I enjoyed walking around the dockyard area, and I was surprised by the amount of attractions located right by the ship. This is where the large cruise ships dock with long piers. A short walk to tourist shopping and places to eat and drink. You can take a ferry or bus to Hamilton. There’s something for everyone - shopping, swimming at Snorkel Park (for which there is a fee). You can also visit the Commissioner’s House and Museum for a fee, as well as have dinner at The Frog and Onion Pub, and end the evening playing mini golf at a beautiful, seaside course. it is certainly worth a visit. I enjoyed walking around the dockyard area, and I was surprised by the amount of attractions located right by the ship.
The British Royal Navy established the Royal Naval Dockyard after defeat in the American War of Independence left Britain without a secure operational base between Halifax, Nova Scotia and the West Indies. Bermuda was quickly identified as a strategic mid-Atlantic location where a secure anchorage for the Navy’s fleet and a dockyard, victualling yard and ordnance depot to maintain the ships could be developed.
Today, Dockyard is the most visited site in Bermuda, underscoring the value of architectural heritage to the tourism industry, and the National Museum provides a fascinating journey through Bermuda’s often-turbulent history, from shipwrecks and whaling to the first flying boats and modern tourism.
