Landmark· Grand Turk· Other Caribbean
Cockburn Town Beach & Front Street (Grand Turk)
21° 27.7′ N · 71° 8.8′ W
The capital's waterfront: small white-sand beaches between jetties and seawalls, backed by Bermudian-style colonial buildings, cannons and inns along Front and Duke streets — Cockburn Town was founded by Bermudian salt rakers in 1681.
Practical
Departure point for most dive boats. Restaurants, inns, the National Museum and H.M. Prison are a short walk from the public dinghy dock. Some hurricane damage from 2017 is still visible. Part of Columbus Landfall National Park.
Best for
Strolling the capital
Nearby
- Sandbar Restaurant (Cockburn Town)Right here
- Secret Garden Restaurant (Salt Raker Inn, Grand Turk)Right here
- Blue Water Divers (Grand Turk)0.1 NM away
- The Bird Cage (Osprey Beach Hotel, Grand Turk)0.1 NM away
- Turks Head Inne (Grand Turk)0.1 NM away
- Graceway Grand Turk (supermarket)0.4 NM away
- Columbus Landfall National Park (Grand Turk)0.5 NM away
- Grand Turk salinas (flamingos)0.5 NM away