🏖️ Beach
Nisbet Beach
A long Atlantic-facing strand at the island's northern tip, reached down an avenue of coconut palms.
Typical duration
150 min
Price
Beach free; lunch at the inn about US$30 (≈ €10 / $11)
From port
11 km / 6.8 mi
Transfer time
25 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
🕐 Best time to visit
Morning; the afternoon breeze is strong on this side
Nisbet Beach runs along the northern tip of Nevis at Newcastle, reached down a long avenue of coconut palms from the plantation house that Fanny Nisbet grew up on and that Horatio Nelson married into in 1787. The strand is broad and pale and faces the Atlantic side of the channel, which means real waves and a steady breeze rather than the glassy calm of Pinney's. The plantation inn behind it serves lunch on the lawn at around US$30 a head and the beach is public, as all beaches here are. Twenty-five minutes and US$25 by taxi from the pier, so worth it as a half day rather than a quick stop.
Getting there from the port
Twenty-five minutes by taxi to Newcastle, US$25 for the car each way