Brewers Bay

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Shady, tree-lined Brewers has decent snorkeling and a more tranquil scene than you'll find at nearby Cane Garden Bay – possibly because getting here involves a brake-smoking drive down steep switchbacks. Nicole's Beach Bar (open 10am to 10pm) has restrooms, rents chairs and snorkels (no fixed price; bargain hard), and offers food and drinks. All other establishments here were destroyed by the 2017 hurricanes and hadn't returned at research time.

Brewers gets moderately crowded with families if a cruise ship is in; otherwise it's blissfully empty.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

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    The Baths

    13.41 MILES

    This collection of sky-high boulders marks a national park and the BVI’s most popular attraction. The rocks – volcanic-lava leftovers from some 70 million…

  • Cow Wreck Bay

    Cow Wreck Bay

    26.59 MILES

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  • British Virgin Islands, Tortola Island, Sage Mountain National Park, epiphytes and tropical vegetation

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    1.97 MILES

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  • Bay beach, Magens Bay, Magens, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

    Magens Bay

    18.77 MILES

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  • Checking out the underwater wildlife in Leinster Bay on Cruz Bay.

    Leinster Bay

    7.13 MILES

    This bay adjoins the Annaberg mill ruins. Park in the plantation’s lot and follow the trail along the water for 25 minutes. Some of St John’s best…

  • Flamingo Pond

    Flamingo Pond

    27.05 MILES

    The large salt pond at the island's west end hosts a flock of greater flamingos. They were plentiful on Anegada and other cays in the BVI until hunters…

  • Annaberg Sugar Mill Ruins

    Annaberg Sugar Mill Ruins

    7.54 MILES

    Part of the national park, this site near Leinster Bay is home to the most intact sugar-plantation ruins in the Virgin Islands. A 30-minute self-directed…

  • Honeymoon Beach

    Honeymoon Beach

    21.88 MILES

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