# Hamilton (Bermuda)

Hamilton, in Pembroke Parish, is Bermuda's administrative center and largest city. Hamilton has many museums, and some fine buildings and architecture. It boasts a fine Anglican cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity. There are numerous forts, fortifications and bits of Royal Naval heritage. There are cinemas, a variety of shops, bars, hotels and restaurants. The city is also blessed with markets, gardens, stalls, beaches, squares and plazas with wide streets, boulevards and walkways.

## Understand

Pembroke Parish occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main island, and surrounds the city of Hamilton.

## Get in

Hamilton is accessible from all parts of Bermuda.

### By boat

* Sea Express, ☏ +1 441 295-4506. ferry service
** Pink route - to Hamilton from Paget Parish (Lower Ferry, Hodsdon's Ferry, Salt Kettle) and Warwick Parish (Darrell's Wharf, Belmont Ferry)
** Blue route - to Hamilton from Sandys Parish (Royal Naval Dockyards)
** Green route - to Hamilton from Sandys Parish (Watford Bridge, Cavello Bay) and Southampton Parish (Rockaway)

## Get around

All locations in and around Hamilton are easily walkable.
Local buses are $4.50 by token or $5 cash, while the ferry service from the Royal Dockyard is $.

## See

Notable attractions in Hamilton include:
* 32.2944-64.7831 Anglican Cathedral of The Most Holy Trinity (Bermuda Cathedral), Church St, ☏ +1 441-292-4033. The city's Anglican cathedral, built in 1869. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.2914-64.78862 Barr's Bay Park. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.292806-64.7864633 Bermuda Historical Society Museum, Par-La-Ville, 13 Queen Street, ☏ +1 441-295-2487, bhs.museum@gmail.com. M-Sa 10AM-1:30PM. Museum covering the history of the island, particularly when it was a British colony. free. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.2945-64.78514 Bermuda National Gallery (City Hall & Arts Centre), 17 Church St, ☏ +1 441-295-9428, fax: +1 441-295-2055. Tu-F 10AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-2PM. Contemporary art museum that houses Bermuda’s national art collection. free. (updated Oct 2024)
* 32.2929-64.78655 Bermuda National Library, Par-la-ville, 13 Queen St, ☏ +1 441 295-2905, library@gov.bm. Tu-Th 9AM-5PM, F 10AM-5PM, Sa 9AM-5PM. free. (updated Oct 2024)
* 32.2973-64.78456 Cathedral of St. Theresa, 13 Elliot St, ☏ +1 441-292-0607. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.2949-64.7777 Fort Hamilton (overlooking the City of Hamilton).
* 32.294-64.7738 Ocean Discovery Centre (Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute), 40 Crow Ln, East Broadway (just outside of Hamilton), ☏ +1 441 297-7219, giftshop@buei.bm. M-F 10AM-5PM, Sa-Su 10AM-4PM. Learn about the oceans and the Bermuda Triangle $18/adult, $15/senior, $12/youth. (updated Oct 2024)
* 32.2925-64.78699 $^{[deadlink]}$ Par-la-Ville Park (Queen Elizabeth Park), 9 Queen St., ☏ +1 441-295-6446. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.2911-64.787410 Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, 15 Point Pleasant Road, ☏ +1 441-295-2214. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.2939-64.781411 Sessions House, Church St. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.307-64.815612 Spanish Point (5 km (3.1 mi) to the northwest of Hamilton). prominent headland and park (updated Oct 2018)
* 32.2955-64.784613 Victoria Park. (updated Oct 2016)
* 32.297778-64.78505614 Muhammad Mosque, No. 32 Cedar Avenue. The mosque was constructed in 1975. (updated Feb 2021)

## Buy

* 32.293687-64.7854851 Washington Mall, 20 Church St, ☏ +1 441-295-4186. (updated Oct 2016)

## Eat

There are some restaurants in Hamilton that are considered to be "pub style".
* 32.2926-64.78351 Flanagan's Irish Bar and Restaurant, 69 Front Street, ☏ +1 441-295-8299. Has a main bar and a sports bar.
* 32.2928-64.78432 Hog Penny Pub and Restaurant, 5 Burnaby Hill (just off of Front Street), ☏ +1 441-292-2534. Was the inspiration for Cheer's Bar in Boston.
* 32.294799-64.7895713 The Robin Hood Pub and Restaurant, 25 Richmond Rd, Pembroke, ☏ +1 441-295-3314.

## Drink

* Gosling Rum

## Sleep

There are also a wide variety of B&B style accommodations and smaller guestroom hotels (with kitchenettes).

### Budget

* 32.3036-64.79921 $^{[formerlydeadlink]}$ Robins Nest, 37 Mount View Rd (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 292-4347.
* 32.293-64.79192 The Rosemont Hotel, 41 Rosemont Ave (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 292-1055.

### Mid-range

* 32.2928-64.78963 Oxford Guesthouse, Woodbourne Av (Pembroke), ☏ +1 441 295 0503.

### Splurge

* 32.290758-64.7924494 Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, ☏ +1 441-295-3000.

## Go next

* Devonshire Parish is to the east.