Broad Haven

Broad Haven
Welsh: *Aberllydan*
Broad Haven Welsh: Aberllydan;
	Broad Haven Location within Pembrokeshire
Community	The Havens;
Principal area	Pembrokeshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Haverfordwest
Postcode district	SA62
Dialling code	01437
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire;
	List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°47′N 5°06′W / 51.78°N 5.1°W

Broad Haven (

St Bride's Bay at the western terminus of the B4341 road in south Pembrokeshire

, Wales.

Broad Haven and

Anglican churches in nearby Little Haven.

Lion Rock

It is a

geological features including folding, a stack (locally known as Lion Rock) and natural arches

. The town has a number of restaurants and pubs.

Broad Haven should not be confused with the Broad Haven South 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 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.^[2]

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 Bermuda Triangle. 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.^[3] 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 humanoid 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.^[4]

References

^ Broad Haven beach, visitpembrokeshire.com
^ "Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^ "Archive: Dyfed Triangle UFO sighting from 1970s". BBC News. 12 July 2012.
^ Bourton, Tom (5 July 2007). "New details on UFO case revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2009.

External links

[1] Broad Haven beach, visitpembrokeshire.com

[2] "Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat". Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[3] "Archive: Dyfed Triangle UFO sighting from 1970s". BBC News. 12 July 2012.

[4] Bourton, Tom (5 July 2007). "New details on UFO case revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2009.

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