Anchorages and Beaches

Just west of St John's Harbour, Deep Bay offers one of the most secure anchorages on the west coast.

Named after five rocky islets off the southern part of the bay, this is a lovely secluded anchorage on the Caribbean Sea side of the Island.

Galleon Beach can be found on the southernmost tip of Antigua in English Harbour, the hub of yachting.

Green Island is a favourite spot to "get away from it all."

Named after the prominent rock just off the shore that resembles a Hawksbill turtle.

Long Island is a privately owned 300 acre island just northwest of North Sound. It is home to the exclusive Jumby Bay Resort.

Adjacent to the Curtain Bluff Resort, Morris Bay beach is flanked by palm trees and a natural pond in the Old Road area on the western side of Antigua.

Originally the main port for Antigua in the late 1600's when Englishman Clement Tudway operated Parham Plantation, a sugar plantation there.

The bay follows the name of the plantation estate situated in St Mary's. Abraham Picart was the known resident slave-owner up to about 1817.

Falmouth Harbour is Antigua's largest yachting harbour and adjacent to English Harbour.

One of Antigua's more remote and very often deserted beaches, Rendezvous is reached by hiking or boat.

Compact and bijou: The smallest of marinas in Antigua, Shell Beach Marina is located on the northeast corner close to Maiden Island in Winthorpes Bay.