travel caribbean antigua and barbuda antigua shirley heights
Shirley Heights, part of the Nelson's Dockyard National Park, is located at the southerly tip of Antigua, was a military complex that overlooked English Harbour.
Most of the structures are now either gone or in ruins.
Shirley Heights Lookout occupies the highest point and includes a bar/restaurant and gift shop as well as viewing platforms and picnic tables.
There is an entrance fee of $8 per adult to enter the park area which includes a historical museum and the ruins of an old British barracks.
LINK TO SHIRLEY HEIGHTS LOOKOUT WEB SITE
TRAVEL: 2018
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View looking north toward English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard from the Lookout, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
Main structure at the Lookout housing the bar and gift shop, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
View from the picnic shelters at the Lookout, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
Bar at the Lookout, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
Souvenir sales at the Lookout, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
Ruins of the Officer's Quarters at the Block House, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
Foundations are all that remain of the major part of the fortifications, Shirley Heights, Nelson's Dockyard National Park, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, 2018.
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page last revised january 2020