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St. George's · Bermuda
The English town founded in 1612 on the eastern tip of Bermuda, a UNESCO World Heritage site: St. Peter’s Church, King’s Square, the coastal forts, Tobacco Bay and St. David’s.
In the photo: Fort St. Catherine and the coves on the northern tip of St. George’s.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
Get to know the place
St. George’s sits on the far eastern end of Bermuda, in a sheltered cove of St. George’s Harbour. It was founded in 1612, three years after the wreck of the Sea Venture, a ship carrying English colonists bound for Virginia that struck the island’s reefs. It was the capital until 1815, when the government moved to Hamilton.
In 2000, UNESCO inscribed the town and the fortifications that protect it as a World Heritage Site. Narrow streets with names like Featherbed Alley and Shinbone Alley run past whitewashed, stepped-roof houses, King’s Square, St. Peter’s Church, in use since the colony’s early years, and the ruins of the Unfinished Church.
Outside the center, the north and east coasts are defined by forts that defended the harbour entrance, from Fort St. Catherine to Gates Fort, and by shallow-water coves such as Tobacco Bay. Across the harbour, St. David’s Island is home to an 1879 lighthouse, the Cooper’s Island nature reserve and the beaches of Clearwater.
L.F. Wade International Airport lies between St. George’s and St. David’s, a few kilometers from the town.
This destination brings together 1 city: St. George's.
One destination, many paths
Start with one city or combine several in your itinerary.
Dados cartográficos: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0). Adapted by Cidade Turismo.
✈ L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), in St. George's · 5 km to St. George's
L.F. Wade International Airport is a few kilometers away. From the town of Hamilton there are public buses departing from the central terminal; there is no direct ferry between the two. In summer, a ferry connects the Royal Naval Dockyard to St. George’s, and smaller cruise ships berth in the town harbour.
The local experience
The central square of St. George’s, next to the harbour, with the 1782 town hall, replicas of colonial-era punishments and historical reenactments.
Anglican church founded in 1612, considered the oldest in continuous use outside the British Isles, with Bermuda cedar beams and a historic cemetery.
A roofless neo-Gothic ruin high above St. George's, of a church begun in 1874 to replace St. Peter's and never completed.
Bermuda National Trust museum in a circa-1700 townhouse by King's Square, about the colony's founding and St. George's role in the American Civil War.
The largest fort in Bermuda, at the northern tip of St. George's Island, with a moat, tunnels, guns and a military history museum.
A cove of shallow, clear water between limestone rocks, north of St. George's, popular for swimming and snorkeling.
A small stone fort by the Town Cut, the entrance channel to St. George's harbor, overlooking the boats coming and going.
A stone lighthouse from 1879, painted white and red, on a hill of St. David's Island, with views to the east of Bermuda.
A nature reserve in the southeast of St. David's, with trails, sandy coves, an observation tower and Clearwater Beach right at the entrance.
Before you go
A little planning leaves more time to enjoy the journey.
From May to October the sea is warmer for swimming at Tobacco Bay and Clearwater, and in summer a ferry links the town with the Royal Naval Dockyard; hurricane season runs from June to November. From November to April, milder air and fewer visitors make walking the streets and forts more pleasant.
The seasons shown are the most usual ones; nature doesn't always follow the calendar.
A full day allows you to see the historic center, one or two forts and to swim at Tobacco Bay. With two days you can include St. David’s, the lighthouse, Cooper’s Island and Clearwater beaches at a relaxed pace.
In the historic center, to walk every street, visit the churches and museums, and see the town before day-trippers arrive. Near Tobacco Bay and Fort St. Catherine, on the north of St. George’s Island, to have a beach nearby. Those who prefer the wider range of services in the capital stay in Hamilton and make a day trip by bus.
Take your trash with you, follow the signs and support local businesses. In natural areas, follow the visiting guidelines.
Get your questions answered
One day is enough for the historic center, one fort and Tobacco Bay. With two days you can add St. David’s Island, the lighthouse and Clearwater beaches.
By public bus from Hamilton’s central terminal, via the road that passes Flatts and the airport, or by taxi. There is no direct ferry between the two towns.
Yes. The town and the surrounding fortifications were inscribed by UNESCO in 2000 as the Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications.
Not for the center, which is walkable. For the more distant forts and St. David’s there are local buses, taxis and rental electric minicars and scooters.
