13th Dec 2015
Sandy Haven Pill from the air

Flemish settlers landed at Sandy Haven Pill

The Normans invaded from Normandy. They were European descendants of Vikings or Northmen – Normanni in Latin. Their Dutchy was formed in 911 under the strong Norman leadership of Rollo....

06th Dec 2015
Sunshine and sea

Sandy Haven Pill protected by floating boom from Sea Empress oil spill

15th February 1996 is an infamous day in Pembrokeshire and one still remembered with deep sadness. It was the day the super tanker Sea Empress went onto the rocks in the...

06th Dec 2015
Map of the Dale Peninsula and its islands showing the track of the day sail

Sandy Haven was a decoy site for Luftwaffe bombers

Today the hamlet of Sandy Haven, with its 6 houses, is a sleepy quiet hollow on the tidal creek, best suited for summer holidays where small boats are moored, children...

06th Dec 2015
Roses in Monks Garden, Anchorage

The Monks Garden

After The Anchorage was built, the garden in front of the house proved very wet and muddy with a thick red clay soil.   Roses, lavender and flowers put into...

01st Dec 2015
December sunset

Another gift from King Neptune

Pembrokeshire, with its three peninsulas (St. David’s, Dale and Castlemartin) jutting out into the Irish Sea, is at the receiving end of anything floating across the Atlantic Ocean drive by...