Sleeping Bay
Sleeping Bay is a bay in Wales, United Kingdom. Sleeping Bay is situated nearby to the locality Sandy Haven, as well as near South Hook Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Ishmaels and Thorne Island.
St Ishmaels
Church
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ishmaels or St Ishmael's is a village, parish and community close to the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales. St Ishmaels is situated 1½ miles west of Sleeping Bay.
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. Thorne Island is situated 2 miles south of Sleeping Bay.
Fort Hubberstone
Fort
Photo: Alvear24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Hubberstone, on the west side 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. Fort Hubberstone is situated 2½ miles east of Sleeping Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herbrandston and South Hook Fort.
Herbrandston
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Herbrandston is a small village on the southwest Pembrokeshire coast. It has a large beach with clean red 'Sandy Haven' sand, which leads up to a tidal creek. There is a carpark adjoining the beach.
South Hook Fort
Locality
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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.
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. Angle is situated 2½ miles south of Sleeping Bay.
Sleeping Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71841° or 51° 43′ 6″ northLongitude
-5.10517° or 5° 6′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3PPV9V+9WGeoNames ID
11103294
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