Heywoods Beach

Barbados


One of the best strands on the west coast for day-trippers from elsewhere on the island, Heywoods Beach offers good parking, a location well off Hwy 1 and lots of uncrowded sand (especially on weekdays). It’s about 500m north of the road into Speightstown.


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