Things to do
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Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
One of the oldest cast iron lighthouses in the world, shipped out from England in sections and lit in 1846, standing on Gibbs Hill above the south shore. The 185 steps inside open onto a gallery from which the whole island is visible on a clear day.
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Church Bay
A small cove where the reef comes closer to shore than anywhere else on the south coast, which makes it the best beach snorkelling on the island. The swim out is short and the surf can be strong when the wind is up.
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Horseshoe Bay
The beach Bermuda is photographed for, a deep crescent of pink tinted sand between two limestone headlands on the south shore. It has lifeguards, a cafe and a car park, which is why it is also the busiest stretch of sand on the island.
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Port Royal Golf Course
A public course laid out on the cliffs of the south shore, with a sixteenth hole played across the open Atlantic that is among the most photographed in golf. It has hosted the Bermuda Championship on the PGA Tour.
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The Reefs
A small cliff top hotel above its own pink beach on the south shore, family owned since 1947 and worked at a scale where the staff learn the guests' names. It is the counterargument to the big resorts.
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West Whale Bay
A grassy headland above a small beach, and the usual place to stand in March and April when humpbacks pass along the reef edge on their way north. A ruined battery sits on the point.
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West Whale Bay Fort
A small Victorian battery sunk into the headland to cover the western approach to the Great Sound, now roofless and open to walk into. The path to it crosses the park from the car park.
