Hamilton (Bermuda)
Hamilton, in Pembroke Parish, is Bermuda's administrative center and largest city. Hamilton has many museums, and some fine buildings and architecture. It boasts a fine Anglican cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity. There are numerous forts, fortifications and bits of Royal Naval heritage. There are cinemas, a variety of shops, bars, hotels and restaurants. The city is also blessed with markets, gardens, stalls, beaches, squares and plazas with wide streets, boulevards and walkways.
Understand
Pembroke Parish occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main island, and surrounds the city of Hamilton.
Get in
Hamilton is accessible from all parts of Bermuda.
By boat
- Sea Express, ☏ +1 441 295-4506. ferry service
- Pink route - to Hamilton from Paget Parish (Lower Ferry, Hodsdon's Ferry, Salt Kettle) and Warwick Parish (Darrell's Wharf, Belmont Ferry)
- Blue route - to Hamilton from Sandys Parish (Royal Naval Dockyards)
- Green route - to Hamilton from Sandys Parish (Watford Bridge, Cavello Bay) and Southampton Parish (Rockaway)
Get around
All locations in and around Hamilton are easily walkable.
See
Notable attractions in Hamilton include:
- 🌍 Anglican Cathedral of The Most Holy Trinity (Bermuda Cathedral), Church St, ☏ +1 441-292-4033. The city's Anglican cathedral, built in 1869.
- 🌍 Barr's Bay Park.
- 🌍 Bermuda Historical Society Museum, Par-La-Ville, 13 Queen Street, ☏ +1 441-295-2487, bhs.museum@gmail.com. Museum covering the history of the island, particularly when it was a British colony.
- 🌍 Bermuda National Gallery (City Hall & Arts Centre), 17 Church Street, ☏ +1 441-295-9428, fax: +1 441-295-2055.
- 🌍 Bermuda National Library, ☏ +1 441 295-2905.
- 🌍 Cathedral of St. Theresa, 13 Elliot St, ☏ +1 441-292-0607.
- 🌍 Fort Hamilton (overlooking the City of Hamilton).
- 🌍 Ocean Discovery Centre (Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute), 40 Crow Ln, East Broadway (just outside of Hamilton), ☏ +1 441 297-7219. Learn about the oceans and the Bermuda Triangle
- 🌍 Par-la-Ville Park (Queen Elizabeth Park), 9 Queen St., ☏ +1 441-295-6446.
- 🌍 Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, 15 Point Pleasant Road, ☏ +1 441-295-2214.
- 🌍 Sessions House, Church St.
- 🌍 Spanish Point (5 km (3.1 mi) to the northwest of Hamilton). prominent headland and park
- 🌍 Victoria Park.
- 🌍 Muhammad Mosque, No. 32 Cedar Avenue. The mosque was constructed in 1975.
Buy
- 🌍 Washington Mall, 20 Church St, ☏ +1 441-295-4186.
Eat
There are some restaurants in Hamilton that are considered to be "pub style".
- 🌍 Flanagan's Irish Bar and Restaurant, 69 Front Street, ☏ +1 441-295-8299. Has a main bar and a sports bar.
- 🌍 Hog Penny Pub and Restaurant, 5 Burnaby Hill (just off of Front Street), ☏ +1 441-292-2534. Was the inspiration for Cheer's Bar in Boston.
- 🌍 The Robin Hood Pub and Restaurant, 25 Richmond Rd, Pembroke, ☏ +1 441-295-3314.
Drink
Sleep
There are also a wide variety of B&B style accommodations and smaller guestroom hotels (with kitchenettes).
Budget
- 🌍 Robins Nest, 37 Mount View Rd (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 292-4347.
- 🌍 The Rosemont Hotel, 41 Rosemont Ave (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 292-1055.
Mid-range
- 🌍 Oxford Guesthouse, Woodbourne Av (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 295 0503.
Splurge
- 🌍 Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, ☏ +1 441-295-3000.