Around Hamilton Harbor - Parishes of Pembroke, Devonshire, Paget, Warwick and Southampton Attractions
The central area of Bermuda offers diverse attractions. The South Shore includes the island's most beautiful beaches. Visitors can observe Bermuda and the small surrounding islands from the top of the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse.
The Hamilton Harbor area, though mainly residential, has pleasant views and areas to explore via Hamilton's ferries.
The Hamilton Harbor area, though mainly residential, has pleasant views and areas to explore via Hamilton's ferries.
Admiralty House Park
This 16ac/6ha park has well-maintained walking paths, sea caves, an enclosed cove for swimming and picnic grounds.
Bermuda Botanical Gardens
This 36ac/14ha area contains palm, subtropical fruit and hibiscus gardens, and a garden for the blind that features scented plants plus greenhouses with orchids and bromeliads.
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute probes the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle and the elusive Giant Squid and also exhibits a shell collection and artifacts from Bermuda's shipwrecks. Bermuda's ecosystem can be explored through interactive video and computer simulation.
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute
40 Crow Lane
East Broadway
Pembroke Parish, Bermuda HM 19
Bermuda
40 Crow Lane
East Broadway
Pembroke Parish, Bermuda HM 19
Bermuda
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Audio-visual presentations available.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Black Watch Pass
A deep path cut through solid limestone named after a detachment of the Black Watch Regiment.
Cobb's Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church
The first organized church for Free Blacks and slaves in Bermuda was completed in 1827, 10 years before Bermuda's Emancipation.
Devonshire Marsh
A haven for birds as no footpaths penetrate this 36ac/14ha marsh which features some of Bermuda's last indigenous vegetation.
Elbow Beach
Elbow Beach is one of the calmest shores in Bermuda due to the coral formations that protect it.
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
The 117ft/35m high Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is the second oldest cast iron lighthouse in the world. Photographs and drawings are displayed on the way up the 185 very steep steps.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Paget Marsh
A natural wetland, which includes a boardwalk and interpretive signs. The pond attracts many species of water birds, including the Great Blue Heron, Yellow Crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper and the Belted Kingfisher.
Palm Grove Park
Manicured gardens including a map of Bermuda set in a small pond, an aviary and citrus groves are contained on the private estate known as Palm Grove.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Waterville Gardens (Bermuda National Trust Headquarters)
Family artifacts from Waterville's owner John Trimingham II can be viewed along with rose gardens at Bermuda National Trust Headquarters.
Waterville
29 The Lane
Paget Parish, Bermuda
Bermuda
29 The Lane
Paget Parish, Bermuda
Bermuda
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
WindReach Recreational Village
A site for visitors with special needs, this fully accessible 9ac/3.6ha site features a multi-purpose activity centre, sensory trail, raised gardens, playground, petting zoo, and an equestrian center.
WindReach Recreational Village
57 Spice Hill Road
Warwick Parish, Bermuda WK 03
Bermuda
57 Spice Hill Road
Warwick Parish, Bermuda WK 03
Bermuda
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
