Great Sound, Horseshoe Bay Beach

#4 among attractions in Horseshoe Bay Beach

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The Great Sound is large ocean inlet located in Bermuda. It may be the submerged remains of a Pre-Holocene volcanic caldera. Other geologists dispute the origin of the Bermuda Pedestal as a volcanic hotspot. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°17'15"N, 64°50'13"W

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Great Sound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Port Royal Golf Course, Snorkel Park, Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda Fun Golf.

2.8 miSW
Golf
Port Royal Golf Course, Horseshoe Bay Beach
71 min walk • Port Royal Golf Course is a golf club located in Southampton, Bermuda.
2.9 miN
32°19'45"N • 64°50'4"W
Snorkel Park, Ireland Island
74 min walk • Beach, Scuba and snorkeling, Outdoor activities
2.7 miN
Sailing, Marina
Royal Naval Dockyard, Ireland Island
68 min walk • HMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. The Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda had occupied a useful position astride the homeward leg taken by many European vessels from the New World since before its settlement by England in 1609.
2.9 miN
32°19'44"N • 64°50'8"W
Bermuda Fun Golf, Ireland Island
73 min walk • Mini golf, Golf
2.4 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, Horseshoe Bay Beach
62 min walk • Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron.
2.4 miW
Water ski, Watersports, Boat rental
Somerset Bridge
62 min walk • Somerset Bridge is a small bridge in Bermuda connecting Somerset Island with the mainland in the western parish of Sandys, Somerset Bridge is reputedly the smallest working drawbridge in the world.
2.8 miSW
32°15'13"N • 64°51'53"W
The Bermuda Golf Academy, Horseshoe Bay Beach
73 min walk • Golf
2.9 miN
32°19'45"N • 64°49'57"W
Commisioner's House, Ireland Island
74 min walk • Museum
2.8 miN
32°19'41"N • 64°49'57"W
Dolphin Quest Bermuda, Ireland Island
72 min walk • Swim with dolphins, Tours, Outdoor activities
2.8 miE
Cemetery
Pembroke Wesleyan Cemetery, Hamilton
73 min walk • Pembroke Wesleyan Cemetery, also known as Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, is in the Pembroke district of Bermuda between Cemetery Road and Cemetery Lane. It is shared with Grace Methodist Church.
3 miE
Library
Bermuda National Library, Hamilton
76 min walk • The Bermuda National Library is the national library in Bermuda and it is located in the capital city of Hamilton. It was founded in 1839 by British soldier, administrator and meteorologist, the governor William Reid, who reigned as governor from 1839 to 1846, and was at the time located in what is today's Cabinet Building.