Interior View of Fort Scaur

Fort Scaur

Tourist attraction Historical landmark

One of the Best Places To Visits in Somerset


Address

Scaur Hill Fort Park, Somerset Rd, Somerset Village, Bermuda

Website

www.bermuda-attractions.com

Contact

+1 441-236-5902

Rating on Google Maps

4.70
(151127 reviews)


Working Hours

  • Monday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Wednesday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 6 pm

Visitor Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: views (22) fort (20) view (14) history (12) Great (11) Bermuda (8) trail (8) great (7) island (7) nice (7)
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  • 5/5 Bill A. 9 months ago on Google • 230 reviews
    A short hike up from the railway road. Outstanding views, cool breeze, and well-preserved history.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jennifer S. 1 year ago on Google • 308 reviews
    Historicial fort, extremely well maintained. No enterance fee, ample parking. Picnic table if you want to bring a lunch and enjoy. It's worth the stop.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex G. 5 years ago on Google • 394 reviews
    The best use of Bermuda from the Fort. Great historical significance of Bermuda's past. The natural rock clock is quite whimsical and funny. Make sure to search for it.

  • 5/5 Ricardo H. 1 year ago on Google • 202 reviews
    Genial conocer un poco de historia
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 S G. 4 months ago on Google • 155 reviews
    Beautiful views, lots of history, great breeze. Worth checking out
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Linda M. 1 year ago on Google • 218 reviews
    If you want the most fabulous views then it's well worth the effort of making the trip here. You can walk along the railway trail from Somerset village or take a bus to a stop either before or after the sign for Fort scaur. It's timeless with its cannons and strong walls Toilets and a large car park make it a good place to stop on a tour of the island. Perfect place for picnics under shady trees . Expect to see cardinals bluebirds and kiskadees. Monarch butterflies and in spring loquat trees. We walked on the trail to the smallest drawbridge and then took a bus back to Dockyard.

  • 5/5 Clarissa M. 9 months ago on Google • 205 reviews
    A cool landmark with great views of the entire island.

  • 4/5 Jack T. 4 years ago on Google • 202 reviews
    Very cool history but rather a short attraction. You can see everything in 20-30 minutes. It's a nice scenic spot to take in the stunning views.

  • 5/5 Sébastien S. 6 years ago on Google
    What a nice park. The view is breathtaking. The fact that it is elevated compared to the rest of the island gives an unique opportunity to see most of the island. There is a lot of history, with secret underground room and tunnel. And explanation of how the fort was used for the past 200-300 years. Nice place to picnic and let the kids play around. There is restroom. It is probably the best place in Bermuda to enjoy sunset. Not very crowded and lot of space.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jean-Philippe C. 5 years ago on Google
    The best is to take a walk on the railroad trail and clim here from the trail. The view of the bay and Ely’s Harbour is spectacular.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Carl 7 months ago on Google • 105 reviews
    A quick 15 mins visit on a Bermuda island trip list. It has a high altitude view of the island. A great spot for photo ops. The canon battery was interesting, but lack of historic descriptions of its function or story telling. No public bathroom there.

  • 5/5 Amanda B. 1 year ago on Google • 95 reviews
    Buildings & ground are kept up nicely. This place also has beautiful views! Also, free to visit.

  • 4/5 Lyman G. 10 months ago on Google • 87 reviews
    This is a beautiful historical site on Bermuda and though we only stopped for a few short minutes I felt I wouldn’t have minded an hour to explore and sit and listen to the Greater Kiskadee that was calling and flying around the site.

  • 5/5 Lena C. 1 year ago on Google
    Really nice and clean place with amazing views and history in one place.

  • 5/5 Charmaine T. 6 years ago on Google
    Toughest cross country route ever! But brilliant views after you have conquered the 3mile course 🏃‍♀️

  • 3/5 Dre420i 6 years ago on Google
    A serene locale with excellent views

  • 5/5 Amanda S. 6 years ago on Google
    It is very beautiful here! The view is amazing! If you can, go inside, down the stairs and have a look around. There are boards on the wall with information about the fort. They also have a check in book to sign, if you want. It is very interesting looking at the other names and seeing where people have come from to enjoy the same view as you.

  • 5/5 Miso G. 6 years ago on Google
    The view is breathtaking. Our airbnb host recommended this location!

  • 5/5 Doug F. 6 years ago on Google
    We hiked here along the Railway Trail. Terrific 360 degree views perfect for this old fort. A must see if you are in Somerset.

  • 5/5 James E. 6 years ago on Google
    Great views

  • 5/5 Stewart S. 7 years ago on Google
    Scaur Hill Fort is worth a detour off the Railway Trail. It offers great views of the sound, and had interesting exhibits and underground chambers and tunnels to explore.

  • 5/5 Marty G. 7 years ago on Google
    We made a short detour from the rail trail up to the fort. We did not have a lot of time to look around, but it was worth it just for the excellent view of the Great Sound. There are various pieces of the fortifications that you can explore.

  • 5/5 Ophir P. 3 years ago on Google
    great views and an easy detour from the rail trial if you're in the area. we went a couple of evening to see the sunsets which are *breathtaking* from the fort.

  • 4/5 Brian O. 2 years ago on Google
    Great vistas and well explained history at the fort.

  • 5/5 AvTom 4 years ago on Google
    Oh it’s so lovely! Blisteringly hot in the heat though 😆

  • 5/5 Andre and Theodora S. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice view of the ocean

  • 5/5 Colin J. 6 years ago on Google
    Well maintained foetress. Full access available. Great place for a picnic.

  • 5/5 Randall C. 1 year ago on Google
    What a cool spot with a ton of interesting history. Great view of the ocean to boot. You need 45 minutes to really check everything out although the fort is pretty small

  • 3/5 Kamran A. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing piece of Bermudan history

  • 4/5 Stan B. 5 years ago on Google
    We turned off the railway trail and walked up to it. Well worth the effort, an interesting place lots of information on site and great views. We left via the other entrance and it was easy to catch a 7 or 8 bus

  • 4/5 Sean M. 7 years ago on Google
    Fun fort to explore, climb and some Of the best views of Harrington Sound.

  • 5/5 Vicki H. 7 years ago on Google • 20 reviews
    We loved visiting this fort. The admission is free and there are several interpretive signs to explain its history. If the kids need to run around this is the place to go, the dry moats are like a maze and go on for quite a distance. The reproduction canon is cool to view. The restrooms are clean and I challenge you to find the hidden herb garden there!

  • 5/5 Jessica D. 4 years ago on Google
    It was a great adventure with lots of info in tunnels to learn.

  • 5/5 Sara S. 5 years ago on Google
    This fort is really neat and can be accessed from the old Bermuda train line trail. It was extra hot the afternoon I visited and there’s not much nearby in terms of water.

  • 3/5 Eli L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great views but not much else to see.

  • 5/5 David D. 4 years ago on Google
    ☀️

  • 5/5 Emma L. 5 years ago on Google
    So nice, the view is incredible

  • 5/5 Jitka K. 5 years ago on Google
    Great small fort with amazing views towards Hamilton! Well maintained, with bathrooms. There is a water collector nearby, check it out!

  • 5/5 annett11905 5 years ago on Google
    A place with a lot of history and beauty

  • 4/5 Damon R. 5 years ago on Google
    Out of the way historical fort with an impressive cannon. The scenery was nice and the grounds were park like.

  • 5/5 Curtis P. R. 5 years ago on Google
    Bermuda

  • 5/5 Kim N. H. 5 years ago on Google
    Stunning and perfect spot for pictures. Invest in a tour guide to provide historical insight.

  • 4/5 Ros W. 5 years ago on Google
    The fort is an historic spot with a few plaques detailing its history. There is a bench at the apex where you can sit and contemplate the beauty of Bermuda.

  • 4/5 Karen W. 5 years ago on Google
    Absolutely beautiful. We took the bus there and then took our lives into our hands hiking up to the entrance. Not for the faint of heart! After that, you're hiking steep trails and rolling hillsides with absolutely gorgeous panoramic views. Wear as little clothes as possible, it was HOT and HUMID when I was there in July. Comfortable shoes are a must. Cushy socks a good idea. Go all the way to the top for the view that makes it all worth it. We spent about 2 hours and found out the hard way that the only way back to a stop was the way we came. Again, scarey as hell for this American but it seemed common place for the drivers.

  • 5/5 Tee M. 5 years ago on Google
    Scenic, historical fort that affords you the opportunity to see the whole island from different perspectives. Definitely a must see in Bermuda!

  • 5/5 Donna R. 5 years ago on Google
    Omg views. Great place to meditate.

  • 5/5 Tina B. 5 years ago on Google
    Very interesting facts about this fort as well as the 1 of 2 cannonballs shot 😁 Also, if your a player it is a Poke stop!

  • 5/5 Sabine 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) nice view (Original) schöner Ausblick

  • 4/5 Anne-Marie Porteous (. 5 years ago on Google • 20 reviews
    Beautiful views of the Great Sound on one side, looking towards Dockyard to the west and towards Southampton along to Hamilton . And Elys Harbour on the other side. Nice place for a photo op, to walk along the trails. Or take some food and sit off at one of the park tables and have a picnic. That's how we spent our mother's day today.

  • 4/5 Karl V. 6 years ago on Google
    A hands-on appreciation for Bermuda's fortification, along with with those at Dockyard.

  • 5/5 Matthew W. 5 years ago on Google
    Really cool. We started on the rail trail and walked up the ditch, you get to the outside of the fort where you would get shot of you were invading. Then walk up the path, enjoy the top of the fort, the replica pop up cannon. Go into the magazine. And go into the base of the fort and look out the gun holes that we were looking into earlier. SUPERB

  • 5/5 Bethea P. 6 years ago on Google
    Beautiful Scenery.

  • 5/5 Sarah V. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place for a picnic! Brought our own food for a spot of good views and history.

  • 4/5 abhinav u. 6 years ago on Google
    Stunning views of the sea, nice n quite historical place. Trail around the fort allows you to cycle through....

  • 5/5 Christopher J. 6 years ago on Google
    Lovely view

  • 4/5 Adrian W. 6 years ago on Google
    Wasn't open when we arrived so didn't get the chance to go inside. So we walked around the trails there.


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