Points of Interest

Every Sunday, the Walking Club of Bermuda is pleased to offer a free, enjoyable way to stay fit and pass parts of Bermuda you may not typically see. Below are points of interest for select routes.

March 8th, 2026 – Fort Scaur: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3239390

  1. Fort Scaur was built by the Royal Engineers of the British Army, with the purpose to protect the Royal Naval Dockyard from enemy invasion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaur_Hill_Fort,_Bermuda
  2. The Heydon Trust Park and Chapel: The Hayden Trust Chapel was built around 1610 as a farm laborer’s cottage. It was converted into a chapel in 1943. It is the smallest church in Bermuda. https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda_0000b1.htm
  3. Springfield & Gilbert Nature Reserve: Gilbert Nature Reserve, home to some of Bermuda’s last remaining mature cedar trees; Springfield is a historic plantation from the 1740s: https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda_0001d6.htm

March 1st, 2026 – Collector’s Hill Apothecary: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3230710

  1. Former Darrell & Seaman’s Grocery, a community neighborhood grocery store that was located at the intersection of Middle Road and Verdmont Road, Smith’s. The building is now occupied to Ace Liquor.
  2. Manor House Info
  3. Former Palmetto Hotel, a well-known but relatively short-lived historic property, served as one of the early luxury destinations catering to American and British tourists.

Palmetto Bay Hotel, Bermuda

Photo from https://www.calpehotelsandleisure.com/index#/palmettobay

February 22nd, 2026 – Police Recreation Club: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3229890

  1. Pacheco & Sons Farm, a family-owned farm for over 70 years that continues the tradition of supplying Easter lilies to the British Monarchy for Easter. Info
  2. Elliot Primary School, one of Bermuda’s long-standing educational institutions which first opened in 1848. Info
  3. Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy Facility Info

February 15th, 2026 – Heron Bay Marketplace: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2137186

  1. Bermuda Railway Trail Info
  2. Riddell’s Bay Station Info
  3. Former Riddell’s Bay Golf & Country Club Info

February 8th, 2026 – Hamilton Health Centre: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2866153

  1. Devonshire Dock Info
  2. Black Watch Pass & Well Info
  3. The historic site where Bermuda’s commercial television broadcasting began in 1958. Info

January 25th, 2026 – Clearwater Beach: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3207687

  1. Fort Popple Info