Horizons and Cottages guests are allowed to use the excellent tennis, fitness and spa facilities at the Coral Beach and Tennis Club down the hill, a private club also owned by the same company. One of the Coral Beach and Tennis Club’s best features is the smaller of its two dining terraces, which overlooks the ocean a few yards below and which must be one of the most beautiful dining locations in the world.
The terrace at the Coral Beach and Tennis Club on a sunny afternoon
There is a great deal to see and do in Bermuda. For the marine-minded, there is scuba diving, sailing and boating at every turn. For the less energetic, Bermuda’s stunning beaches, Aquarium, Underwater Exploration Institute, beautiful Crystal and Fantasy Caves, ferries and its gorgeous Botanical Gardens all provide excellent diversion.
The Bermuda Botanical Gardens are filled with a profusion of riotously colourful flowers in different themed gardens, as well as some amazing trees. An absolutely enormous tree that is an absolute must to see lies near the headquarters of the Bermuda Parks Department in the southern part of the grounds.
This enormous old tree is located in the southern part of the Bermuda Botanical Gardens, right next to the Parks Department headquarters. The tree's roots extend over a sizeable area
Also situated in the grounds of the Botanical Gardens is the recently built Masterworks Foundation museum of Bermuda art. Containing works by masters such as Winslow Homer, the Masterworks museum is definitely worth an afternoon’s visit in itself. Consider combining it with a visit to Camden, the official residence of Bermuda’s Premier, which lies just yards away in the Botanical Gardens’ grounds and is open to the public daily. The hammock stretched out on a corner of the front porch, which provides shade from the sun, looks incredibly inviting on a hot day …
The Bermuda Botanical Gardens,which offer free entry, are worth wandering around in for an entire day. A well-appointed tearoom and shop lies at the heart of the grounds to provide a welcome respite from the hot summer sun
Bermuda also hosts a number of festivals. The annual Rugby World Classic seven-a-side tournament for senior men’s and women’s international teams (such greats as Andy Hayden, Gavin Hastings and JPR Williams have all appeared) is already known worldwide. The reputations of the Bermuda Music Festival (held at the Dockyard each October) and the Bermuda Gourmet Food Festival, centred on the Hamilton Princess, are growing.
Remarkably, Bermuda ― which, contrary to many people’s impression, is more than 1,000 miles away from the Caribbean ― is only a two-hour flight from the northeast USA. Visitors can reach Bermuda daily from New York JFK, New York LaGuardia, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington DC and Baltimore; and several days a week from Toronto, Miami, Chicago and Detroit. British Airways flies to Bermuda from Gatwick at least four times a week ― check the airline’s website for its latest schedule.
All in all, Bermuda certainly isn’t the cheapest place in the world to take a holiday, but for travellers willing to go a bit up-market it is well worth visiting.
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