Hamilton
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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
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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
[edit]Hamilton is accessible from all parts of Bermuda.
By boat
[edit]- 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
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All locations in and around Hamilton are easily walkable.
Local buses are $4.50 by token or $5 cash, while the ferry service from the Royal Dockyard is $.
See
[edit]Notable attractions in Hamilton include:
- 1 Anglican Cathedral of The Most Holy Trinity (Bermuda Cathedral), Church St, ☏ +1 441-292-4033. The city's Anglican cathedral, built in 1869.
- 2 Barr's Bay Park.
- 3 Bermuda Historical Society Museum, Par-La-Ville, 13 Queen Street, ☏ +1 441-295-2487, bhs.museum@gmail.com. M-Sa 10AM-1:30PM. Museum covering the history of the island, particularly when it was a British colony. free.
- 4 Bermuda National Gallery (City Hall & Arts Centre), 17 Church St, ☏ +1 441-295-9428, fax: +1 441-295-2055. Tu-F 10AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-2PM. Contemporary art museum that houses Bermuda’s national art collection. free.
- 5 Bermuda National Library, Par-la-ville, 13 Queen St, ☏ +1 441 295-2905, library@gov.bm. Tu-Th 9AM-5PM, F 10AM-5PM, Sa 9AM-5PM. free.
- 6 Cathedral of St. Theresa, 13 Elliot St, ☏ +1 441-292-0607.
- 7 Fort Hamilton (overlooking the City of Hamilton).
- 8 Ocean Discovery Centre (Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute), 40 Crow Ln, East Broadway (just outside of Hamilton), ☏ +1 441 297-7219, giftshop@buei.bm. M-F 10AM-5PM, Sa-Su 10AM-4PM. Learn about the oceans and the Bermuda Triangle $18/adult, $15/senior, $12/youth.
- 9 [dead link] Par-la-Ville Park (Queen Elizabeth Park), 9 Queen St., ☏ +1 441-295-6446.
- 10 Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, 15 Point Pleasant Road, ☏ +1 441-295-2214.
- 11 Sessions House, Church St.
- 12 Spanish Point (5 km (3.1 mi) to the northwest of Hamilton). prominent headland and park
- 13 Victoria Park.
- 14 Muhammad Mosque, No. 32 Cedar Avenue. The mosque was constructed in 1975.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- 1 Washington Mall, 20 Church St, ☏ +1 441-295-4186.
Eat
[edit]There are some restaurants in Hamilton that are considered to be "pub style".
- 1 Flanagan's Irish Bar and Restaurant, 69 Front Street, ☏ +1 441-295-8299. Has a main bar and a sports bar.
- 2 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.
- 3 The Robin Hood Pub and Restaurant, 25 Richmond Rd, Pembroke, ☏ +1 441-295-3314.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]There are also a wide variety of B&B style accommodations and smaller guestroom hotels (with kitchenettes).
Budget
[edit]- 1 [formerly dead link] Robins Nest, 37 Mount View Rd (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 292-4347.
- 2 The Rosemont Hotel, 41 Rosemont Ave (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 292-1055.
Mid-range
[edit]- 3 Oxford Guesthouse, Woodbourne Av (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 295 0503.
Splurge
[edit]- 4 Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, ☏ +1 441-295-3000.
Go next
[edit]- Devonshire Parish is to the east.