Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a village in the South East corner of St Bride's Bay. It is a holiday resort with a large west-facing Blue Flag beach offering safe bathing for families and good surfing, windsurfing and sailing opportunities.^[1] The north end of Broad Haven beach has a number of interesting geological features including folding, stacks and natural arches. It is not to be confused with the beach near Bosherston with the same name. Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... St Brides Bay (Welsh: Bae Sain Ffraid) is a rocky inlet of western Pembrokeshire, Wales. ... A Blue Flag beach is a maritime or freshwater recreational beach that has met stringent quality standards during the whole of the previous bathing season. ... Seven Arch Bridge — Lilyponds near Bosherston. ...

History

Little is known of the origins of the village but it has been known as a seaside resort since the 1900s. A RNLI lifeboat has been stationed at Little and Broad Haven lifeboat station since 1862.^[2] 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Events

Broad Haven was host to the Pembrokeshire Coast Triathlon from 1994 to 1996 during which time the event doubled as either the Welsh Championships (1994) or a British Grand Prix event (1995 and 1996) 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.blueflag.org/blueflag/2006/Wales/Wales/Broadhaven%20North Blue Flag
2. ^ http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/west/stations/LittleandBroadHavenPembrokeshire/history RNLI

Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°06′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...