Harbour Island Bahamas Dunmore Town
Frequently Asked Questions
At anchor. The small ships that call here stay offshore and send passengers in by tender, landing at Dunmore Town.
Off the northern tip of Eleuthera. The island is five kilometres long, and regulars simply call it Briland.
Wander Bay Street and the lanes of Dunmore Town, rent a golf cart to tour the island, and spend time on Pink Sands Beach, on the Atlantic side.
Because of foraminifera, tiny marine organisms whose coral-red skeletons mix with the white sand. The tint shows best at daybreak and on wet sand at the edge of the surf: crouch down, take a handful and look closely.
By golf cart, rented near the landing: almost nobody drives a car here. Rentals go quickly on busy days. Twenty minutes is enough to circle the island and five to cross it coast to coast, so walking works perfectly well too.
The island's settlement, founded in the 18th century and named after Lord Dunmore, governor of the Bahamas. It is one of the country's oldest: two-storey wooden houses, worked verandas, gardens fenced in white pickets, and St John's church, among the oldest Anglican churches in the Bahamas.
A stranded tree turned local emblem, polished by salt, emerging from the shallows on the sunset side at low tide. It draws photographers and the curious.
Conch in every form, in salad, as fritters or grilled, at the waterfront shacks, while fishermen clean the day's catch on the neighbouring dock. The town's bakeries are known for their coconut bread.
The Bahamian dollar, at par with the US dollar, and English. Keep small bills for the golf cart rental and the craft stalls near the dock.
Yes. The island's small scale, the golf carts and the pink beach appeal to children, and the offshore reef softens the waves. Public access points dot the coast, each leading to a stretch large enough to stay peaceful.
