Sandys Parish

Sandys Parish, Bermuda

Sandys Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Edwin Sandys , and hence there is no apostrophe in the name, which is pronounced "Sands"....

• Royal Naval Dockyard
  Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda
  HMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Bermuda had occupied a useful position astride the homeward leg taken by many European vessels from the New World since before its settlement by England in 1609...
  
  
• Somerset Village - one of Bermuda's five main settlements.
• Fort Scaur
• Somerset Bridge
  Somerset Bridge, Bermuda
  Somerset Bridge is a small bridge in Bermuda. Connecting Somerset Island with the mainland in the western parish of Sandys, Somerset Bridge is reputedly the smallest working drawbridge in the world....
  
   - the world's smallest working drawbridge.
• Cathedral Rocks
• Ely's Harbour
• Bermuda Maritime Museum
  Bermuda Maritime Museum
  The Bermuda Maritime Museum is the largest museum in Bermuda and explores Bermuda's history. The maritime museum is located within the grounds of the fortress Keep of the former Royal Naval Dockyard in Sandys Parish on the Ireland Island at the western end of Bermuda...
  
  

Southampton Parish

Southampton Parish, Bermuda

Southampton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton .It is located in the southwest of the island chain, occupying all of the western part of the main island, except for the westernmost tip...

• Whale Bay Fort
• Gibbs Hill Lighthouse - the tallest building in Bermuda, visible from most points in the islands.
• Horseshoe Bay
  Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda
  Horseshoe Bay is perhaps the most famous beach in Bermuda. A very popular tourist spot, it lies on the main island's south coast, in the parish of Southampton. The sand of the beach is very fine and displays a pink tint. The beach is equipped with one lifeguard station which is manned during the...
  
   - Bermuda's most famous beach.
• Little Sound
  Little Sound, Bermuda
  The Little Sound in Bermuda is a small part of the Great Sound, the body of water that is almost entirely encircled by the Bermuda chain in the west of the territory. The Little Sound lies at the south of the Great Sound, and is separated from it by two peninsulas which extend into the sound from...
  
   - a natural sheltered harbour, the southern section of the Great Sound
  Great Sound, Bermuda
  The Great Sound is a body of water shaped by the islands of Bermuda. It dominates the southwest of the island chain, and forms a natural harbour. It is surrounded on all sides by the islands, except for the northeast, where it is open to the Atlantic Ocean....
  
   - the body of water which is surrounded by the Bermuda chain.
• Church Bay
  Church Bay, Bermuda
  Church Bay is perhaps the most popular snorkelling beach in Bermuda. It is located in Church Bay Park off South Road in Southampton Parish on the main island. The reef is close to the shore and many colorful fish gather along it.-External links:...
  
   - Bermuda's "best" snorkelling.

Paget Parish

Paget Parish, Bermuda

Paget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert .The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor on the main island. It is joined to Warwick Parish in the southwest, and Devonshire...

• Salt Kettle Peninsula
  Salt Kettle, Bermuda
  The Salt Kettle is a small peninsula in Paget Parish, Bermuda which stands at the southern approach to Hamilton Harbor. One of the termini of the ferries that ply the harbor, this scenic peninsula was the subject of several important paintings by American artist Winslow Homer....
  
  
• Coral Beach
• Bermuda Botanical Gardens
  Bermuda Botanical Gardens
  Bermuda Botanical Gardens features of flowers, shrubs, and trees. The Botanical Gardens are located in Paget Parish, Bermuda a short drive from downtown Hamilton....
  
  

Pembroke Parish

Pembroke Parish, Bermuda

Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ....

• Spanish Point
  Spanish Point, Bermuda
  Spanish Point is a prominent headland in Bermuda, located in Pembroke Parish five kilometres to the northwest of the capital Hamilton. It forms the eastern coast at the entrance to the Great Sound....
  
  
• Government House
  Government House, Bermuda
  Government House is the official residence of the Governor of Bermuda. It is located on Langton Hill, overlooking the North Shore in Hamilton, Pembroke...
  
   - home of the Governor of Bermuda

City of Hamilton

Hamilton, Bermuda

Hamilton is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination.-Geography:...

• Perot Post Office - Bermuda's first post office, now restored as a working post office and museum
• City Hall
• Session House - seat of Bermuda's parliament
• Hamilton Harbor
• The Pro Shop - Established by Frank Brewster Sr. (Currently run by his son and wife)

Devonshire Parish

Devonshire Parish, Bermuda

-Location:It is located in the centre of the territory, close to the junction between the main part of the main island and the peninsula containing the capital, Hamilton, and Pembroke Parish . To the northeast, it is joined to Smith's Parish, and to the southwest it borders Paget Parish. As with...

• Fort Langton
• Devonshire Fort
• Devonshire Bay

Smith's Parish

Smith's Parish, Bermuda

Smith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Thomas Smith/Smythe .-Description:...

• John Smith's Beach
• Devil's Hole
  Devil's Hole, Bermuda
  Devil's Hole is a large water-filled sinkhole, close to the southeastern corner of Harrington Sound, Bermuda. At one time a subterranean, oceanic cave, it is fed by the Atlantic ocean proper, rather than the far closer sound, via an underground estuary....
  
   - sinkhole which forms a natural aquarium

Hamilton Parish

Hamilton Parish, Bermuda

Hamilton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy, Countess of Bedford.It is located in the northwest of the island chain, and is...

• Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo
• Harrington Sound
  Harrington Sound, Bermuda
  Harrington Sound is a large inland body of water in the northeast of the main island of Bermuda. It is surrounded by the main island on all sides, only appearing open to the ocean via a small channel called Flatt's Inlet in the southwest...
  
   - large inlet surrounded for all but a small distance by the Bermudian mainland.
• Crystal Cave
  Crystal Cave, Bermuda
  Crystal Cave is the most famous of Bermuda's many subterranean caverns. It is located in Hamilton Parish, close to Castle Harbor. A tourist attraction since 1907, it was discovered in 1905 by Carl Gibbons and Edgar Hollis, two 12 year-old boys searching for a lost cricket ball. Soon after, the...
  
   - natural limestone caves open to the public
• Leamington Cave - natural limestone caves open to the public
• Mangrove Lake
  Mangrove Lake, Bermuda
  Mangrove Lake is - after Harrington Sound - Bermuda's second largest lake. Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean and can be inundated by it in storms....
  
  
• Trott's Pond
  Trott's Pond, Bermuda
  Trott's Pond is a small lake in the northeast of Bermuda. Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean....
  
  
• Flatt's Village - one of Bermuda's five main settlements
• Fantasy Cave

St. George's Parish

St. George's Parish, Bermuda

St. George's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after the founder of the Bermuda colony, Admiral Sir George Somers.It is located in the north-easternmost part of the island chain, containing a small part of the main island around Tucker's Town and the Tucker's Town...

• Ferry Reach
  Ferry Reach, Bermuda
  Ferry Reach is a three mile long channel in the north-east of Bermuda, which lies between St. George's Island in the north and St. David's Island in the south south-west of the town of St. George's.It extends south from St...
  
  
• Annie's Bay
  Annie's Bay, Bermuda
  Annie's Bay is a picturesque bay in the northeast of Bermuda. It occupies much of the east coast of Cooper's Island, in St. George's Parish.Access to the bay was restricted from 1942 to 1995, while the surrounding land was part of military bases...
  
  
• Castle Harbor
• Castle Island
  Castle Island, Bermuda
  Castle Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 3.5 acre island is situated close to the entrance to Castle Harbour, to the north of the Tucker's Town Peninsula.Originally called King's Island, it is of...
  
  
• Paget Island
  Paget Island, Bermuda
  Paget Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 36 acre island is located at the northern entrance to St. George's Harbor, east of the town of St. George's and just to the north of the slightly larger Smith's...
  
  
• Smith's Island
  Smith's Island, Bermuda
  Smith's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 61 acre island is located close to the northern entrance to St. George's Harbour, east of the town of St. George's to the south of the slightly smaller Paget...
  
  
• St. David's Head
  St. David's Head, Bermuda
  St. David's Head is a headland in the northeast of St. David's Island, Bermuda. It is the easternmost point of the territory, and is located in St. George's Parish...
  
  
• St. David's Island
  St. David's Island, Bermuda
  St. David's Island is one of the main islands of Bermuda. It is located in the far north of the territory, one of the two similarly sized islands that makeup the majority of St...
  
  
• St. David's Lighthouse
• Tucker's Town Peninsula
  Tucker's Town Peninsula, Bermuda
  Tucker's Town Peninsula is a two-mile long peninsula which extends from the northeastern tip of the main island of Bermuda. It is in St...
  
  
• Tucker's Town
  Tucker's Town, Bermuda
  Tucker's Town is a small community in St. George's Parish, Bermuda at the mouth of Castle Harbour, on Tucker's Town Peninsula on Bermuda's main island.-Forgotten community:...
  
   - one of Bermuda's five main settlements
• Nonsuch Island
  Nonsuch Island, Bermuda
  Nonsuch Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory. It is 5.7 ha in area and is situated at the eastern entrance to Castle Harbour, close to the south-easternmost point of Cooper's Island...
  
   - wildlife sanctuary
• Fort St. Catherine - 17th century fort, restored and open to the public.
• Gates Fort

St. George's Town

St. George's, Bermuda

St. George's , located on the island and within the parish of the same names, was the first permanent settlement on the islands of Bermuda, and is often described as the third successful English settlement in the Americas, after St. John's, Newfoundland, and Jamestown, Virginia. However, St...

• St. Peter's Church
• Ordnance Island
  Ordnance Island, Bermuda
  Ordnance Island is located within the limits of St. George's town, Bermuda. It lies close to the shore opposite the town square , in St. George's Harbour....
  
  
• St. George's Harbor