Simpson Bay Beach

Simpson Bay is a long curve of pale sand on the southwest coast, running from the airport end to the village, with calm shallow water for most of its length and restaurants and bars strung along the road behind it. Aircraft come in overhead on the approach at the western end. It is one of the easier beaches on the island to reach and one of the longer ones to walk.

The landscape

• The long curve - sand running the whole width of the bay.
• The calm water - shallow and sheltered along most of the beach.
• The aircraft approach - planes coming in low over the western end.
• The bar strip - the places along the road behind the sand.

When to go

December to April is the dry high season. June to November is the hurricane season. Weekends bring the most people.

Practical notes

The eastern end is busy with hotels and the beach is not quiet. Aircraft noise is constant at the western end. Sargassum weed washes up in some months.

Nearby

Maho Beach is west, and Philipsburg is east.