Bermuda Travel Forum

Hi we are coming just for a day on a cruise -any reccomendations on best way to see the sights and what should we see ?

What kinds of things do you like to do (beach, shop, museums, hiking?), what port are you going into (Kings Wharf?) and what time of year will it be?

If you are going into Kings Wharf, you can either stay in that area (which is interesting, but not typical of Bermuda) or you can go to Hamilton or St. George. Hamilton is the capitol and St. George is the first settlement and is at the other end of the island.

Staying at Kings Wharf, there is the Maritime Museum which is very interesting, the Clocktower Mall and the Bermuda Craft Market for shopping and I am sure the ship will have some kind of beach excursion.

Hamilton would be the easiest at any season as all you have to do is take the ferry over to town - takes about 20 minutes and they run all day. Once in town you can walk along Front Street for the shopping or take the bus to the beach or to other island locations.

There is a high speed ferry that goes from Hamilton and the Dockyard (Kings Wharf) to St. George during the summer, and King George is a lovely town to walk around in. A 2 hour walking tour (not counting going into buildings) on any day except Sunday (when some things are closed) might include
1. King's Square with a replica of a pillory and stocks
2. Ordnance Island with the Deliverance, a replica of the vessel that carried the shipwrecked Sea Venture passengers on to Virginia. (fee)
3. White Horse Tavern
4. Town Hall which has antique cedar furnishings and a collection of photographs of previous lord mayors. Bermuda Journey, a multimedia audiovisual presentation, is shown here several times a day. (free)
5. Bridge House which was once the home of several governors of Bermuda.
6. Old State House - the oldest stone building in Bermuda, dating from 1620, and was once the home of the Bermuda Parliament. It's the site of the ancient Peppercorn Ceremony, in which the Old State House pays the government a "rent" of one peppercorn annually.
7. Somers Garden -The heart of Sir George Somers, the admiral of the Sea Venture, is buried here. (free)
8. St. George's Historical Society Museum
9. Featherbed Alley Printery
10. St. Peter's Church The present church was built in 1713, with a tower added in 1814. You can wander around the church and graveyard for free.
11. Bermuda National Trust Museum

You can also take a taxi out to Fort St. Catherine where there is a museum and a beach.

There are plenty of other things to do that I haven't mentioned - the aquarium, caves, carriage rides, smallest drawbridge, botanical gardens, railway trail etc.