Smith's Bermuda - Parish Explored

Smith's Bermuda - Parish Explored

Smith's Parish in Bermuda is mainly a residential area with vast farm lands and stretches of panoramic sights.

The parish has its edges on north shore, south shore as well as on the southern part of Harrington Sound.

For a tourist, the parish offers delightful country rides and charm.

Smith's parish has been named after Sir Thomas Smith, an aristocrat of British times who made major investment in early days to colonize Bermuda and the Parish.

There are stretches of farmlands where onion, strawberries, carrots, and other seasonal crops are harvested and sold in the supermarkets. There is also a large dairy farm in Smith's parish next to the Spittal pond. This is one of the only two such dairies the island has.

You will also see a large community of Portuguese in Smith's parish. Many have immigrated to Bermuda and others have been settled here for generations.

Hotels in Smith's Bermuda

Category "$" indicates cheapest while "$$$$" is the highest.

Pink Beach Club Bermuda - $$$$

Accommodations at Pink Beach Club Bermuda consist of two and three-story cottage buildings having a total of 94 rooms. All of them have beautiful ocean view.

Restaurants in Smith's Bermuda

Specialty Inn: This casual cafeteria style restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can get great Bermudian breakfast including bacon, eggs and cheese. Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood was here in 1996 during one of his golfing holidays. Even Jimmy Carter once visited the restaurant. For regular meals it offers island fish specials, pizzas, calzoni, stromboli etc. There is a full Sushi menu available. You will also get home-baked loaves and gingerbread at the checkout counter. There is however no bar here.

Contacts: 4 South Shore Road, Phone: 441/236-3133. Open Monday through Saturday from 6a.m to 10p.m.

North Rock Brewing Co.: This is a British style pub offering wine and liquor with various pub style menu items including seafood, burgers, sandwiches, pastas, ribs, sausages with mashed potatoes, fish ’n’ chips, lobsters etc. Some of the items could be costly and to the tune of $20.

Contacts: 10 South Shore Road, Phone: 441/236-6633.

North Rock Brewing Co. Bermuda

There are many other great restaurants in Hamilton City which are 15-20 minutes away from Smith's Parish. Check Bermuda Restaurants to find our best picks.

Attractions in Smith's Bermuda

John Smith's Bay: One of Bermuda's pink sandy beaches, it's a long and wide stretch of pink sand. The beach is excellent for snorkeling.

Spittal Pond Nature Reserve: This is the largest and the most premium nature reserve of Bermuda and spread across 64-acres of land. This is a great bird watching location in the island.

Verdmont Museum Bermuda: Verdmont is a 1710 Georgian style house in Bermuda that has retained its original architecture over the years.

Watch Hill Park Bermuda: Located on a scenic stretch of South Road, Watch Hill Park is ideal for relaxing and getting stunning views of the south coast.

Harrington Sound Bermuda: This is a scenic inland lake connected to the Atlantic ocean by the narrow Flatts inlet. The view from Harrington Sound Road is marvelous.

Devils Hole Aquarium: There is a huge hole formed out of a collapsed cave with a natural sweet-water aquarium.

St. Mark's Church: St. Mark's Church located in Smiths Parish Bermuda is a great example of Gothic designs. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1847.

Penhurst Park Bermuda: Penhurst Agricultural Park stretches across 15 acres of land, has wonderful trails and offers great ocean views over the north coastal line.

Winter Haven Nature Reserve: This is a small lovely nature reserve that spans from an entrance at the South Road to that of the Harrington Sound Road. You can see nice wildlife in the forests here. The southern side of the reserve is great for getting excellent view of the ocean.

The historic Winter Haven Farm House of 18th century is located within the reserve in the south side. Bermuda National Trust which owned the farm house has sold it off to the Bermuda Premier Hon Ewart Brown. He has now opened a medical research center here.

Bus #1 comes close to the South Road entrance which is in between John Smith's Bay and Watch Hill Park. Bus #3 stops near the Harrington Sound Road entrance.

Buses for Smith's Bermuda

There is no ferry service in Smith's Parish.

Bus #1 goes from Hamilton City to St George via Smith's parish taking the South Shore Road. It passes Verdmont, Spittal Pond, John Smith’s Bay, and Pink Beach Club Bermuda.

There is a regular bus service (#3) that starts from Hamilton City and goes through Smith's for Grotto Bay in Hamilton Parish. This is a scenic route along Middle Road and covers Devil’s Hole and the famous caves.

Bus #10 and #11 take the North Road between Hamilton City and St. George and go though Smith's Parish.

Check Bermuda Bus Services for bus routes, schedules and stoppages.

Map of Smith's Bermuda

Check this interactive Map of Smiths Parish. You can zoom and move the map around to great level of details including many attractions and places of interest, and also the streets leading to them.

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