TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to Antigua is approximately 8 hours . British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua . Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua .
TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Nevis , St Barts and Anguilla . St Lucia for a contrast .
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Cricket is the national sport . Falmouth , English Harbour and Nelson ’ s Dockyard for one of the most picturesque and beautiful harbour areas in the Caribbean . Exceptional number of places of interest to visit including museums , quaysides , old plantations . A few of the outstanding beaches on the island include Dickenson Bay , Soldiers Bay , Hawksbill Beach , Galleon Beach and Darkwood Beach . Carnival is at the end of July . Wadadli is the local beer . Fig Tree drive between Old Road and Liberta is through the rain forest . Parham Harbour and St Peter ’ s
Church . Betty ’ s Hope old sugar plantation . Harmony Hall , restored Great House with a craft centre .
GETTING OUT AND ABOUT The roads are fine except for a few potholes . Car hire is easily arranged and highly recommended . Traffic on a Saturday can be quite heavy in St John ’ s but you can find parking places . Distances are not too great so it really is easy to get around . Signposting is lacking and an ordinance survey map is more accurate than tourist maps provided locally .
FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital : St John ’ s . Airport : VC Bird International . Size of the island : 108 square miles . Population : 65,000 . Average temperature : About 26 degrees Centigrade .
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