List of beaches in Barbados
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The island country of Barbados has more than 70 miles (110 km) of beaches of both pink and white sands, which are made of coral reefs that have been ground into a very fine powder by the waves of the ocean. Beaches on Barbados can be categorized by region: north and east coast beaches, south coast beaches, and west coast beaches. East and north coast beaches are facing the Atlantic Ocean, while the waters of the southern beaches are a combination of both the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The west coast, or the Platinum Coast, beaches are brimmed by the warm waters of the Caribbean. This is a list of many of the beaches located in Barbados. There are no private beaches on the island.[1][2][3][4][5]
Beaches
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There are 61 beaches in Barbados, including the following with the parishes indicated for each beach:
Beach | Parish | Coor/Refs |
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Accra Beach | Christ Church | 13°04′00″N 59°33′42″W / 13.0667°N 59.5616°W / 13.0667; -59.5616 (Accra Beach)[1] |
Alleyne Beach | Saint James | 13°12′24″N 59°38′29″W / 13.20672174292628°N 59.641524581338°W / 13.20672174292628; -59.641524581338 (Alleyne Beach)[6] |
Barclays Park Beach | Saint Joseph | 13°14′11″N 59°32′36″W / 13.236362954696801°N 59.54338369151109°W / 13.236362954696801; -59.54338369151109 (Barclays Park Beach)[5][6] |
Bathsheba Beach | Saint Joseph | 13°12′52″N 59°31′23″W / 13.214403995245824°N 59.523035321485274°W / 13.214403995245824; -59.523035321485274 (Bathsheba Beach)[1][6][5] |
Bath Beach | Saint John | 13°11′15″N 59°28′36″W / 13.187601458423346°N 59.476694683921366°W / 13.187601458423346; -59.476694683921366 (Bath Beach)[1][6][5] |
Batts Rock | Saint Miachael | 13°08′07″N 59°38′11″W / 13.135363516178536°N 59.636399918494575°W / 13.135363516178536; -59.636399918494575 (Batts Rock Beach)[1][6][5] |
Bottom Bay beach | Saint Philip | 13°08′10″N 59°25′28″W / 13.13622°N 59.42437°W / 13.13622; -59.42437 (Bottom Bay)[1][6][5] |
Brandons Beach | Saint Michael | 13°06′57″N 59°37′38″W / 13.11590595737466°N 59.62735172040175°W / 13.11590595737466; -59.62735172040175 (Brandons Beach)[1][6][5] |
Brighton Beach | Saint Michael | 13°07′20″N 59°37′52″W / 13.12229021846367°N 59.63112300685849°W / 13.12229021846367; -59.63112300685849 (Brighton Beach)[1][6][5] |
Brownes Beach | Saint Michael | 13°05′10″N 59°36′35″W / 13.086059277329028°N 59.609783323858785°W / 13.086059277329028; -59.609783323858785 (Brownes Beach)[1][6] |
Carlisle Bay | Saint Michael | 13°05′N 59°37′W / 13.083°N 59.617°W / 13.083; -59.617 (Carlisle Bay)[1][5] |
Care Bay | Saint Philip | [5] |
Casuarina Beach | Christ Church | [7] |
Cattlewash | Saint Joseph | 13°13′21″N 59°31′55″W / 13.222482858788487°N 59.532026162034384°W / 13.222482858788487; -59.532026162034384 (Cattlewash Beach)[1][6][5] |
The Chase Beach | Saint Andrew | 13°16′28″N 59°34′00″W / 13.27457°N 59.56669°W / 13.27457; -59.56669 (The Chase Beach)[2] |
Cotton House Bay | Christ Church | [5] |
Crane Beach | Saint Philip | 13°06′24″N 59°26′38″W / 13.10659°N 59.4438°W / 13.10659; -59.4438 (Crane Beach)[2][1][5] |
Culpepper Island | Saint Philip | 13°09′58″N 59°26′36″W / 13.166050689926951°N 59.44341392801718°W / 13.166050689926951; -59.44341392801718 (Culpepper Island)[5][6] |
Dover Beach | Christ Church | 13°04′00″N 59°34′10″W / 13.0666°N 59.56957°W / 13.0666; -59.56957 (Dover Beach)[2][1][5] |
Drill Haul Beach | Saint Michael | 13°04′40″N 59°36′31″W / 13.077727758811744°N 59.60866212987756°W / 13.077727758811744; -59.60866212987756 (Drill Haul Beach)[5] |
Fitts Village | Saint James | [5] |
Foul Bay Beach | Saint Philip | 13°06′04″N 59°27′03″W / 13.101005406495439°N 59.450695260112866°W / 13.101005406495439; -59.450695260112866 (Foul Bay Beach)[5][6] |
Freights Beach | Christ Church | 13°03′12″N 59°32′14″W / 13.053391700634544°N 59.53730802810921°W / 13.053391700634544; -59.53730802810921 (Freights Bay Beach)[5][6] |
Freshwater Bay | Saint Michael | 13°07′50″N 59°38′09″W / 13.13062°N 59.63572°W / 13.13062; -59.63572 (Freshwater Bay)[8][9] |
Garrison Beach | Christ Church | |
Gibbes Beach | Saint Peter | 13°13′54″N 59°38′35″W / 13.231549909239018°N 59.64307898383843°W / 13.231549909239018; -59.64307898383843 (Gibbes Beach)[1] |
Ginger Bay (aka Shanty Bay) | Saint Philip | 13°06′42″N 59°26′28″W / 13.111611441067284°N 59.44098118092105°W / 13.111611441067284; -59.44098118092105 (Ginger Bay)[5] |
Heywoods Beach | Saint Peter | 13°15′25″N 59°38′39″W / 13.257°N 59.64423°W / 13.257; -59.64423 (Heywoods Beach)[2][1][6][5] |
Inch Marlow Beach | Christ Church | [5] |
Lakes Beach | Saint Andrew | 13°14′21″N 59°32′43″W / 13.23909°N 59.54523°W / 13.23909; -59.54523 (Lakes Beach)[2] |
Little Bay | Saint Lucy | 13°18′36″N 59°34′44″W / 13.30989793016272°N 59.57901518636481°W / 13.30989793016272; -59.57901518636481 (Little Bay Beach)[1][6] |
Long Bay Beach | Christ Church | 13°03′46″N 59°29′52″W / 13.062694511101837°N 59.49785764415848°W / 13.062694511101837; -59.49785764415848 (Long Bay Beach)[5] |
Maycock's Bay | Saint Lucy | 13°17′45″N 59°39′00″W / 13.295720519539037°N 59.650098782478125°W / 13.295720519539037; -59.650098782478125 (Maycock's Bay)[5][6] |
Maxwell Beach | Christ Church | 13°04′00″N 59°33′00″W / 13.06667°N 59.55°W / 13.06667; -59.55 (Maxwell Beach)[2][1][6][5] |
Miami Beach (aka Enterprise Beach) | Christ Church | 13°3′35″N 59°32′23″W / 13.05972°N 59.53972°W / 13.05972; -59.53972 (Miami Beach)[1][5] |
Morgan Lewis Beach | Saint Andrew | 13°16′10″N 59°33′51″W / 13.26936°N 59.56429°W / 13.26936; -59.56429 (Morgan Lewis Beach)[2][1][5] |
Mullins Beach | Saint Peter | 13°14′04″N 59°38′34″W / 13.234398551717133°N 59.642671257110784°W / 13.234398551717133; -59.642671257110784 (Mullins Beach)[1][6][5] |
Needham Point Beach | Saint Michael | 13°04′42″N 59°36′42″W / 13.078276451921889°N 59.6117359896591°W / 13.078276451921889; -59.6117359896591 (Needham Point Beach)[5][6] |
Paradise Beach | Saint Michael | 13°07′49″N 59°38′05″W / 13.130360625871734°N 59.63479531689409°W / 13.130360625871734; -59.63479531689409 (Paradise Beach)[1][6][5] |
Paynes Bay | Saint Thomas | 13°10′N 59°38′W / 13.167°N 59.633°W / 13.167; -59.633 (Paynes Bay)[1][6][5] |
Pebbles Beach | Saint Michael | 13°05′14″N 59°36′35″W / 13.0873264579636°N 59.60976185851335°W / 13.0873264579636; -59.60976185851335 (Pebbles Beach)[1][5] |
River Bay | Saint Lucy | 13°19′24″N 59°35′44″W / 13.32319624043607°N 59.5955167521675°W / 13.32319624043607; -59.5955167521675 (River Bay)[1][6][5] |
Rockley Beach | Christ Church | 13°04′25″N 59°35′21″W / 13.07355°N 59.58925°W / 13.07355; -59.58925 (Rockley Beach)[2] |
Saint Lawrence Gap | Christ Church | [5] |
Sam Lord's Castle | Saint Philip | [5] |
Sandy Lane Bay | Saint James | 13°10′27″N 59°38′16″W / 13.174199009593515°N 59.637646174245305°W / 13.174199009593515; -59.637646174245305 (Sandy Lane Bay)[5][6] |
Shark's Hole Bay | Saint Philip | 13°07′13″N 59°26′01″W / 13.120325919884463°N 59.433621168494746°W / 13.120325919884463; -59.433621168494746 (Shark's Hole Bay)[1][6] |
Silver Rock Beach-Round Rock | Christ Church | [5] |
Silver Sands Beach | Christ Church | 13°02′50″N 59°31′03″W / 13.047294028166181°N 59.5173659317352°W / 13.047294028166181; -59.5173659317352 (Silver Sands Beach)[10][5] |
Walkers Beach | Saint Andrew | 13°15′25″N 59°33′27″W / 13.25707°N 59.55755°W / 13.25707; -59.55755 (Walkers Beach)[2][1] |
Welches Beach | Christ Church | 13°03′55″N 59°32′55″W / 13.06513921249477°N 59.5487277656792°W / 13.06513921249477; -59.5487277656792 (Welches Beach)[1][6] |
Worthing Beach (aka Sandy Beach) | Christ Church | 13°04′16″N 59°34′59″W / 13.07118°N 59.58305°W / 13.07118; -59.58305 (Worthing Beach)[2][1][5] |
Gallery
- Bathsheba Beach
- Bel Air Beach
- Bottom Bay
- Brandon's Beach
- Butterfly Beach
- Carllisle Bay
- Cave Bay
- Crane Beach
- Dovere Beach
- Drill Hall Beach
- Foul Bay
- Miami Beach
- Moamo Beach
- Moody Beach
- Shark's Hole Beach
- Worthing Beach
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Barbados Beaches". Fun Barbados. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Beaches in Barbados". GeoNames. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "All Barbados Beaches". Totally Barbados. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Welch, Nick. "Beaches of Barbados - interactive map". Beaches of Barbados. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Stroll the beaches of Barbados". Barbados Beaches Plus. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Google maps
- ^ Possibly closed beach, no references
- ^ "Freshwater Bay". GeoNames. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Moxly, Joseph Henry Sutton (1886). An Account of a West Indian Sanatorium and a Guide to Barbados. S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. pp. 60-61.
Freshwater Bay Barbados.
- ^ "Silver Sands Beach". Visit Barbados. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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