West Angle Bay

West Angle Bay is a bay in United Kingdom. West Angle Bay is situated nearby to the locality Welcome Pit, as well as near Rat Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thorne Island and Chapel Bay Fort.

Thorne Island

Island

Photo: Thorne17, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thorne Island is a rocky islet and part of the community of Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, with an area of 2 acres, dominated by a coastal artillery fort built to defend the Milford Haven Waterway in the mid-19th century.

Chapel Bay Fort

Ruins

Photo: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chapel Bay Fort is located on the southern shore of the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The fort is approximately 1 mile from the village of Angle.

Sailors’ Chapel, Angle

Chapel

Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sailors' Chapel, Seamen's Chapel or Fishermen's Chapel is a Grade I listed building in Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The chapel, which is dedicated to St Anthony, is located in the churchyard of St Mary's parish church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angle and South Hook Fort.

Angle

Village

Photo: Jeremy Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Angle is a village, parish and community on the southern side of the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village school has closed, as has the village shop.but the building is in construction so it could reopen in the near future as of summer 2026 There is a bus link to Pembroke railway station.

South Hook Fort

Locality

Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Hook Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II* listed building which belongs to a series of forts built as part of the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.