Butterfield Nature Reserves Point Shares Road, Pembroke
Tel:(441) 236-6483
This nature reserve located on Point Shares was donated by Mr Dudley
G. Butterfield. The wooded hillside has a trail through almost pure
Bermuda palmetto forest with examples of the rare Bermuda sedge.
The southern end of the reserve consists of a banana patch and short
trail through mixed palms.
Open: Dawn till dusk. Free entry.
Garrison Cemetery, Prospect
Greenwich Lane, off Alexandra Road, Fort Hill, from Middle Road,
Devonshire
Tel: (441) 236-6483
This was the cemetery for the British Army in the 19th and 20th
centuries when Prospect Barracks housed the British garrison and
more recently became the police cemetery. There are fine examples of
classic tombstone masonry, including the final resting place of
Governor Sir Walter Kitchener. Free entry.
Waterville
2 Pomander Road, Paget
Tel: (441) 236-6483
This eighteenth century house is headquarters to the Bermuda
National Trust. There are two public rooms featuring Victorian
furnishings.
Open: Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. Free entry.
Verdmont House Museum 6 Verdmont Lane, off Collector’s Hill, Smith’s Parish
Tel: (441) 236 7369
An historic 18th century house surrounded by lovely gardens. Features
unique collections of Bermuda cedar furniture, Chinese and English
porcelain, and portraits by Blackburne and John Green.
Warwick Pond Olivebank Drive, Warwick
Tel: (441) 236-6483
This 9-acre reserve is the second largest freshwater pond in Bermuda
and is a sanctuary for resident and migratory waterfowl. There is an
extensive woodland bordering the Warwick Railway Trail, with large
allspice trees and Bermuda cedars. The nature trail around the pond is
signed.
Open: Dawn till dusk. Free entry.
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