Poor Man’s Bar sits on the beach at The Baths and is exactly what its name suggests — a simple, cheerful open-air bar a few steps from the sand, serving cold drinks and rum punch to people who have just spent an hour scrambling through the boulders.

What to Expect at Poor Man’s Bar

That is the point of it. The Baths are the single most visited attraction in the BVI, and after the walk through the caves to Devil’s Bay this is where you sit down, cool off and have a drink before swimming back to the dinghy. There is usually food of the burger-and-fish-sandwich variety.

It provides a useful contrast to Top of the Baths at the other entrance, which is a larger restaurant with a pool. Poor Man’s is the beach option.

Getting There on Your Crewed Charter

The Baths has day-use National Parks moorings and no anchoring is permitted over the coral. Landing is by dinghy line to the beach — you swim in from the line rather than beaching the tender. Go early; by mid-morning the site is busy.

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