St. George’s Historical Society Museum (Duke of Kent Street, Town of St. George) — Furnished much as it was when it was a private home, this typical Bermudian structure from the early 1700s houses artifacts and documents pertaining to our island’s earliest days. The house is filled with period furniture, documents, old letters, displays of […]
Scaur Hill Fort (Ely’s Harbor, Somerset Road, Sandy’s Parish) — Built to protect overland routes to the Royal Naval Dockyard, the ramparts offer unequalled views of the Great Sound and lovely Ely’s Harbour. This untested fortification functioned well into the last century when American soldiers were stationed here during WWII. One of two 64-pound guns […]
Soper’s Hole (West End, Tortola) – this area of Tortola has a popular marina, where boat owners pass through to stock up on provisions and fuel. There is also a variety of bars, restaurants and shops in that area.
Smuggler’s Cove Beach (near West End, Tortola) — About 25 minutes out of Road Town, forty five from the airport and five to ten from West End, Smugglers Cove is one of the most magnificent beaches on Tortola. Accessed by a little winding dirt track and shaded with palm trees and sea grapes the beach […]
Royal Naval Dockyard (Clocktower Parade, 5 Freeport Road, Sandys MA 01) – explore 500 years of local history and culture, displayed in military buildings of the 10-acre Keep citadel, including the award winning restored Commissioner’s House. Bastions, cannons, shipwreck artifacts, local watercrafts, maritime art, spectacular sea views and dolphin encounters are all found in Bermuda’s […]
Old Rectory, The (Broad Alley, Town of St. George) — This charming old Bermuda cottage was built by Captain George Dew in about 1699 and later became the home of Parson Richardson, who nicknamed it “The Little Bishop.” Architecturally, the house shows many similarities to buildings of the same period in the US state of […]
Hog Bay Park (Middle Road, Sandys Parish) — Stroll along shaded paths past agricultural fields, woodlands, an ancient lime kiln and abandoned cottages. This 32-acre park comprises mostly beautiful rural countryside, but a highlight is the steep coastal hillside that slopes down to Brown’s Bay, the westernmost shoreline of our island. Birdwatchers frequently patrol the […]
Shark Bay National Park (above Brewer’s Bay, Tortola) – this is one of the newest national parks in the BVI, and probably the least well-known. Declared in 1999, the 18.4 acre park on a headland just east of Brewer’s Bay, Tortola, offers hiking for interested eco-tourists. Visitors will note that the national park which bears […]
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (68 St Anne’s Road, Southampton Parish) – Built in 1844, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses in Bermuda, and the first of only a few lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron. The optic consists of a Fresnel lens from 1904 revolving on steel bearings. However for […]
Sage Mountain National Park (Ridge Road, Tortola) – this park covers 92 acres in total, and has much to attract visitors. Prime amongst these attractions is that the peak of Mount Sage, at 1716 feet, is the highest point in the whole of the British and American Virgin Islands. Most of the park is above […]