Sherricks Bay

Sherricks Bay is Anguilla's best-kept western secret - a pristine, completely undeveloped stretch of white sand at the southwestern tip of the island, known to almost no visitors and offering the kind of solitude that the island's famous west-end beaches can no longer provide. Tucked behind Shoal Bay West and Covecastles, and adjacent to Bolly Ham Bay on the road to the western tip, Sherricks Bay sits at the literal end of the road on one of Anguilla's most remote and wild stretches of southern coast.

The beach is divided by a modest rock formation into two distinct sections. The first 70 yards of the bay are flanked by a small lip of the West End Pond, where coastal wetland birds may be seen at the water's edge. The rest of the beach opens directly onto the Caribbean Sea - a sweeping, unobstructed view with a quaint islet serving as a focal point in the near distance and the striking silhouette of Saba dramatically adorning the southern horizon. On clear days, St. Martin is also visible across the channel. The combination of island and mountain views from this position is unlike anything on Anguilla's more accessible beaches.

The beach faces south-southwest and the shoreline is largely undeveloped. One real estate guide described it as "more than a thousand feet of pristine beach land and the most breathtaking views" - and one of the last spots in the west where you will find nothing other than sand and sun. The bay sits near Sherricks High Point, the rocky promontory that divides Sherricks Bay from Lower Shoal Bay West and the old Covecastles site.

Getting here is part of the adventure. From the main west-end road, instead of turning left toward Covecastles after the West End Salt Pond, continue straight on the narrow local road through West End Village. A short detour off this road leads down a dirt path to Sherricks Bay. The road to the western tip passes both Sherricks Bay and Bolly Ham Bay - both worth visiting on the same excursion. A 4WD or high-clearance vehicle is helpful for the final approach, though standard cars can manage in dry conditions.