The island country of Barbados has more than of beaches of both pink and white sands, which are made of coral reefs that have been ground into a very fine powder by the waves of the ocean. Beaches on Barbados can be categorized by region: north and east coast beaches, south coast beaches, and west coast beaches. East and north coast beaches are facing the Atlantic Ocean, while the waters of the southern beaches are a combination of both the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The west coast, or the Platinum Coast, beaches are brimmed by the warm waters of the Caribbean. This is a list of many of the beaches located in Barbados. There are no private beaches on the island.

Beaches

There are 61 beaches in Barbados, including the following with the parishes indicated for each beach:

+ Selected beaches in BarbadosBeachParishCoor/RefsAccra BeachChrist ChurchAlleyne BeachSaint JamesBarclays Park BeachSaint JosephBathsheba BeachSaint JosephGoogle mapsBath BeachSaint JohnBatts RockSaint MiachaelBottom Bay beachSaint PhilipBrandons BeachSaint MichaelBrighton BeachSaint MichaelBrownes BeachSaint MichaelCarlisle BaySaint MichaelCare BaySaint PhilipCasuarina BeachChrist ChurchPossibly closed beach, no referencesCattlewashSaint JosephThe Chase BeachSaint AndrewCotton House BayChrist ChurchCrane BeachSaint PhilipCulpepper IslandSaint PhilipDover BeachChrist ChurchDrill Haul BeachSaint MichaelFitts VillageSaint JamesFoul Bay BeachSaint PhilipFreights BeachChrist ChurchFreshwater BaySaint MichaelGarrison BeachChrist ChurchGibbes BeachSaint PeterGinger Bay (aka Shanty Bay)Saint PhilipHeywoods BeachSaint PeterInch Marlow BeachChrist ChurchLakes BeachSaint AndrewLittle BaySaint LucyLong Bay BeachChrist ChurchMaycock's BaySaint LucyMaxwell BeachChrist ChurchMiami Beach (aka Enterprise Beach)Christ ChurchMorgan Lewis BeachSaint AndrewMullins BeachSaint PeterNeedham Point BeachSaint MichaelParadise BeachSaint MichaelPaynes BaySaint ThomasPebbles BeachSaint MichaelRiver BaySaint LucyRockley BeachChrist ChurchSaint Lawrence GapChrist ChurchSam Lord's CastleSaint PhilipSandy Lane BaySaint JamesShark's Hole BaySaint PhilipSilver Rock Beach-Round RockChrist ChurchSilver Sands BeachChrist ChurchWalkers BeachSaint AndrewWelches BeachChrist ChurchWorthing Beach (aka Sandy Beach)Christ Church

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See also

Tourism of Barbados Geography of Barbados World beaches

References