Horseshoe Bay
Horseshoe Bay is definitely the most popular and arguably the most beautiful of Bermuda’s beaches. Unsurprisingly its pink sands are shaped like a horseshoe. It also boasts more facilities than any other public beach in Bermuda.
The Horseshoe Bay Beach House serves cold drinks, hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream and other light refreshments. There’s also a concession that rents snorkelling equipment, beach chairs and umbrellas, and a small shop that sells towels, t-shirts, hats and suncream. The beach also boasts good toilet and changing facilities. The showers are very useful for cleaning all that sand and salt water from your bodily crevices; meaning that you don’t have to return to your hotel before going for lunch or dinner.
Despite its often calm appearance, the water’s surface hides dangerous rip currents. This is one of the reasons why lifeguards are on duty here (10:00 – 18:00, May 1 – Oct 31). Another is the Portuguese man-of-war which sometimes makes an unwelcome appearance.
As mentioned previously, Horseshoe Bay can get extremely crowded. If you fancy a break from the crowds make for the small cove at the western end of the beach. The waters are shallow and sheltered, making it an ideal spot for children.
Access to Horseshoe Bay is from Horseshoe Road, off South Road and opposite the Tio Pepe restaurant (a good spot to eat for something more substantial than the beach café). There’s also a bus stop at the entrance. At the end of Horseshoe Road there’s a parking lot with plenty of space for both cars and scooters.
Reviews / Comments / Additional Information
At times it does appear crowded when there are a few ships in the island at the same time but that's just because most people will tend to lay out on the half of the beach that is nearest to the entrance and facilities but even in that half there is still plenty of room. We also have many other beaches that are breath taking.
The sand is pink, the water is beautiful and the cove to the right of the entrance is perfect for the little kids and adults who are unsure about being in the open ocean.
Sometimes our beaches do have plenty of seaweed if the wind and waves blow it in our direction but that does not happen too often and our Parks Department does a great job of clearing it up. It is usually cleaned up within a week or so and that is very good considering that Horseshoe Beach is not the only one they care for, they do all the beaches whenever that problem arises. Unfortunately some of you may have arrived when seaweed was present but it never covers the whole beach, it also is a necessary part of nature which helps to control beach erosion during the winter.
Soon the beach facilities will be up-graded and expanded with much more showers, toilets and a larger food area which will enhance the experience.
Sorry to hear that some of you have had a bad experience with rude behaviour from some locals. People the world over are generally well behaved but sometimes someone somewhere stumbles out of the wrong side of the bed and instead of going back to sleep they decide to carry their dark cloud around all day, don't let it spoil your day, be happy, maybe you'll rub off on them.
Our public bus system is very reliable and I'll be here to take you back up to the main road where special buses leave about every 15 minutes back to your ship.
The fair up the hill is $2 per. person, children under 10yrs. ride for free.
I get here at 11am and the special buses run until just after 6pm after that you can catch the regular bus but the wait will be a little longer.
Horseshoe Bay Beach is rated as one of the top ten beaches in the world by the Travel Channel and we in Bermuda are proud and happy to share this piece of paradise with you so please come again.
Of course not all people are friendly you cannot judge them all by one experience you had with a Bermudian and think it's very rude to post such a comment.
These islands are paradise and just a note about the others who said Bermuda did not have the "Caribbean" feel to it. News flash but Bermuda isn't considered in the Caribbean nor is it even close. Though some locals live here and have Caribbean culture it's not native to Bermuda.
I love this place for it's people, hospitality, and the blue waters that surrounds these islands that we as visitors should be glad to be visiting
The water was pristine and the sand comfortable and cool to the touch!!! My niece couldn't believe she could see her toes as we went deeper and deeper into the water. What a wonderful experience!!