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Parham Harbour
17° 7.1′ N · 61° 46.1′ W
A well-protected harbour on the north-east coast enclosed by Crabbs Peninsula and Long Island, off the old town of Parham, Antigua's first capital and port. Now mostly a fishing harbour and a quiet base for exploring North Sound's islands.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap named-bay node. Enter by the marked channel from off Maiden Island in daylight only (Noonsite, AMG): the channel is marked by two red balls just off Maiden Island. A small hurricane hole in the mangroves on the south-east side has a dredged entrance of about 6 ft (2 m); a jetty east of Myers Cove has about 5 ft at its end. Plentiful anchoring room. Parham has small shops for staples, bars and a quayside fish market; fuel and water are available but dockage is limited and may mean rafting alongside a fishing boat (ABYMA). Buses run from Parham to St John's East Bus Station from morning to late afternoon. Noonsite (updated Dec 2020) says Parham's Covid-era port-of-entry status was removed; ABYMA still lists a customs post: check before relying on it.
Best for
A sheltered base for North Sound and a hurricane fallback
Season
Year-round; listed among Antigua's storm shelters
Nearby
- St Peter's Church (Parham)0.6 NM away
- North Sound Customs Office0.8 NM away
- North Sound Marina0.8 NM away
- Maiden Island Anchorage (North Sound)1.5 NM away
- Shell Beach Marina1.5 NM away
- Jumby Bay Anchorage (Long Island)2.1 NM away
- Cecilia's & Garden Grill (Dutchman's Bay)2.3 NM away
- Guiana Island (Grape Bay)2.3 NM away