Brades

Join the Hipporoller Challenge

Help the Travel Guide reach 20,000,000 characters and we'll donate 63 hipporollers worth over $6000. Read more.

Contributors

• Lavafalls (71%)
  from Silver Drops Jewelry Designs
• Utrecht (29%)
  from http://utrecht.travellerspoint.com

Help contribute to this article to share the ad revenue.

Introduction

Brades is the de facto capital of Montserrat since the evacuation of Plymouth in 1997. The city is located in Carr's/Little Bay on the northwest end of the island. All of the government buildings have been relocated to this town of about 1000 people.

Sights and Activities

Diving

Carr's/Little Bay offer great snorkeling and diving opportunities. Also this is a good jumping point to other diving locations around the island. Many of the dive schools and dive centers are located in Brades.

Events and Festivals

Weather

Brades has a hot and humid tropical climate with average daytime temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees Celcius and average nights around 23 degrees Celcius. Most rain falls between June and October with a change of hurricanes from August onwards. Therefore, the drier (and slightly cooler) December to April period is the best time to visit weatherwise. Unfortunately prices rise sharply during this period and the months of November and May still have good weather. So budgetwise these latter months may be a good option as well.

Getting There

By Plane

Gerald's Airport (MNI) is a small international airport that opened in 2005 to replace the old airport which was destroyed in the eruption of 1997. Currently the only regular flights are:

• Carib Aviation that fly's to Antigua
• Windward Islands Airways (Winair) that fly's to Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy
• Trans Anguilla that fly's to Anguilla

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post