Screw Dock

Truly a hidden gem

Stumbled across this Screw Dock whilst looking for a bar/ loo. I'd never even heard of a Screw Dock. What a fantastic piece of engineering history. A local guy named Don saw my interest and walked me...

Ask for the story behind this

Be sure and ask someone for the history behind the dock and how rare it is. See if you can spot the sunken boat in the channel.

An amazing piece of engineering

The place was totally abandoned. A couple of locals sitting nearby told us to push the gate open and just go in. We did this and looked around at our leisure, shutting the gate on leaving. Unfortun...

Screw Dock, Island Coconut bar

Great relaxed bar on the water. Ramon runs this heritage site and has done an amazing job restoring the place. Drink a Banks beer and enjoy. We stumbled onto this place — a hidden gem!

HIstoric site

Screw docks are a site where boats came into Bridgetown back in the day. Named because the screws would move dock up and down so boat maintenance could be done, etc. Free to walk by and check out but ...