St. George Historic Homes & Gardens

OVERVIEW

Begin with a 50‑minute tender transfer from your ship pier in Royal Naval Dockyard to the East End, where you’ll enjoy an exclusive two‑hour guided walking tour featuring interior visits to several of St. George’s most significant historic buildings and gardens. Explore the cobblestone streets of this UNESCO World Heritage Site as your guide shares the town’s rich past. Walk the cobblestone streets of thoroughly charming St. George, the oldest inhabited town of English origin in the New World. Because of that distinction, UNESCO named St. George a World Heritage site and it is well worth exploring. The guide will elaborate on the town’s intriguing past as you tour one landmark after another, beginning by pausing at Tucker House, a family home that remains virtually untouched since being built in 1750. You will then learn about the origins of the island and view the interior of the Towne Hall. The Mitchell House was built even earlier and is now a museum full of extraordinary artifacts to be viewed up close. As you explore the interior of The State House, you will hear details about Bermuda’s Parliament, which met there for nearly 200 years until Bermuda’s capital moved to Hamilton. Other highlights include the interior of St. Peter’s Church, the Globe Hotel – the headquarters of a notorious Confederate arms runner during the Civil War – Stewart Hall constructed in 1707 with a picturesque Kitchen Garden and current home of the Lili Bermuda perfumery, the exterior Pilot Darrell’s Cottage (the first home known to have been built by a Black Bermudian), and Somers Garden, a lush greenspace named for Admiral George Somers, who is considered to be the founder of Bermuda. Conclude by reboarding the tender for your 50‑minute return transfer back to the ship.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.