Montserrat
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, although it is not the only dependency in the Caribbean.
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Worth seeing in and around Montserrat
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Montserrat Volcano Observatory
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory is a volcano observatory which is located on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, where the Soufrière Hills volcano has been actively erupting since 1995. The MVO staff describe their activities as working to reduce the impact of volcanic activity by monitoring, researching, educating, and advising.
1.4 km · observatory on the Caribbean island of Montserrat · Wikipedia - 02Centre Hills
Centre Hills is a forest reserve on the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea. It forms one of the territory's Important Bird Areas, which encompasses the forest reserve as well as additional habitat for the Montserrat oriole, the territory's endemic, and critically endangered, national bird.
600 m · hill in Montserrat · Wikipedia - 03St. Martin de Porres Church, Salem
The St. Martin de Porres Church is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the town of Salem, on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, part of the Lesser Antilles and a British overseas territory.
2.4 km · church in Montserrat, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Salem Oval
The Salem Oval is a cricket ground located in the village of Salem, Montserrat. The ground was constructed following the destruction of Montserrat's main cricket ground in Plymouth, which was destroyed in the Soufrière Hills eruption of 1997.
2.4 km · cricket ground in Montserrat · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The
- 01Montserrat Volcano Observatory
MVO's observation deck and Visitors Centre are open Monday-Thursday with informative poster displays, interactive kiosks, a display of artefacts and a fabulous view of the volcano.
- 02Centre Hills
Bird watching: thirty-four species of resident land birds and migrant songbirds including Montserrat's rare national bird, the Montserrat Oriole.
- 03AIR Studios Montserrat
- 04Montserrat Cultural Centre
Conference centre with 500-seat auditorium and stage, cinema and concert venue, bar and banquet facility, recording studio, souvenir shop, outdoor stage for open-air performances.
- 05Montserrat Museum
Montserrat’s history and culture, pre-Columbian to modern day.
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Things to do
Montserrat is blessed with natural beauty, with lush tropical forests crossed by trails of varying difficulty. Many can be enjoyed on your own, however, some require a guide to make the path clear. Stop by the National Trust or Tourist Information for a map. Montserrat is known for its quiet beaches. Check out each one, they are all different.
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Where to eat
Most establishments are casual. Some bars on the beach are okay with folks walking right in sand and all. There are no international fast-food chains on Montserrat. In additions to the ones listed here, many places to sleep also have a restaurant. Most meal choices consist of chicken or seafood, with most having a red meat option, though the type of meat varies greatly.
- 01The Attic
Olveston Estate Drive (turn right off the Salem Main Road, just below the National Trust),.
- 02Emerald Rose Restaurant
Caribbean cuisine, the menu of the day posted to their Facebook wall.
- 03Gourmet Gardens
Eat on a patio overlooking the garden or inside the classic gingerbread house.
- 04La Colage
Sweeney’s,.
- 05Tina’s Restaurant
Tina's, La Colage and Emerald Rose offer great local lunches.
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Getting to Montserrat
- Airports
- John A. Osborne (MNI), 5 km · V. C. Bird (ANU), 61 km · Robert L. Bradshaw (SKB), 83 km
- Osbourn → Montserrat61 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 52m · $39–161
- Basseterre → Montserrat84 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 11m · $68–123
- Pointe-à-Pitre → Montserrat90 km · quickest by ferry, 5h 31m · €68–172
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Montserrat
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Montserrat. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSeveral tour operators in Antigua offer day excursions to Montserrat, including observation of the Soufrière Hills volcano.
- Get inCharter helicopters from Antigua offer another way to view the volcano.
- Get inAntigua-based day tours, such as Carib-World Travel and Jenny Montserrat Tours, typically package existing scheduled flights or ferry runs to reach Montserrat.
- Get inAny same-day boat tour will therefore be limited to days with more than one scheduled ferry run (Tu Th, sometimes Sat).
- Get inMontserrat departure taxes are EC$10.00/US$4.00 per person for same-day trips, higher for an overnight stay.
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