Nevis Peak is the volcanic mountain which in ancient times created the island of Nevis. The peak rises to over three thousand feet, and it is quite often surrounded by cloud at... more »

  Pinneys is a fine beach, the longest beach on Nevis. It is on the Caribbean side of the island, where the sea is usually quite calm. This beach is almost 3 miles long, reaching... more »

  Montpelier House, Nevis, was where Horatio Nelson and Frances Nisbet celebrated their marriage, on March 11th 1787. Unfortunately the great plantation house itself no longer... more »

The Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course, at the Four Seasons Resort on Nevis, is a world-class golf course in a tropical setting. It has good landscaping and in places there are... more »

Oualie was the original name of the island of Nevis. The word is pronounced "wah-lee" and means beautiful waters, referring not just to the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, but... more »

Windward Beach is a long, sand beach on the southeastern, or "windward", coast of Nevis. Windward means facing into the Trade Winds, tropical winds which blow almost all the time... more »

The ruins of Cottle Church are off the main road at Round Hill Estate, in the woods, in the northern part of the island of Nevis, not far from the airport. This very small church... more »

Bike Nevis runs guided mountain bike tours in Nevis, and they also provide mountain bike and road bike rentals . Bike tours are available for the beginner, advanced and expert... more »

At the northernmost end of Pinneys Beach is a pleasant bay known as Cades Bay. It is possible to walk from Cades Bay all the way to the outskirts of Charlestown on the beach, only... more »

  During the 17th century, a group of Sephardic Jews who had previously been living for a while in Brazil, came north to Nevis, where they taught the British settlers the... more »

The great American statesman Alexander Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis in 1757. He spent his childhood on the island up until the age of eight, when he and... more »

New River Estate is on the Atlantic or eastern side of Nevis (the Caribbean is the western side of the island.) This estate was still processing sugar commercially until 1958... more »

The Bath Hotel in Nevis is considered to have been the first tourist hotel in the Caribbean. Built in 1778, it was a rather grand "spa" hotel, and it rapidly became a very... more »

Nelson's Lookout is a Caribbean fort up on Saddle Hill, a large, saddle-shaped hill (one of several ancient volcanic cores) in the southern part of the island of Nevis. You will... more »

You can't help noticing Gingerland Methodist Church as you drive on the main road through St. George Gingerland parish; right beside the road you will see a very large... more »

The Museum of Nevis History is situated in a handsome Caribbean Georgian stone building near the water at the north end of Charlestown, the capital of Nevis. The museum is... more »

The Horatio Nelson Museum is a surprisingly rich museum of Nelson memorabilia; in fact this collection is considered to be the best in the New World. The museum recently... more »

This dive site is actually known as "Devil's Caves" and it is on the southwestern side of Nevis, just where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. It's a 35 minutes boat ride... more »

Newcastle Beach is on the northern side of Nevis, and so it faces the Narrows and the Atlantic Ocean rather than the Caribbean Sea.  The beach is named after the village of... more »

Eva Wilkin was a very accomplished Caribbean artist, whose work has become quite valuable. Although trained in England, she lived on Nevis for 50 years, and in addition to her... more »

Fort Charles had an important role in the history of Nevis. The fort was constructed by the British on a small promontory south of Charlestown, the capital. The purpose was to... more »

Montravers Estate was one Nevis plantation that produced sugar for export for 300 years; the buildings of the estate are on the mountainside, directly above Pinney's Beach... more »

This small Caribbean church (aka St. John's Figtree Church) is perhaps best known for its church register, in which is recorded the marriage of Horatio Nelson to Frances Nisbet... more »

The tennis complex at the Four Seasons Resort on Nevis is impressive and well-equipped. There are four red-clay courts and six hard courts, including one show court with wooden... more »