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Fort Barrington
Ruins · Antigua
A short, steep climb from Deep Bay beach takes you up Goat Hill to this fort at the western mouth of St. John's Harbour, comfortably under an hour to the top. What survives is a circular battery, a small powder magazine and the barracks, built in 1779 on the site of older batteries and named after Admiral Samuel Barrington. It guarded the harbour entrance together with Fort James on the opposite side. From the top you look straight down onto Deep Bay, and the beach is there for a swim on the way back.
- Where it is
- Google Maps · Apple Maps · 7 min drive from Royalton Antigua, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort, the closest resort
All-inclusive resorts closest to Fort Barrington
Drive times by road, assuming no traffic.
- Royalton Antigua, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive ResortFive Islands Village7 min drive1.4 mi
- Hawksbill Resort (Antigua)Five Islands Village · Adults only8 min drive2.2 mi
- Galley Bay Resort & SpaFive Islands Village · Adults only9 min drive2.2 mi
- Sandals Grande AntiguaSt. John's · Adults only14 min drive6.8 mi
- Royalton CHIC Antigua, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort - Adults-OnlyCedar Grove · Adults only20 min drive7.3 mi
- Blue Waters Resort and SpaSt. John's20 min drive9.3 mi
- COCOS Hotel (Antigua)Jolly Harbour · Adults only20 min drive9.9 mi
- Cocobay Resort (Antigua)Bolans · Adults only25 min drive11 mi
- Keyonna Beach, AntiguaTurners Beach · Adults only25 min drive12 mi
- Hermitage Bay, an SLH HotelSaint Mary's · Adults only25 min drive9.8 mi
- Jolly Beach Resort & SpaAntigua25 min drive9.9 mi
- Curtain BluffSaint Mary's30 min drive16 mi
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