With one of the most dramatic settings in Bermuda, this crescent-shaped fort on top of a hill overlooks West Whale Bay and much of the south coast. Built in the mid-1700s, the fort provided cover for boats bound for the Dockyard via the Hogfish Cut. It's largely intact and you can poke around its mighty walls and subterranean magazine rooms.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
National Museum of Bermuda
5.53 MILES
If you only see one museum in Bermuda, make it this. Taking up the entirety of the Dockyard's 19th-century fortifications, it's divided into two main…
Royal Naval Dockyard
5.41 MILES
When the British were no longer able to use ports in their former American colonies, they chose this site as their 'Gibraltar of the West'. In addition to…
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI)
6.4 MILES
The hands-on exhibits at this educational and entertaining place initiate visitors into the mysteries of the deep. The tacky-but-fun diving capsule…
Fort St Catherine
14.84 MILES
The most impressive of Bermuda's 91 forts was originally built on this rocky promontory in 1614 and expanded five times since. A drawbridge leads inside…
Cooper's Island Nature Reserve
14.14 MILES
Bermudians were granted access to this 77-acre nature reserve made up of woodland, unspoiled beaches, salt marsh and rocky shores when the US Navy pulled…
Crystal Cave & Fantasy Cave
11.35 MILES
Small but beautifully formed, these two caves are one of the island's biggest attractions, and justifiably so. Entertaining 45-minute tours lead you down…
World Heritage Centre
14.09 MILES
This cannon-flanked museum walks you through through the history of St George's, with dioramas and displays on Bermuda's role in the Revolutionary Wars…
Bermuda National Trust Museum
14.32 MILES
Bermuda played a pivotal role in the US Civil War by running war supplies through Union blockades, partly due to Confederate sympathies, but mostly due to…
Nearby Bermuda attractions
1. West Whale Bay
0.07 MILES
This beautiful pink-sand beach sits at the end of Whale Bay Rd, surrounded by precipitous cliffs and fringed by pine trees. You're likely to have its…
2. Somerset Bridge
1.52 MILES
The world's smallest drawbridge and a piece of iconic Bermudian architecture.
3. Church Bay
1.59 MILES
Take the steps down to this pretty beach with pink sand and sheltered nooks for sunbathing. It's one of Bermuda's best snorkeling spots, with boiler reefs…
4. Fort Scaur
1.99 MILES
With expansive views of Dockyard and the Great Sound from its lofty hilltop location, Fort Scaur was built in the 1860s and used throughout the 1920s. You…
5. Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
2.26 MILES
When it was erected in 1846, this 117ft lighthouse dramatically reduced the number of shipwrecks caused by running aground on reefs that encircle Bermuda…
6. Horseshoe Bay
3.03 MILES
The pristine white sand, a complete absence of rocks and seaweed, and calm cerulean waters of this wide crescent beach make it the most popular beach in…
7. Stonehole & Chaplin Bay
3.34 MILES
Linking Horseshoe Bay to the west with Jobson's Cove and Warwick Long Bay to the east, and accessible by footpaths through the dunes, these twin coves are…
8. Daniel's Head Beach Park
3.36 MILES
This peninsula juts out to the west of Somerset Village and comprises two beautiful beaches, one of which forms a half-moon around a tranquil lagoon…