Falmouth

#8 among destinations in Antigua and Barbuda

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Falmouth is a coastal port town located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. The town is located in the south of the island, at the end of Falmouth Harbour. A road links Falmouth with the nearby larger town of Liberta inland to the north. In 2018, a proposal was made for squatters who had lived on their land for ten years or more to buy their plots for $1 per foot². ()

Alternative names: Population: ~620 pplCoordinates: 17°1'22"N, 61°46'38"W

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Saint PaulAntigua and Barbuda

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Falmouth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nelson's Dockyard, Galleon Beach Antigua, Dockyard Museum, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

1.3 miSE
, National park, Park
Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua
34 min walk • Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda.
1.7 miSE
17°0'18"N • 61°45'35"W
Galleon Beach Antigua, English Harbour
44 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
1.3 miSE
Museum
Dockyard Museum, English Harbour
34 min walk • The Dockyard Museum is a museum located at Nelson's Dockyard in English Harbour on Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda. It was established in 1855 at the colonial British shipyard.
5.5 miN
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
141 min walk • Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches.
2 miSE
17°0'8"N • 61°45'18"W
Shirley Heights, Antigua
53 min walk • Lookout, Historical place
5 miW
Island's highest point and national park
Boggy Peak, Antigua
129 min walk • Boggy Peak is the highest point of the Shekerley Mountains on the island of Antigua. It lies in the southwest region of the island, and rises to a height of 402 metres.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Signal Hill, Antigua
69 min walk • Signal Hill is a mountain and the second-highest point on Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda.
4.2 miNE
Museum
Betty's Hope, Antigua
107 min walk • Betty's Hope was a sugarcane plantation in Antigua. It was established in 1650, shortly after the island had become an English colony, and flourished as a successful agricultural industrial enterprise during the centuries of slavery.
3.4 miNE
Dam
Potworks Dam, Antigua
88 min walk • Potworks Dam is a dam that used to impound the largest reservoir on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda of the eastern Caribbean. The dam is located in the east of the island, between Pares and Bethesda. Because of recent droughts the reservoir no longer exists, and natural vegetation has grown in the lakebed.