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Castle Islands Fortifications

Ruins
Ruins  ·  St. David's, Bermuda 32.3408°N   64.6720°W

Why you should go

Ninety seconds on Castle Islands Fortifications

Time needed
3 hoursThe charter, dock to dock
Cost
Paid boat tripThe only way out
Season
Tue and SatSummer charter, 2025
Access
By water onlyLanding tightly controlled

You see these forts from the water. They stand on islands in a nature reserve with no path, so take a charter boat from Grotto Bay or look across from the steps of Carter House.

Visiting

Pick out King's Castle first, the ruin on the seaward end of Castle Island. Its Captain's House of 1621 is the oldest stone home in Bermuda.

Two more works stand on the same island, the Landward Fort and Devonshire Redoubt. Southampton Fort sits on Brangman's Island across the channel.

The Castaway trip passes the wreck of the Sea Fern near Nonsuch Island and stops at the sandbar off Castle Island, with snorkel gear and paddle boards on board. If the boat does not land, snorkel the sandbar and see the walls from the water.

Nearby

Around St. David's

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