Protecting Dockyard from the rear - Royal Gazette

Protecting Dockyard from the rear
Royal Gazette
Working on the 'rear' of the Dockyard in no way implies a diminution of that work, or indeed of that area of the old Royal Naval base in itself. It is just a military term that indicates the back of the fortifications of a place, as opposed to the ...

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Bermuda has sand and sunshine - with just a hint of smugness - Telegraph.co.uk


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Bermuda has sand and sunshine - with just a hint of smugness
Telegraph.co.uk
At the western tip of the island, the massive Royal Naval Dockyard, dating from 1814, houses absorbing historic museums. At the opposite end, St George's is a brightly coloured town and World Heritage Site centred on the 400-year-old St Peter's Church, ...

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The 'Dock' is wedded to the 'Yard' - Royal Gazette

The 'Dock' is wedded to the 'Yard'
Royal Gazette
A British officer on the arrival of HM Floating Dock Bermuda on July 29, 1869. It is a curiosity of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Bermuda (est. 1809) that the very rock that provided not only the foundation but the stone for its buildings made it ...

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Easy going on Bermuda - Toronto Sun

Easy going on Bermuda
Toronto Sun
A bus/ferry day pass costs about $12 and -- depending on traffic -- the entire island can be covered in about an hour, with boat passage between the Royal Naval Dockyard and Hamilton cutting the return trip in half. Those unperturbed by traffic also ...

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UK Travel Agents Experience Bermuda Vacation - Bernews


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UK Travel Agents Experience Bermuda Vacation
Bernews
In between inspections of the properties and hospitality from the hotels, the agents had the opportunity to explore the Island, from the Royal Naval Dock Yard to the town of St Georges. Minister Furbert is pictured below with Tourism Board Chair ...

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Historical novel explores wartime censors and the mysterious contrails seen ... - Royal Gazette

Historical novel explores wartime censors and the mysterious contrails seen ...
Royal Gazette
He said he fell in love with the Island during his many visits with his wife and became interested in wartime events in Bermuda after visiting the Bermuda Maritime Museum in 1996. It's a clear example of life imitating art — a former Royal Air Force ...

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Highland Games: The Atholl Highlanders are the only private army in Europe - Bermuda Sun

Highland Games: The Atholl Highlanders are the only private army in Europe
Bermuda Sun
The Atholl Highlanders will also march in the Queen's Birthday Parade along Front Street on Saturday, June 9, and perform at the Royal Naval Dockyard. Atholl Highlanders are recruited from around the Duke's ancestral home, Blair Castle near Blair ...

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