If you’re feeling energetic and would like to stretch your legs, there are a couple of short hikes you can do.

Gorda Peak is Virgin Gorda’s highest point at 450 metres or 1,500 feet. A well-marked trail through the Gorda Peak National Park starts from the road (already a couple hundred feet above sea level) and leads you through a lush forest of native and introduced plants. Keep an eye out for the beautiful mahogany trees. A wooden observation platform at the summit takes you above the treetops for incredible panoramic views. The hike only takes about 30-40 minutes and is definitely worth doing. Aim to go in the early morning or late afternoon when the sun is not so hot.

The Coppermine Ruins, on the windswept southwest point of Virgin Gorda, are also worth a visit. Copper was mined from 1838 to 1867 by Cornish miners, and maybe even earlier by the Spanish. Today, parts of the boiler house, chimney and mine shaft remain.

The ruins of a 19th century Sugar Plantation are at Nail Bay – but less of these ruins exist than of the Coppermine. If you’ve only got time for one, go to the Coppermine.

Little Fort National Park, south of the Yacht Harbour at Spanish Town, was the site of a Spanish fort. Some of the stone walls remain. The 36-acre site is now a wildlife sanctuary, although goats have always been the predominant "wildlife" we’ve seen there.