Calm beaches for families with small children

Four Barbados beaches offer calm or sheltered swimming, with picnic spots and a weekend lifeguard at Bath Beach.

For a beach day with small children, calm or sheltered water is the place to start. These four beaches all have it, and Bath Beach adds picnic tables and a lifeguard on weekends.

1. Bath Beach picnic ground

   Beach, Bath

   Calm swimming and picnic tables under the casuarinas make this a practical beach stop. A lifeguard is on duty on weekends.

2. Miami Beach

   Beach, Christ Church

   Gentle swimming and shaded picnic spots make Miami Beach a good fit for an easy-going family beach day.

3. Mullins Beach

   Beach, St. Peter

   Sheltered west-coast swimming and golden sand are the main draws at Mullins Beach.

4. Carlisle Bay

   Beach, St. Michael

   Carlisle Bay is a calm turquoise bay near Bridgetown, with shipwrecks to snorkel over just offshore.