This 8-day self-guided walking holiday explores Bermuda on foot, from one beachfront resort. There is no group or tour leader: you follow routes on a navigation app and use a seven-day travel pass for Bermuda's buses and ferries to reach each start point. You stay all week at Coco Reef Resort, on one of the island's best private beaches 15 minutes from Hamilton, or at Grotto Bay Beach Resort, set in a tropical estate with three private beaches. Accommodation is room only, with breakfast and dinner available as supplements. The holiday can be booked with flights from London, including airport transfers.

The first walk starts at Somerset Bridge, said to be the smallest drawbridge in the world, and follows the Railway Trail, lined with screw palms and cedars, to the 19th-century Fort Scaur and the sleepy village of Somerset, before a coastal track to the Royal Naval Dockyard. The Dockyard has a craft market, museums and a ferry back to Hamilton across the Great Sound.

In the east you explore St George's, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest English settlements in the Americas, with colourful streets and a picturesque harbour, then follow a path lined with prickly pear to Gates Bay, where Sir George Somers came ashore in 1609. Next comes quiet St David's, its cliff-top battery and Cooper's Island, Bermuda's newest nature reserve.

From Gibbs Hill Lighthouse you descend to the famous pink sands of the South Shore Trail, a string of nine bays linked by a flower-scented path, with time for a swim. Later walks follow Harrington Sound to Flatts Village and Blue Hole Park, with its caves filled with turquoise water, and finish with Paget Marsh, the Botanical Gardens, where John Lennon found the flower that named his Double Fantasy album, and Spittal Pond's birdlife. The path passes Horseshoe Bay and Warwick Long Bay, two of the most beautiful beaches in the Atlantic.

The walking is graded low, with short and longer options most days. This holiday suits independent walkers and couples who want an easy-going, sunny island break with plenty of beach time.

Trip highlights

The Railway Trail and the Royal Naval Dockyard (Day 2)
UNESCO-listed St George's (Day 3)
Cooper's Island nature reserve (Day 4)
The pink sands of the South Shore (Day 5)
Blue Hole Park's caves (Day 6)
A week at a beachfront resort

Map of the 8-day self-guided walks around Bermuda, from Somerset and the Dockyard to St George's, St David's and the South Shore — 8-day walks: Somerset – Dockyard – St George's – St David's – South Shore – Flatts

Coco Reef Resort Days 1–7
Royal Naval Dockyard Day 2
St George Day 3
St David's Day 4
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Day 5
Crystal Caves Day 6
Spittal Pond Day 7

Explore Bermuda on foot at your own pace, with routes, a travel pass and a beach resort arranged. Easy coastal walks with plenty of time for swimming.

Best suited to

Independent walkers who prefer no group
Couples looking for a relaxing active holiday
Beach lovers who want to see more than the resort
History enthusiasts

Bermuda's coastline from the air at sunset

Day 1 · Bermuda Arrive in Bermuda

Arrive at your beachfront resort in time for dinner overlooking the ocean.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 2 · Somerset Bridge, Fort Scaur, Royal Naval Dockyard Somerset to the Dockyard

Follow the Railway Trail from Somerset Bridge to Fort Scaur and Somerset Village, then the coast to the Royal Naval Dockyard.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 3 · St George's, Gates Bay St George's and the East End

Explore UNESCO-listed St George's, then walk to Gates Bay, where the first settlers came ashore in 1609.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 4 · St David's, Cooper's Island St David's and Cooper's Island

Visit Red Hole bay and St David's Battery, then the unspoilt Cooper's Island nature reserve.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 5 · Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, South Shore The South Shore

Take in the view from Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, then follow the South Shore Trail past nine pink-sand bays.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 6 · Flatts Village, Blue Hole Park Coast and caves

Walk around Harrington Sound to Flatts Village and Blue Hole Park's caves of turquoise water.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 7 · Paget Marsh, Botanical Gardens, Spittal Pond Gardens and Spittal Pond

Visit the Paget Marsh wetlands, the Botanical Gardens and Spittal Pond nature reserve.

Hotel
Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Day 8 · Bermuda Leave Bermuda

Most of the day is at leisure before an evening flight home.

Bermuda (7 nights) Coco Reef Resort or Grotto Bay Beach Resort

Hotel names are indicative and may be replaced with a property of similar standard and location.

Included

Accommodation 7 nights at a beachfront resort, room only
Navigation app with daily routes
Seven-day travel pass for buses and ferries
Airport transfers, if you book flights
Flights from London, if you book the flight-inclusive option
Local taxes, resort levy and service charge

Not included

Flights, unless you book the flight-inclusive option
Meals
Entrance fees
Travel insurance and personal spending

Honest disclaimer — please read

You want a tour leader or group — this is self-guided
You want meals included — accommodation is room only
You want challenging hikes — the walking is easy
You are on a tight budget — Bermuda is expensive

FCDO advice UK FCDO travel advice for Bermuda

11 Nov 2026 Twin share

£1,639pp

Single from £2,483

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