Sandy Ground
Sandy Ground, Anguilla
Sandy Ground is Anguilla’s harbour-side social quarter, and it offers a useful contrast to the hushed glamour of the island’s best-known bays. Boats, bars, beach frontage and working maritime life all sit close together, so the area feels lived-in and outward-looking. It is especially appealing later in the day, when the harbour atmosphere starts to blur into an evening scene. It earns a place on this list because it is genuinely somewhere to spend time, not just a departure point for cays. Visitors looking for a more communal side of Anguilla will appreciate the mood here, along with the sense that the sea is still tied to everyday island life rather than only to resort leisure. That cultural texture makes Sandy Ground valuable.