Milford Haven

Milford Haven is a deep, branching natural harbour on the coast of Pembrokeshire, sheltered from the Atlantic by headlands and islands. Its waters have served as an anchorage and a staging place for voyages to Ireland. In 1485 Henry Tudor landed at Mill Bay near the entrance with an army from France, beginning the campaign that won him the English crown. Centuries later Sir William Hamilton founded a new town on the haven in 1790 and encouraged whaling families from Nantucket to establish a fleet there.