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Cockleshell Beach

Cockleshell Beach

Cockleshell Beach
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  • oakley 56
    Bridgnorth, United Kingdom11,308 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    It's cockle shell for a reason 💗
    It's Ten dollars each in a taxi for four to get here with our driver giving us a history tour from the port on the way. So many big shells to find in the surf my wife was in Aw. Beach chairs are available from the bars dotted along the front with drinks and food delivered to your chair absolutly loved it
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 24 November 2023
  • Stanley Y
    Annandale, Virginia242 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Cruise stop visit.
    This was our 3-4th time to Cockleshell. Pretty much the way we left it pre-covid. Shared a cab $15 each way. Beach chair was $5. Nice bar/restaurant but did not eat there. Beach is a little shelly. If you walk past the boat pier on the right looking out to the ocean the bottom is more sandy. Couple in front of us said snorkeling was good 100 feet off the shore.
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 26 November 2023
  • David M
    Ottawa, Canada76 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nice beach visit the didn't cost a fortune
    The beer was cheap and the Coke was cheap and cold. No limit beach bar is the place to go it didn't cost much for the chair and Call umbrella rental. The structure is just something made of a plywood butt. It does the job the people in nice and the sand in the water are wonderful.
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 11 January 2024
  • Josie C
    Brighton, United Kingdom584 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great beach break
    One of the main tourist beaches on St Kitts and gets busy when cruise ships are in. A few bars along the beach offering food and drink. Options to hire sunbeds & umbrellas.
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 20 January 2024
  • Paige Holmes
    Essex, United Kingdom70 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best Beach - Look for the Loxs-een shack! Family run & really kind people, we visit every year!
    We have been to every beach on the island and this is our favourite, it’s a slightly longer drive away from the port so it’s always quieter than the other beaches. As you get on the beach depending where the taxi drops you, look for a shack called Loxs-een, cheapest beers on the beach, it’s family run & the chicken wings are soooo good. Debbie & her daughter are so so sweet, we go back to visit them every year. There is still water sports for those who want it but it’s down one end so easy to avoid if you want to. It’s safe, clean and cheap. The taxi usually £10pp each way and the taxi will arrange to collect you.
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 26 January 2024
  • maurafabris
    Spring City, Pennsylvania31 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Quiet, shell filled beach
    Biggest thing is making sure you select a day where a cruise ship is NOT coming in, as it makes it very crowded I hear. This is a no-frills beach and it is fairly small. Portions have a lot of seaweed washed up on it, and smells bad, but if you can brave it, we found some of the greatest shells in that area. This is a shell lovers beach. We continued to walk it, as new shells kept coming in. Reggae Beach $20 for two chairs and an umbrella and it opened at 11a. We got there right around that time and were the first people. A $30 cab ride from the Marriot and arrange for a pickup to make it easy. You can do some snorkeling.
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 26 August 2024
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Mary Ann F
Saratoga Springs, NY3 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
Taxi from port was $7 pp each way. We were with friends 4 of us Taxi dropped us off at Debbies Hut, loxseen. When we stepped out of taxi a loud man approached us telling us 2 loungers with an umbrella is $20 each so it would be $40
I spoke up and said I would like to check other prices as there are side by side huts with different loungers
Then he said ok $10 each for 2 loungers and umbrella
So we paid him. Seems like there is a beach war going on and this man working for Debbies was obnoxious yelling to couples on the beach not to go anywhere else. We walked down the beach to see the Reggae hut which was actually nice. Looked like good food and entertainment
On the way back this same man was in our face yelling come rent from us! We told him we did and he said this is just for show. It was annoying all afternoon and he was ruining everyone’s afternoon. I would stay away from Debbies, the reggae bar look much better.
Written 8 January 2020
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Glyn W
27 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
What a gorgeous location, take your snorkel or goggles and enjoy the underwater wildlife only a few yards from the beach. Got a taxi from the port which took a group of us to this beach, stopped for photos on the way back after return on the agreed time. Beach bars for food/drink and loungers/beach umbrellas very reasonable priced. Came here as part of a cruise stop off, well worth it.
Written 8 February 2020
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PopeyeCT
Rowayton, CT416 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022
We loved this beach and went on the days when there were not many cruise ships in harbor since it can get very busy. On one end is Spice Mill Restaurant and the other is Reggae Grill, both waterfront and with beach chairs to rent. Many little bar beach shacks between, calm waters, great swimming and snorkeling.
Written 13 February 2022
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George F
Redwood City, CA280 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
The taxi driver at the pier recommended this place so our group of 9 got in the van for a 15 min drive to the beach.
What a disappointment compared to the other beaches we visited on the other islands on this cruise.
Poor road to the beach, no bathroom but a port a potty. Restaurants were like shacks.
Not much beach, worn out sun beds and umbrellas. Not worth the money they wanted. The two of us stayed on the van and went back to the port. Later when we met our friends they said they did not have too good a time.
On the way back to the port the driver stopped at Carambola Beach and it looked great. Next time we visit St. Kitts this is where we will go for our beach day.
Written 23 March 2020
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Tiffany389
Philadelphia, PA127 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
Mountain View’s are stunning. Cockleshell the most popular of the handful of beaches around the tip of the south-east. Dark blue waters that are calm. Reggae Beach Bar and Gril, 100m or so further down the beach.
Written 8 July 2020
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Shirley S
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
The clear warm water. Lots of sun beds and parasols. Decent food and drink. A small gift shop and hand made jewellery that you can purchase for gifts at a reasonable price.
Written 1 June 2022
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Geenza
Cave Creek, AZ1,009 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We were here back in 2009 and this was our favorite beach... so quiet and secluded. Uh, NOT ANYMORE! I guess this is where the ships send their patrons for the day in St. Kitts and you can tell. The chases are lined up over 5 rows back. Where we were?... you couldn't even see the ocean through the people. There are women and men slowly walking throughout the people trying to push massages and items all over the place. We got up and left after about 30 minutes. Go to Ouallie Beach on Nevis... much more quiet.
Written 23 February 2020
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Paige Holmes
Essex, UK70 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Couples
We have been to every beach on the island and this is our favourite, it’s a slightly longer drive away from the port so it’s always quieter than the other beaches.

As you get on the beach depending where the taxi drops you, look for a shack called Loxs-een, cheapest beers on the beach, it’s family run & the chicken wings are soooo good. Debbie & her daughter are so so sweet, we go back to visit them every year.

There is still water sports for those who want it but it’s down one end so easy to avoid if you want to. It’s safe, clean and cheap.

The taxi usually £10pp each way and the taxi will arrange to collect you.
Written 26 January 2024
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Deborah O
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
I highly recommend this beach for cruisers! This beach is a short taxi ride from the cruise port. Alcoholic beverages are inexpensive here so a hotel day pass isn't necessary. This was one of my favorite beaches on my 11-day Southern Caribbean cruise. Beach chair rentals aren't necessary because there are many restaurants and bars available to sit at along the beach.
Written 12 October 2020
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LizzyLiz
Italy521 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Friends
Not very long beach with numerous bars and mostly equipped. Arriving early in the morning, moving to the left you will also find a free beach... which I recommend since around 11:00 Cockleshell Beach is fully booked and honestly there is more tranquility outside the sunbed areas.
Stunning landscape with the island of Nevis right in front of us, calm and crystalline sea with the seabed not exactly sloping so be careful with children because after a couple of meters it suddenly becomes deep. This is obviously due to my experience on the free beach, then moving to the right I don't know if the seabed is softer but certainly the water towards the shore was not clear and on the shoreline among the few shells you could see the black streaks of fuel dispersed by the various hulls and jet skis that are concentrated in that area.
I recommend reaching the beach early in the morning, when people have not yet settled in, because the shoreline has an expanse of pink shells especially towards the left which, when caressed by the waves, produce an unusual and relaxing sound.
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Written 24 February 2024
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