Deep Bay Beach

Beach · St. John's

Deep Bay Beach

Beach · St. John's

Antigua & Barbuda

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A stunning beach with a historic shipwreck and breathtaking views from Fort Barrington, perfect for swimming, snorkeling, and soaking up the sun.

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"Experience Bliss at One of the Caribbean's Most Amazing Beaches Just to the north of Galley Bay Resort, you’ll find one of my favorite beaches on the island and maybe even the entire Caribbean: Deep Bay. The ruins of Fort Barrington keep watch over this incredible, crescent-shaped slice of paradise, just adding to the beauty of its turquoise, flat waters. Swimming here is like splashing in the largest, most pristine, natural pool you’ve ever imagined. As an added bonus, there's a hundred-year-old sunken wreck, a barque from Trinidad named the Andes, out in the middle of the bay. It's an easy swim from shore and accessible to snorkelers. Beaches really don't get much better than this... anywhere."

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Garrett R.

Google

Beautiful white sand. Good place to swim, Snorkel, jet ski and hang out...

Elizabeth Martel

Google

Wear good shoes and bring water if hiking up the trail to see the view, wear large hat to shield from sun, it is hella hot up there fully exposed, no shade. The views are absolutely breathtaking, the short 15 min hike to top is worth it!

Zeus Edwards

Google

Best beach in the world, look at the local people catching lobster at the shoreline

Jonty Symonds

Google

Great beach to chill and swim, or watch the sunset. I would recommend driving to the Fort Barrington end with ample parking available and a minute or so walk along a trail (easy to find) to find the beach. This way you will avoid the built up hotel end, which unfortunately does spoil the view somewhat.

Nikolay Dimitrov

Google

Absolutely loved it, they weren't many people there, would recommend to climb fort Barrington which is overlooking the beach. There's a shipwreck not far from the shore however the water was bit murky and couldn't see much of it. Was a bit confusing finding the way to this beach but after asking few locals found out that I need to drive towards fort Barrington and then walk across the wooden bridge.

Hensley Isaac

Google

Always on my list of goto beaches, it was my church favourite beach for picnic. Well protected and secured on both side of crescent. No part of the bay seems real deep as you viewed it from goat hill historic site. After royal Antigua hotel was built in the 1980’s easy access to the beach were denied mainly your parking abilities. Access to the beach is gettable by the unpaved dirt track on the southern side of the salt pond where parking is limited. A narrow aluminium makeshift walkover bridge built over the mouth of the mangrove, salt pond then hiked you to the beach and Fort Barrington. Local, commoners and mingling on the beach from end to end no restrictions whatsoever. It is the only beach today to have relics of a shipwreck displayed in the middle of the bay. It is said that “The Andes, a ship from Trinidad sank here nearly 100 years ago and its mast pokes out of the water till today”. From the summit of Fort Barrington one can see the wreckage at low tide. I have only slight memory of seen the mast of the ship.

Debs Nettley

Google

5 star for the beautiful beach and fort Barrington walk and views to St John's. 1star for the Royalton hotel and their snooty attitude by cutting off the beach to the public. Visiting on our boat you're unable to take the shorter walk to five islands village to support the economy. Instead you're redirected by aggressive security to walk the 30 minute walk along the salt marsh, gravel track and main road rather than via their hotel road (previously public) Tragic when this happens in the Caribbean. Shame on you Royalton!

Vanessa Williams

Google

Lovely beach , so much to do on jet ski and water sports, busy as if you don’t stay at the Royaton hotel you have to go down a bumpy road . Then walk over a bridge and then through a 4 minute trail to get to the beach . Nonetheless it was worth it and will defo go back!