Beaches in Antigua

We have never been to Antigua. What are some of the better beaches in Antigua? Looking at either Darkwood Beach or Freyes Beach. What are the thoughts of the CC experts.

We have never been to Antigua. What are some of the better beaches in Antigua? Looking at either Darkwood Beach or Freyes Beach. What are the thoughts of the CC experts.

What do you want from a beach?

Peace and quiet away from T'erds (Towles and Herds)

Shabby chic with Lunch and drinks away from T'erds

Beach toys with T'erds

No toys with T'erds

The two you are considering are no toys with T'erds

What do you want from a beach?

 

 

 

Peace and quiet away from T'erds (Towles and Herds)

 

Shabby chic with Lunch and drinks away from T'erds

 

Beach toys with T'erds

 

No toys with T'erds

 

 

 

The two you are considering are no toys with T'erds

Would you please share options that are Shabby Chic with lunch and drinks. Thanks.

What do you want from a beach?

 

Peace and quiet away from T'erds (Towles and Herds)

Shabby chic with Lunch and drinks away from T'erds

Beach toys with T'erds

No toys with T'erds

 

The two you are considering are no toys with T'erds

Since you post the saying so often, you may want to know the word is towels. Towels and herds.

Would you please share options that are Shabby Chic with lunch and drinks. Thanks.

Jacqui O's and Cecelia's

Book your lunch and day in advance.

JO not open on a Monday.

Since you post the saying so often, you may want to know the word is towels. Towels and herds.

Happy to give definitions

TOWLES:

Arrive by the cheapest means; take the most annoying spot on the beach to spoil a view of paying clients; spread the ship's Towles; constantly repeat the mantra "beaches are free" like a demented parrot; do not spend anything at the resort; bring food and drink browsed from the ship's buffet, all wrapped in a ship's napkin; bury their picnic debris in the sand; use the sea, beach and all the venue's facilities for free; return to the ship by the cheapest means.

Then when back in the Ship boast they spent the day at Carambola (et al) taking lunch and drinks there.

HERDS:

Arrive loudly en masse; stay loudly; have shouting conversations on their mobiles, or to other herd members, albeit 2 feet or 20 yards way; bring coolers full of Supermarket bought beer and food, then demand ice for free; bring boom boxes and play on highest volume; sometimes pay for beds but can insist a colony of friends is created; complain about the price of venue's food as the reason for buying a single slice of pizza.

Seek to use Hotel or Beach facilities for free, failing that, turn the sea into a Urinal (aka going for a swim)

Abuse or ridicule other guests, members of the venue's staff, solely for the group's amusement.

Basically, to knowingly do everything possible to spoil the ambience of the venue, and to annoy as many people as it is physically possible.

Then leave loudly en masse.

Other items of annoyance can be added to each of the above definitions as required.

Thank you. They bring towels. lots of towels. many towels. towels, towels and more towels. All the same kind of towels. Did I mention towels?

Thank you. They bring towels. lots of towels. many towels. towels, towels and more towels. All the same kind of towels. Did I mention towels?

Thank you :D

My DH and I love a great beach day and we've been Antigua three times, and to Darkwood beach twice now - the first time was two years ago the last time was Nov 2017. Our first visit we were blown away by the beauty, the quiet (in comparison to many touristy locations throughout the Caribbean), the great food, service and reasonable costs of drinks. Our last visit there we noticed that they jacked up the prices for food and drinks, all of the lounge chairs were falling apart (and since we were the first couple there and had first choice of the "best" ones) and the costs of food and drinks had gone up quite a bit. Still friendly people though and an amazing beach location, but when we go back to Antigua in December we will be trying out Ffryes this time - our driver also said its a better location.