
What are the main attractions in Milford Haven?
The best known inside Milford Haven’s built-up area are Milford Haven Museum, Pill Priory and Fort Popton. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Milford Haven have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Milford Haven: Milford Haven Museum and Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Milford Haven?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Llanhuadain (Cadw), 20 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Milford Haven?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (9.2 km), Carew Castle (14 km), St Davids Cathedral (24 km), Manorbier Castle (18 km).
Where are Milford Haven’s historic buildings listed?
Milford Haven has 112 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Cadw’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Milford Haven when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (20)
- Milford Haven Museum: Deborah Tilley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pill Priory: Pillpriory, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Popton: Shaun Butler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stack Rock Fort: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Defensible Barracks: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower House: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapel Bay Fort: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Davids Cathedral: Alan Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest Castle: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priordy Hwlffordd: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwood Theme Park: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamphey Bishop's Palace: Vale Holidays, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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