Saving Blue Steel

The old Blue Steel steelworks near Milford Haven is a proper industrial monument, the sort of place that makes you stop and think about what Wales actually was. Standing on the site, you're looking at the bones of heavy industry - massive structures, weathered metal, the kind of infrastructure that shaped the region when steel was king. It's free to explore and you can wander the grounds taking in the sheer scale of the operation, though there's not much interpretation on the ground, so your imagination needs to do some heavy lifting.

Historically minded visitors will get the most from it - particularly those interested in industrial heritage and the twentieth-century Welsh economy. You're basically looking at industrial archaeology in its raw form. Allow an hour, maybe ninety minutes if you're properly into it. The site catches brilliant light in late afternoon, which photographers seem to favour.

It's not a manicured tourist attraction. There's no cafe, no gift shop, no polished presentation. What you get is authenticity and a bit of wandering through something that mattered. The location works well within a Pembrokeshire park holiday - Point Farm Campsite and Beachside Glamping Dale are both within five or six miles, so you could easily string this into a day taking in the wider industrial heritage of Milford Haven alongside the coastal walks the area does so well. Go if industrial history genuinely interests you. Otherwise, it might feel a bit underwhelming.