Maycocks Bay

While Maycocks Bay is not suitable for swimming, it does have some good diving for anyone willing to delve beneath the sea in this bay's occasionally turbulent waters. Once beneath the surface, divers are greeted by enormous blocks of reef intermingled with white sandy pathways to explore.

Maycocks Bay is an interesting diving destination in the parish of St. Lucy on Barbados' North West coast, bordered to the north by Mother's Day Bay, Harrison Point, Norse Bay, and Stroud Bay, and to the south by Hangman's Bay, Smiton Bay, and Six Men's Bay. Maycocks Bay in Barbados is like discovering your own piece of heaven - the little white sandy beach is sheltered by a cliff and a high wall of trees, and with no adjacent buildings or hotels, it provides an ideal hideaway area for those of you who love solitude and quiet. Despite the fact that the entire parish is sea-locked, Maycocks Bay in Barbados is one of the few beaches in St. Lucy.

Things to see: There are a lot of parrotfish here, which contributes to the beautiful white beaches that you see all across Barbados. Keep an eye out for schools of Bermuda chub and lobsters hiding in the reef's crevices. The barrel sponges also make excellent photographic subjects.