Mimi's Bay

Mimi Bay is one of Anguilla's most romantically remote beaches - a wild, untouched stretch of sand on the southeastern coast, tucked at the end of an unmarked dirt road between Seafeathers Bay and Sile Bay. The closest house is nearly a kilometer away. There are no services, no shade, and no facilities of any kind. What there is instead is a genuine sense of solitude, an open Atlantic horizon, beautiful sand roughly a third of a mile long, and one of the island's most special natural features: a nesting beach for sea turtles, patrolled by the Anguilla National Trust.

Getting to Mimi Bay is part of the experience. The road is unpaved, rocky in places, and completely unmarked - a 4WD vehicle is strongly recommended, and the approach involves navigating a series of forks in the road while keeping to the right toward the coast. Reaching the beach for the first time feels like a discovery, and that quality persists on every subsequent visit: Mimi Bay has an almost startling atmosphere of remoteness for a beach on an island only 16 miles long.

The beach itself faces the Atlantic with a moderately exposed orientation - not as fully exposed as Captain's Bay or Windward Point, but not sheltered like the western coast. Conditions vary considerably. On calm days the water can be swimmable, with a gentle sandy entry and clear visibility. On rougher days - particularly in winter when Atlantic swell picks up - swimming is not advisable, and one established Anguilla beach guide describes Mimi Bay specifically as having "no swimming." Always assess conditions carefully on arrival and do not enter the water unless the sea is genuinely calm. Strong swimmers on calm days have enjoyed the water here, but the beach should never be approached as a reliable swimming destination.

Shell hunting is one of Mimi Bay's specific draws - the beach collects an excellent variety of shells that wash in from the Atlantic, and beachcombing here consistently produces better finds than on the more-visited western beaches. The beach also catches sargassum periodically - check the active alert before visiting.

Mimi Bay is one of three main beaches on Anguilla patrolled for sea turtle nesting activity by the Anguilla National Trust. Night patrols during nesting season (generally June through November) offer the chance to witness nesting hawksbill or green turtles - one of the most extraordinary wildlife experiences available on the island. Contact the Anguilla National Trust to join a scheduled patrol.