My wife and I snorkeled Church Bay Beach in early September. The water all over the Island was very calm.There is a reef that is just off the beach that has a lot of sea life. The reef is heavily incrusted with brain corals and smaller hydrazoan (?) corals and there were lots of fish. The marine life I saw snorkeling was as abundant as the life I saw SCUBA diving earlier in the trip.For some reason lots of people go to horseshoe bay. Church Bay Beach is much less crowded. There is a sign that says that there are shuttles to Dockyards for the cruise boats, although I didn't take a shuttle.
We heard Church Bay Beach was great for snorkeling so we drove our moped there and thankfully we have our own snorkel equipment so we didn't pay money to rent some and then see how terrible the beach was to snorkel. I'm not sure if the beach is always like it was when we were there, but there were massive amounts of seaweed and it with all the rocks, the water was way too rough to snorkel. When we got there, there was another couple leaving saying how disappointed they were too. We left and went to Tobacco Bay in St. George which was great!
a secluded and intimate beach... not crowded at all and having a beach to yourself... come here if you want a some what private beach to yourself and have white soft sand and blue water to enjoy your day on the beach.
Church Bay Beach was our favorite place to visit in Bermuda. We parked our scooter, and walked down to see stunning views and, oh yes, no crowds! That meant plenty of sand space and plenty of fish. We always bring our own snorkeling gear and really enjoyed the variety of fish and lack of other peoples behinds and legs kicking around. It's worth coming there just for the pictures, if you are not much of a snorkeler.Public bus stops nearby and the walk is definitely not as exhausting as to the overcrowded Horseshoe Bay Beach.
This is a beautiful beach, but we went for the snorkeling. Not too far out you will notice rocks sticking out of the water. On the beach side of the rocks there are beautiful coral reefs. This was the best place that we found for snorkeling.
We snorkeled here and there is a lot of structure and some fire coral, so watch out. We didn't think it was as good as Tobacco Bay Beach though. Not as many fish around. We went way outside the main area as well and it was pretty rocking with waves. If you stay inside the reef area it's calmer and good for kids. Cody
rough water as it sits on the SW side of island.snorkling was not very good (was told some of the best).small beach with a lot of "sea garbage" on the sand.rough sand, not the sugary soft sand.we stayed 15 min, then taxied back to Horseshoe Bay Beach.
I loved this little beach. It is considerably further west than Horseshoe Beach, and as a result, is far less crowded. There are no services here, which is fine with me. As a result, there are far fewer people at this beach.
if you snorkel this is the place to go to do just that. It has natural reefs to snorkel to and see the most amazing fish. It's recommended by the locals and It's only 25 minutes away from the cruise ship port .
Just got back from a 10 day trip to Bermuda and we loved visiting Church's Bay. A beautiful beach, clean, safe, and a perfect spot for snorkeling. Definitely stop by and spend so time, it is worth the effort. Be sure to pack something to eat and drink and as in most of the beaches in Bermuda, there isn't alot of shade so be sure to wear a hat.