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 Anguilla  

Beaches

33 of the best in the world! And although some of the Islands we visited in the past 20 years (and feature as well), there are no comparable beaches within the Caribbean and maybe even in the world! Stunningly white, powder soft sands meet gentle seas of pristine waters colored in vibrant and varied hues of turquoise.

While all of Anguilla's beaches are distinct from one another, all are equally inviting, with clear calm waters, ranging in color from aquamarine to royal blue, lapping gently at the shoreline. Each cove, bay and stretch of sand is marked by unique characteristics such as varied rock formations and picturesque tropical blooms. Committed to achieving environmental sustainability, Anguilla is protecting its natural beauty and resources by caring for its beaches, dunes, reefs, shorelines and coastal waters.

The calm, gentle currents and long crescent shapes make swimming and strolling on Anguilla's beaches both safe and enjoyable, making them popular with, and conducive to, visitors of all ages. The constant but tender breezes of the trade winds, coupled with average monthly temperature of 80 degrees, keep the beaches comfortable as well..
Many of the island's inviting and varied resorts and hotels are situated directly on one of the island's 33 beaches, which means you can put your toes in the water first thing in the morning and be lulled to sleep by the soothing waves at night. Furthermore, with all of Anguilla's beaches open to the public, visitors can take their pick of all 33, or, stay with their favorite during their time on the island. Making the choice of which beach to visit even more difficult is the fact that many of them also share the beachfront with restaurants ranging from fine dining establishments to colorful, beach bistros and bars with live music. Below you find a selection of the more popular beaches on Anguilla!

Rendezvous Bay

One the most spectacular beaches on Anguilla is Rendezvous Bay Beach. This long perfect crescent faces St. Martin and has plenty of room for three resorts, while still having long stretches of undeveloped beach. Enjoy it as long it lasts!

Meads Bay

One of Anguilla's popular beaches is Meads Bay. This is picture taken in in January, during the height of tourist season. Hotels were full. Notice how crowded the beach is (not). It is also home of the famous Mallihouhana Hotel (on the far end).

Little Bay

Little Bay is one of the most famous beaches in Anguilla and one of the smallest. It is protected by a cove of high cliffs. It has no surf and the snorkelling is excellent. Bring snacks, drinks and beach towels and make a picnic of your trip.

Maundays Bay

Maundays Bay is the home beach of Cap Juluca. The resort covers most of the beach. It is usually calm and just beautiful, use the public access (near Pimms) and have a great day!

Shoal Bay (East)

Shoal Bay beach is one of the premier stretches of sand in the Caribbean. It is also the most popular beach on Anguilla and attracts locals, tourists and day trippers from the neighboring island of St. Martin. Shoal Bay is also one of the places in Anguilla where you can here live music on the beach.

 

Cove Bay

Cove Bay is the only major beach in the West End without a hotel on it. Cove Bay faces St. Martin between Rendevous Bay and Maundays Bay. Cove Bay is a long, curved beach with fishing boats anchored on the left, one restaurant and about a mile of beach to the right with no development at all. Just perfect!

Shoal Bay West

Anguilla has two Shoal Bays -- and both have "shoals" or reefs-- Shoal Bay East gets all the publicity, but Shoal Bay West is a perfect, crescent shaped beach at the West End of the island. It is quiet, with a beautiful view of St. Martin, and a long arch of Anguilla sand. On it you will find Cove Castles Resort.

Savannah Bay

Near the remote eastern end of Anguilla is a beautiful, long, curved bay with sand, snorkelling, palm trees, and one building, a fun beach bar, Palm Grove. The bay is called Savannah and looks like it should have a five-star resort on it instead of being empty.

Barnes Bay

Another long streched lovely beach is Barnes Bay located in West End. Best you get to the beach where Mango Restaurant is located. Most of the beach is at this time a large construction area where once Viceroy Resort should open.

Limestone Bay

Looking for an out-of-the-way beach? Limestone Bay is about 100 yards of scenic perfection on a rocky coast. Ideal for picnics, there is even a tree or two for shade. The surf can be treacherous here on the north coast, but in summer it can be calm and swimmable.

Prickley Pear

It is actually not only a beach, it is the most popular small island offshore, whith maybe one of the best beaches and snorkeling in the Caribbean. Plan to have a daytrip to this shore, it will be one of your highlights on Anguilla!

Scilly Cay

One of the most famous tourist places in Anguilla is Sandra and Eudoxie Wallace's restaurant and tropical playground on tiny Scilly Cay. The little island is just a few hundert yards away from the shore, great place for lunch or drinks, especially Sundays. It is quite pricy, but are'nt we on vacation?

Sandy Ground

Sandy Ground is the closest thing Anguilla has to a lively tropical seaport, well appreiciated for several night spots and restaurants. But it has a nice beach on a narrow spit of land between the ocean and a salt pond, where it holds a village, bars, restaurants, customs house and piers.

Island Harbour

Although it has a lovely beach with a few restaurants on it, it is mainly a fishing village where most of Anguillia's Lobster, Crayfish, Snapper and more are coming in. Maybe not the best beach for swimming, but maybe it is more interesting to watch the fishermen here than the tourists on Shoal Bay.

Sandy Island

Sandy Island is a tiny islet with a lagoon just off Road Bay (10 minutes by boat). This sliver of an island is a favorite excursion destination in Anguilla. This picture was taken before Hurricane Luis (1995), but after 13 years, the palmtrees are slowley coming back. Great local restaurant for lunch.

 

 

  

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