Havens Head Retail Park
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Havens Head Retail Park is a retail park
located in Milford Haven
, Wales
.
Opened in 1998, it is situated centrally between Milford town and Hakin
in Hubberston Pill, adjacent to the railway station
. It occupies a previously industrial area, the site of a former Jewson
branch. There are nine individual business units, offering 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) of retail space. A car park of 369 spaces is attached.
Its arrival was heralded as an opportunity for Milford Haven to acquire a higher retail profile in Pembrokeshire
. The park has attracted a certain amount of controversy, with claims that it has weakened the traditional retail focus on Charles Street and the traditional centre of town.
Retail park
In the United Kingdom, a retail park is a grouping of many retail warehouses and superstores with associated car parking. Its North American equivalent is a power centre. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large towns and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households...
located in Milford Haven
Milford Haven
Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Hakin
Hakin is a small coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It belongs to the parish of Hubberston in the historical hundred of Roose. It is located directly to the west of the larger town of Milford Haven, and is often considered a district of the latter. It has a population of 2,313 inhabitants as...
in Hubberston Pill, adjacent to the railway station
Milford Haven railway station
Milford Haven railway station serves the town of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Opened on 7 September 1863, it was originally known as Milford, becoming Old Milford by January 1902, and finally being renamed Milford Haven by April 1910....
. It occupies a previously industrial area, the site of a former Jewson
Jewson
Jewson is one of the largest chain of British general builders' merchants, selling to small building contractors and the general public with over 500 branches across the country....
branch. There are nine individual business units, offering 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) of retail space. A car park of 369 spaces is attached.
Its arrival was heralded as an opportunity for Milford Haven to acquire a higher retail profile in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
. The park has attracted a certain amount of controversy, with claims that it has weakened the traditional retail focus on Charles Street and the traditional centre of town.