He recently stayed at Sugar Ridge and was taken to Turner's beach by Vaughn the beach shuttle guy. His sister owns the restaurant and his sun mans the beach chairs. The beach is smaller and while we were there it was almost empty. Beautiful water and snorkel gear to rent and swim right off the beach by some rocks and see amazing fish. The food was great and the price on drinks was the cheapest we found. Highly recommended.
We spent the afternoon at this spot. There is rock jumping if you swim out to a rock on to the south side of beach end. It is quite dangerous and there are tons of big sea urchins. I was stung and it killed. We went for the sunset and it was Amazing. The restaurant there is ok. Wouldn't eat there again.
We hired a couple of loungers @ $5 dollars each. Excellent facilities here for a beach bar (toilets etc). The beach is very big and, like all the others we saw, beautiful. Food was basic but very well cooked. A great stop off.
Firstly we are only interested in the beach and sea so have never tried the food/tourist stuff. We take our own towels etc and lie on the sand. Having said that, Turners has become one of our staple choices, have been about 10 times. The snorkelling at the rocky end can be spectacular. Have seen so many different fish up there. There is also wide swathes of sandy bottomed sea with crystal water (usually if there hasn’t been a mini storm). When the weather is right there are spectacular views of Montserrat and Redonda and even sometimes St Kitts and Nevis. You can also walk up and over the grassy bit at the south end to find a deserted beach, bit too stony to sit on, but awash with piles of broken conch shells where you can find a perfect one nestling in there. Sorry to say the only time it’s a bit spoiled is when the cruises are in, it’s one of their day trip choices.
Turner Beach is a nice village beach although it needs TLC, a great view devils bridge is fantastic.
Just another one of 365 good beaches. Jackie O's love beach is more fun and right next-door. On non-cruiseship days it's deserted and amazing on cruiseship days you can't see through all the people.
Turner's beach is a nice stop over for lunch if you are traveling up the West Coast of Antigua from Falmouth to Valley Church. The food is simple, well-priced and the staff friendly and accommodating. We had lunch here twice, and enjoyed both the food and lovely white sand beach. Chairs, umbrellas can also be rented and there are water sports rentals. It's quite busy if the cruise ships are in town and bringing guests here, so it's best to avoid those days. On the day there was no cruise ship in town, we had the beach practically to ourselves and the restaurant was very quiet.
We enjoyed this beach when we went in December. There is plenty of watersports activities going on and a nice beach bar (that serves good cocktails!) There is also a nice walk to the left of the beach (go up a paved path) - with a great view from the top of the beach and you can see Montserrat in the distance!
We wanted a good beach for snorkeling and were told that Turners Beach was one of the best in Antigua. It was nice there but the surf was up that day and the waves were crashing pretty good. We could not see anything in the water that day. Not sure if it is like that all the time but the day we were there the snorkeling was no good.
What is not to like here? Lovely beach, great local food and great hospitality. Thanks to the owner and Neli for our curried conch with some of the best flavored rice and peas!Go for the Day, but stay for the sunset with your camera!