long bay

We were staying at the Verandah and walked over to Long Bay a few times during our stay. Both times it was later in the afternoon - around 2 pm. The guy on the beach rents chairs for $5 per day so my sister asked politely if we could have 2 chairs for $5 since there were only 2 hours of sun left. He was quite rude and snarky. Then when she went to pay him with a $20, at the same time I said I had a $10 so she pulled her money back so that I could pay and so that he wouldn't have to walk all the way down the beach to fetch her change. He went ballistic about how "disrespectful" that was to pull money away. We were JUST trying to make his life easier by paying with exact change. So watch out for this guy he is VERY rude!As for the poison tree, I'm sorry, but WHO would eat fruit from a tree in a foreign country while travelling? The tree was CLEARLY marked as you entered the beach area. Snorkelling was pretty decent off to the right had side of the beach around the rocky area. Also had a quick Wadadli beer in the restaurant on the beach which was very nice

easy access to snorkel right off the beach, the reef is close and waters calm and clear on most days. Lots of chairs to rent, food for purchase, and a really great restaurant on the beach. This beach is very busy with cruise ship tourists when 4 large ships are in port. Plan to go early.

Beach is nice in Long Bay. We had rented a car and were looking for a nice place to snorkle. A really nice local woman recommended we try Long Bay. She said we could walk on to the reef and she was right! We rented a beach chair from a local restaurant for $5 for the day...dropped our stuff and into the water we went. We saw a lot of cool fish. The reef is fairly shallow in this area but for what we were looking to do it was perfect. There are also some good places to eat in the area. And the water is stunning in this spot. It is just a nice place to spend a very relaxing day.

We visited long bay and got hassled by the guy running water sports rental hut to pay $75: for three beech chairs even thou we were only staying an hour but he was so pushy I paid. The next few times we visited this beech we just sat on the beech and used the natural shade of the trees which the local beech chair guy didn't like at all. On our last visit to long bay I moved a line beech chair that was under the tree my family and I wanted to sit under and the beech chair guy fromIsland water sports but came over shouting and hollering at me to not touch his chairs. I was not scared but he was doing his level best to intimidate me . I walked away and he continued the abuse until a security lady stepped in. The real shame of this is that the beech guy should know that ALL beeches in Antigua are free for public use. No person, no hotel, no business can claim any part of a beech is private, this law was originally passed to stop hotels and businesses from making Antigua's beeches inaccessible to the locals. The irony of this is that now the locals are doing exactly that and trying to claim that beeches are private .DO NOT Feel pressurised by the chair man!

We spent a few hours there on a Shore Excursion Tour during a Cruise. Beautiful clean beach. Not too crowded when we were there. A must for cruisers and about 9 miles from St. John's where the ships dock if you go on your own.

This beach was in the next bay along from our resort, had the opportunity to walk here in just a few minutes. This is a beach worth seeing and taking in: there are corals walking distance into the sea, and snorkelling can be good here.Watch out for the poisonous tree!

This public beach is not too big, and most of it is occupied by a resort, but the sand is very fine, the water calm and it is very picturesque.Snorkelling wasn't great and the constant buzz of salespeople trying to sell you everything from activities to drugs was slightly annoying. Do not bring valuables as there are a lot of people and a thief would have multiple escape options.

The highlights of my visits to Long Bay have to be the white sand and clear blue water that instantly creates a picture-perfect memory. Delving deeper, the snorkelling is great too. If you're on the look out for Blue Tangs, Sergeant Majors and the odd Angel Fish, you're in for a treat!

Long Bay is a family beach on the Eastern side of the Island of Antigua. it is close to Devil's Bridge. The beach was attractive to me as there was a little walk between parking and getting to the water. There was a little pool for toddlers which I found appealing to families with toddlers. I visited the beach on 3 occasions during my stay in Antigua and all days were different. The tide was in on 2 days and this dragged a lot of sea weed to the shores.I did not see anyone cleaning the sea weed. My husband bit a machineel as these trees are on the beach and he mistook it for something edible called dumps. He spat it out in time only to find out it was poisonous. It burnt his mouth for over 8 hours even after he drank milk. These trees should be cut down. We learnt that there had been fatalities arising from the eating of the Machineel. It is not an edible fruit. I have seen them by other beaches. Even taking shade under them can leave blisters on the skin.The water at Long Bay is however beautiful on a non high tide day and very safe for families with children. I tried out 2 other beaches...Half Moon Bay and Dickenson Bay. Half moon bay was by far the most scenic and Dickenson the best for snorkling out of the three.

We stayed at the Verandah and this beach is outside the complex so we decided to have a short walk to see it. The beach is ok, however the locals are very off-putting. Before we even set foot on the beach we were approached to see if we wanted boat trips, food, sun loungers, drugs!!! A shame and not really what you expect, I think we stayed 5mins then left - I didn't feel very safe.

Long Bay Beach: The beach was grainier than other beaches I've visited but still lovely. It was powdery but not the super soft sand. The water was crystal clear. There are sea grape trees for shade. Just be careful because we took shade under the sea grape trees and it had black ants and bees. You can rent lounge chairs, shade umbrellas, jet skis, food and beverages at the local shops that line the beach. The bathroom is NOT FREE. They charge $2 US to use the bathroom. I'd advise to buy a $2 bottle of water and then use the bathroom.

The sand and water is pretty nice. Water is nice and warm. It is not very crowded. You can do some snorkeling, not that impressive though. If you are staying at the hotels in the area, the stingray city boat will actually pick you up from here.When you pull into the bay, you would notice a big tree on your left. Do not park under or near this tree. There is a sign that says this tree is poisonous, however it is high up and I did not notice the sign until I left the bay. I read about the tree afterwords. You should Google this tree. Do not eat any fruit that looks like an apple.

Amazing public beach just around the corner from The Verandah resort, but well worth the short stroll to spend a morning or afternoon there.The most amazing white sand and clear blue sea, with good snorkelling straight off of the right corner of the beach.

We rented two chairs with an umbrella. Nice day, There was a restaurant there, service saw killer slow, food was lousy and the service too. The beach is nice but you are better off at Darkwood Beach.

Solid beach with beach bar at one end which will rent you umbrellas and chairs for US$5 each. Can get food and drinks from the beach bar and there is snorkeling right off the beach. Beautiful water.