Somerset Island, Hamilton

#19 among attractions in Hamilton

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Facts and practical information

Somerset Island is one of the main islands of the chain that makes up Bermuda. It lies in the far west of the territory, and covers 2.84 square kilometres. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.1 mi²Coordinates: 32°17'46"N, 64°52'12"W

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Hamilton Bermuda

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Somerset Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.4 miS
Golf
Port Royal Golf Course, Horseshoe Bay Beach
61 min walk • Port Royal Golf Course is a golf club located in Southampton, Bermuda.
3.1 miNE
32°19'45"N • 64°50'4"W
Snorkel Park, Ireland Island
79 min walk • Beach, Scuba and snorkeling, Outdoor activities
2.9 miNE
Sailing, Marina
Royal Naval Dockyard, Ireland Island
74 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.
3 miNE
32°19'44"N • 64°50'8"W
Bermuda Fun Golf, Ireland Island
78 min walk • Mini golf, Golf
3.6 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, Horseshoe Bay Beach
93 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.
1.3 miS
Water ski, Watersports, Boat rental
Somerset Bridge
33 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.
2.9 miS
32°15'13"N • 64°51'53"W
The Bermuda Golf Academy, Horseshoe Bay Beach
75 min walk • Golf
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Great Sound, Horseshoe Bay Beach
52 min walk • 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.
3.2 miNE
32°19'45"N • 64°49'57"W
Commisioner's House, Ireland Island
81 min walk • Museum
3.1 miNE
32°19'41"N • 64°49'57"W
Dolphin Quest Bermuda, Ireland Island
80 min walk • Swim with dolphins, Tours, Outdoor activities
4.7 miE
Cemetery
Pembroke Wesleyan Cemetery, Hamilton
119 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.