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Nestling in the Cleddau Waterway, Milford Haven has been privy to visitations by many travellers, on land or more usually by sea.not forgetting its very important location in protecting the shores of the U.K.
A little of the History of the Waterway has been logged below, but visitors and locals alike are very welcome to visit the excellent Milford Haven Museum located at the Marina, managed very ably by Ray Harding, the museum's administrator, and his very willing band of volunteers. ( Tel No 01646 694496)
The Museum, recently refurbished at a cost of £250,000 is a wonderful spot to begin or end a visit to the waterfront and Marina area, with a number of excellent restaurants in the locality which cater for most culinary tastes.
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C.2100 B.C.
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Stonehenge Altar Stone of green Micaceous sandstone (distinct from Prescelli Bluestone) taken from shores of Milford Haven to Salisbury Plain
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C. 2100 B.C.
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Prescelli Bluestones transported to Stonehenge via Milford Haven waterway
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790 to 1066
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 Vikings shelter in the Waterway
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854 A.D
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Hubba, a Viking chieftain, wintered in the Haven with 23 ships.
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1170
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Benedictine Priory founded .
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1171
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Henry 11 invaded Ireland with large army
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1348
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Black Death visits Hakin
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1399
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Richard 11 sails to Ireland with his army to return a few months later.
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1485
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Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, landed at  Dale before marching to Bosworth Field, and founding the Tudor dynasty
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1536 to 1540
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Dissolution of the Monasteries
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1590 - 1616
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William Shakespeare mentions Milford Haven in his play "Cymbeline
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1649
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Cromwell sailed from Milford Haven to Ireland with large army which he claimed would accomplish "final settlement of the Irish problem"
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1772
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 William Hamilton receives a KCB
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1775
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American War of Independence
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1790
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Milford Haven town  constructed by Sir William Hamilton's agent, Charles Francis Greville, also M.P for Warwick, with the assistance of Frenchman, Jean Louis Barallier
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The First Age of Oil
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1750 to 1850
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 Nantucket Quaker Whalers return to the Old World and settle in Milford Haven
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1791
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Sir William Hamilton marries Amy Lyons who becomes the second Lady Hamilton
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1800
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New Inn opened to provide better service for Irish Packet ferry service.
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1802
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 Admiral Lord Nelson visits Milford Haven
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1814
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Naval Dockyard moved from Milford Haven to Pembroke Dock
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1814
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The beginnings of a thriving fishing port
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1821
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King Geoege 1V landed at Milford seeking refuge from storm.
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28th June 1858
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Castle Pill Bridge opened
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27th Jan 1859
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Hakin Bridge opened
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1874
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Formation of the Milford Docks Company
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1875
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel's the "Great Eastern" arrives at Milford Haven
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1888
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Steam trawler "Sybil" became the first vessel to enter Milford Docks
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1889
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Passenger ship "City of Rome", sailing from New York disembarks passengers at Milford Haven including the famous Barnam Circus
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1904
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 Build up of Herring/Mackerel trade with separate market.
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1916
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Private Hubert William (Stokey) Lewis, 20 year old Milford Haven man wins Victoria Cross in Macedonia, Greece.
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30th April 1917
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"The Prize" takes on U-93
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1918
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1st World War ended - Milford Trawlers return to fishing with industry built up to 130 trawlers, employing 4,000 people ashore and afloat
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1928
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H.M.S. Warrior laid up in the Haven, until 1979
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1939
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Start of Second World War - 58 trawlers requisitioned for naval duties. Milford became a large Allied naval base, with convoy assembly, and launch of the invasion of Normandy.
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1940's
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Wrecks of Pembrokeshire
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Second Oil Age
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1950's
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Decline of fishing industry.
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1958
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Miford Haven Conservancy Board established
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1960
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Esso Refinery and Marine Terminal formally opened by HRH Duke of Edinburgh
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1961
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BP Angle Bay terminal opened
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27th Oct 1964
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Texaco Refinery opened by the Queen Mother
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10th Aug 1968
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Gulf Oil Refinery opened by HRH Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Queen
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1969
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First 250,000 tonner to enter British Port - "Esso Scotia"
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1974
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Milford Haven becomes largest port in U.K. in respect of tonnage
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1979
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B & I Ferry "Connacht" arrives at Pembroke Dock
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1985
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 New Marina opens at Brunel Quay, Neyland
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1986
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Major new construction at Port of Pembroke
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1991
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Milford Marina opened by Duke of York
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1991
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 Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race starts from Milford Haven
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1996
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Sea Empress incident
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2001
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Phoenix Bowl opens
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