NELSON'S DOCKYARD & FORT BERKELEY - ENGLISH HARBOUR- ANTIGUA
Nelson's Dockyard & Fort Berkeley - English Harbour - Antigua
Coordonnées GPS Stationnement: 17.008403, -61.764459
Coordonnées GPS: Fort Berkeley: 17.004443, -61.763316
Le chantier naval de Nelson est l'un des plus beaux ports naturels des Caraïbes. Il fait partie des parcs nationaux d'Antigua.
Les bâtiments, érigés aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, ont été restaurés et abritent aujourd'hui des hôtels, boutiques, restaurants, galeries d'art, etc.
On y retrouve également un musée qui est situé dans l'ancienne maison de l'amiral. Il présente des expositions sur l'histoire de ce chantier naval.
Il est également très plaisant de flâner autour de la marina pour y admirer les luxueux bateaux qui y sont amarrés.
En ce qui nous concerne, nous avons poursuivi la visite jusqu'au Fort Berkeley qui est accessible par un sentier dans la forêt d'une longueur d'environ 700 m.
Le sentier, qui est plutôt accidenté, s'élève dans la montagne, nous permettant ainsi de bénéficier de jolies vues panoramiques sur le littoral, le port, le Fort Berkeley et la plage de Galleon.
Le sentier redescend ensuite vers les remparts du Fort Berkeley érigés sur une péninsule.
Aujourd'hui, le fort est constitué principalement de ruines. Cependant, il offre de magnifiques points de vue sur la baie.
Le coût d'entrée est de 8 $ US. Cependant, le billet que l'on nous remet permet également de visiter Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre et Shirley Heights.
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FORT BERKELEY 1704 ~ English Harbor Antigua ~ Best UAV Drone Caribbean Aerials ~ WeBeYachting.com
Fort Berkeley is over looking English Harbour is the most historic part of Antigua. Time should be taken when visiting Nelson’s Dockyard, to follow the path to Fort Berkeley. It is only a ten-minute stroll each way and the unfolding views of the harbour are spectacular. The fort is placed on the peninsula forming the west entrance to English Harbour. It was started in 1704, or 21 years before the Dockyard was built. Its defences were later extended in the 1740’s. In this strategic position, the fort commanded the entrance to the anchorage, where naval captains careened their ships and sheltered from hurricanes. On approaching the battlements from a footpath starting at the Dockyard dinghy wharf, a stone quarry may be seen on the right. It was here that the building material for the fort was taken. The fortified line, once known as the “Charles Line”, is further to the right. It was named after Commodore Charles Knowles, who once commanded at the Dockyard. He added this line of battlements in 1745, when the fort was extended. On the left is a bombproof powder magazine, built in 1811 to hold three hundred barrels of gunpowder. Inside the entrance is a cooperage and shifting room for packing explosives. The next building was the guardhouse, for which there is an amusing 18th century reference to this building: “The Guard is in great distress, the allowance of 9 pence a day not being sufficient at such a cold post to buy more than warm liquor”.
In 1989, the building was re-roofed by the National Park as a pilot restoration-training project funded by Canada. The restoration is accurate to the point that the stonework shows smaller stones were used to extend the wall height. In 1751, the roof had been blown off by a hurricane. Therefore added height to the walls was needed to accommodate extra beams to strengthen the roof against future hurricanes. The restored mechanics of the inside structure demonstrates great strength, and it certainly survived the great hurricane ‘Luis’, experienced in 1995.
At the end of the peninsula is the site of the first 1704 battery. Peeping out of the battlements towards Guadeloupe is a twenty-four pound cannon, cast in Scotland during the reign of George III of England in 1805. Look for the King’s cipher on the top of the cannon and the date will also be seen. The calibre of the gun is 5.5 inches and it weighs twenty-five tons, taking eleven men to handle it. Its range was one and a half miles with an eight pound charge of gunpowder.
Over the wall at the extreme end, is an upturned cannon cemented in the rock. A chain was once attached and extended across the harbour entrance forming a boom to discourage the entry of attacking ships. The chain was lashed to old condemned masts, preventing it from sinking to the bottom of the harbour.
With this gun in the round bastion in which you are now standing, and extending along the lines, were twenty other guns. Fortunately, English Harbour was not attacked so the fort was never used in earnest, though it must have been a deterrent against assault.
On the east side of the Harbour above the 'Pillars of Hercules' (q.v. under Natural Sites) it is just possible to see the walls of a half moon shaped battlement. This is the only remnant of Fort Charlotte built at the same time as Shirley Heights military complex visible high up overlooking English Harbour.
From this walk along the peninsula protecting the western side of English Harbour we can understand how well English Harbour with its vital naval dockyard was defended against attack, an attack that never happened as it was deemed too strong militarily.
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English Harbour, Falmouth Harbour, Nelson's Dockyard and Shirley Heights, Antigua..
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HEXO+ Autonomous Drone Flight #5 360 Clip, Fort Berkeley, English Harbour, Antigua
Downsized from 2K to 1080p. I'm back with my wife to do a celebratory shoot since English Harbour, Antigua, is where I asked her to marry. I had no problems syncing and started with about 97% power. In this clip I use both 360 Close and Far Away settings that drained the battery to about 45%. Meaning both 360 executions needed a lot of power. It was also quite windy so that was probably contributed as well. The full video shows us going back to Galleon Beach with two Follow Far Away positions. Towards the end I try to execute a Hover but the location of the Hexo+ sitting over a tree gets me nervous. I quickly change to Come Over Me, then Land Here. It's a bummer that the camera is set pointing down but it's better than getting stuck in a tree. Thanks for watching.
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Nelson's Dockyard - a historical walk in English Harbour, Antigua
Mo from CharterGuru goes for a walk around Nelson's Dockyard during the Antigua Yacht Charter Show.
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Hell's Gate, Antigua and Barbuda
Devil's Bridge is a natural rock arch in eastern Antigua. It is located on the Atlantic coast at 17°6′1.7″N 61°40′42.2″W, near Indian Town Point to the east of Willikies. The area around the arch features several natural blowholes which shoot up water and spray powered by waves from the Atlantic Ocean.
Hell's Gate is a small island located in North Sound quite close to Great Bird Island, Antigua.
English Harbour, Antigua
My sailing adventures in the Caribbean sailing single handed. Antigua a nice place to visit with a great harbor. There are numerous good anchorages around the island.
NELSON’S DOCKYARD Marina ~ Antigua West Indies ~ Best UAV Drone Caribbean Aerials ~ WeBeYachting.com
This video is of beautiful Nelson’s Dockyard Marina ~ English Harbour Antigua West Indies.
Nelson’s Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, Antigua. It is part of Nelson's Dockyard National Park, which also contains Clarence House and Shirley Heights. Named after Admiral Horatio Nelson, who lived in the Dockyard from 1784 through 1787, Nelson's Dockyard is home to some of Antigua's sailing and yachting events such as Antigua Sailing Week and the Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting.English Harbour quickly became a focal point for the establishment of a naval base in Antigua. Its position on the south side of the island meant it was well positioned to monitor the neighboring French island of Guadeloupe. Additionally, the harbour is naturally well-suited to protect ships and cargo from hurricanes. In 1671 the first recorded ship to enter English Harbour was a yacht, the “Dover Castle.” It was chartered to the King by a Colonel Stroude for the use of the Governor of the Leeward Islands when he visited the islands under his jurisdiction and chased ye pirates.
The first reference to the defence of English Harbour occurs in 1704 when Fort Berkeley was listed as one of the twenty forts established around the coast of Antigua. By 1707 naval ships used English Harbour as a station, but no facilities had yet been built for ship maintenance or repair. By 1723 English Harbour was in regular use by British naval ships and in September of that year the harbour gained a reputation as a safe natural harbour when a hurricane swept ashore 35 ships lying in other ports in Antigua, while the HMS Hector and HMS Winchelsea, both moored in English Harbour, suffered no damage. Soon British naval officers petitioned for the building of repair and maintenance facilities in English Harbour. In 1728 the first Dockyard, St. Helena, was built on the east side of the harbour and consisted of a capstan house for careening ships, a stone storehouse, and three wooden sheds for the storage of careening gear. There were no quarters for dockyard staff or visiting sailors and the seamen themselves conducted all work and repairs on the ships. Naval operations in English Harbour soon outgrew the small original dockyard and plans were made to develop the western side of the harbour with more facilities.
Admiral's Inn (the former Pitch and Tar Store)
Construction of the modern Naval Dockyard began in the 1740s. Enslaved laborers from plantations in the vicinity were sent to work on the dockyard. By 1745 a line of wooden storehouses on the site of the present Copper & Lumber Store Hotel had been built and the reclamation of land to provide adequate wharves had been started. Building continued in the Dockyard between 1755 and 1765, when quarters were built for the Commander-in-Chief on the site of the Officers’ Quarters. Additional storerooms, a kitchen and a shelter for the Commander’s “chaise” were also erected. The first part of the present Saw Pit Shed was constructed, the reclamation of the wharves and their facing with wooden piles was continued, and a stone wall was built to enclose the Dockyard. Between 1773 and 1778 additional construction was undertaken. The boundary walls were extended to their present position; the Guard House, the Porter’s Lodge, the two Mast Houses, the Capstan House, and the first bay of the Canvas, Cordage, and Clothing Store were built; and the first Naval Hospital was built outside the Dockyard. Many of the buildings in the Dockyard today were constructed during a building program undertaken between 1785 and 1794. The Engineer’s Offices and Pitch and Tar Store were built in 1788 and the Dockyard wall was extended to enclose the new building. The wharves were improved and the northern side of the Saw Pit Shed was built in the same year. In 1789 the Copper and Lumber Store was completed and by 1792 the west side of the Canvas, Cordage, and Clothing Store had been completed. The Blacksmith’s Shop also dates from this period. This building program overlaps with Nelson’s tenure in the Dockyard from 1784 to 1787. The Sail Loft was built in 1797 adjacent to the Engineer’s Offices and Tar and Pitch Store. Around 1806 the Pay Master’s Office was built and in 1821 the Officers’ Quarters building was constructed to accommodate the growing numbers of officers who accompanied their ships to the yard. The Naval Officer’s and Clerk’s House was built in 1855 and is now home to the Dockyard Museum.
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English Harbour Marina | Antigua
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HEXO+ Autonomous Drone Flight #5 over water, Fort Berkeley, English Harbour, Antigua
Downsized from 2K to 1080p. Warning: this video contains some sappiness! This is a shortened video where I'm back with my beautiful wife to do a celebratory shoot. English Harbour, Antigua, is where I asked her to marry in April 2010. Although that really happened in our friend's Galleon Beach villa, the breathtaking views of Fort Berkeley won us over. (Everything else was her idea.) This time I had no problems syncing and started with about 97% power. I use both 360 Close and 360 Far Away settings that drained the battery to about 45%. It was also quite windy so that probably contributed to the drain as well. Then we head back towards Galleon Beach dock with two Follow Far Away positions. Towards the end I try to execute a Hover but the location of the Hexo+ sits uncomfortably so I quickly changed to Come Over Me, then Land Here. At that point the camera is pointing down when it lands but it's far better than getting stuck in a tree... Thanks for watching.
Music courtesy YouTube.
Shirley Heights - English Harbour - Antigua
Some shots of Shirley Heights, English Harbour & Freemans bay, Antigua. Shot with a DJI P3.
At 0:25 look out for the island of Montserrat on the horizon.
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Antigua-English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard Weltumsegelung.m4v
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Eine Familie segelt um die Welt
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ANTIGUA- COMING IN TO ENGLISH HARBOR
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Filmed in March 2013 whilst on holiday in Antigua. Well worth a visit. This video was filmed on the Circumnavigation tour with Wadaldi Cats. We visited the harbour a few days earlier when we hired a jeep around 70USD for the day.
Nelson's Dockyard | Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | 4K
Take a walk through Nelson's Dockyard, named after Admiral Horatio Nelson.
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Walk through Nelson's Dockyard: 0:14 - 4:44
Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation in the Caribbean comprised of the two major islands of Antigua and Barbuda, as well as some smaller ones. It is part of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles of the Eastern Caribbean. Antigua was named after the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua (Old Saint Mary’s Church) in Seville, Spain by Christopher Columbus on his visit to the island in 1493.
Antigua and Barbuda is known for its calm blue waters, lush greenery, and white sand beaches. Due to the shape of its coastline, Antigua has 365 beaches, one for every day of the year. Picturesque views of Nelson’s Dockyard can be seen from the Shirley Heights Lookout. The highest point on Antigua is Boggy Peak.
Antigua and Barbuda was inhabited by the Siboney and then the Arawaks before becoming colonized by the British. The independent state is now a member of the Commonwealth with the English crown being represented by the Governor General.
Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Commonwealth, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Organization of American States (OAS), United Nations (UN), and World Trade Organization (WTO).
The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St John’s, located on the island of Antigua. Codrington is the largest town in Barbuda.
Points of interest in Antigua and Barbuda include the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, Fort Barrington, Saint John's Cathedral, Heritage Quay, Prince Klaas Monument, VC Bird Monument (commemorating the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Vere Cornwall Bird), Fort James, Nelsons Dockyard, Clarence House, Devil’s bridge, Betty’s Hope Sugar Plantation, Half Moon Bay Beach, Monk’s Hill, Fort George, Montpelier Sugar Factory, Antigua Sugar Factory, and Fort Berkeley.
Phenomenal views of Antigua and Barbuda can be seen from the Shirley Heights Lookout and the Blockhouse Ruins.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is the central bank of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), which share the Eastern Caribbean Dollar. The headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is located in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis.
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the Supreme Court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The headquarters of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) are located in St Lucia.
The most popular sport in Antigua and Barbuda is cricket with one of the most notable West Indian cricketers, Sir Vivian Richards hailing from the island.
The VC Bird International Airport (ANU) and St John’s Cruise Ship Dock connect Antigua and Barbuda to the world through air and sea respectively.
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‘‘This was my first and last flight of morning when I noticed the air craft suddenly headed in another direction other than my command. Then a second interruption where the video was intermittently lost and finally a third time when I lost all video recording. Heading home after it announced go home. Then 1/2 way home it will land in 10 seconds. With my heartbeat racing to maximum I fought with the control to avoid landing in the water as it spun slowly down out of my control. Luckily it landed somewhere on land in the grassy areas 1.2 km away from the control.
I went searching without success even though the flight records shows exact location where it landed. Even from a very close distance after reaching the spot where it landed I could not locate the craft as it was almost buried in vines.
After the third night sleeping in the weeds I made the third attempt to recover my drone. This final attempt took less than 5 minutes to locate and recovered the drone as I used the find my drone option from the DJI GO 4 app.
It has now been cleaned up and ready to sore the sky once again.
Antigua and Barbuda Pillars of Hercules 2
The Pillars of Hercules is a spectacular limestone rock formation that guards the entrance to English Harbour. The Pillars, towering along the
tip of Charlotte Point make a difficult hike but are popularly viewed by boat or from Fort Berkeley on the other side of the harbour.
The Pillars are also a popular diving and snorkeling site. Large limestone boulders covered in coral reefs begin just a few feet under the
water and go as deep as 40 feet. Stingrays, trumpet fish and blue tangs are regular visits to the reef
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Antigua - From Dow Hill Of Shirley Heights, English Harbour, Nelson's Dockyard, and Falmouth Bay
Antigua - View From Dow Hill Interpretive Centre Of Shirley Heights, English Harbour, Nelson's Dockyard, and Falmouth Bay
The title says it all.
Antigua is so completely incredible.
You should go there - James M. Burton
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