Here is a summary of some of the most well-known beaches in Barbados:

North Coast

• River Bay: popular picnic spot, crowded on weekends, beach facilities, picnic benches, shade trees
• Little Bay: nice pools and blowholes
• Cove Cay: good picnic spot, somewhat limited access

East

• Bathsheba: reef pools, surfing on strong waves, white sand and large boulders, restaurants
• Cattlewash: rough waters, but nice protected pools, half mile from Andromeda Gardens
• Bath: safe and popular, picnic areas, washrooms

South Coast

• Bottom Bay: among the best, cave, corral cliffs, palm trees and picnicking, strong currents
• Crane: good body surfing, probably the most beautiful beach on the island, cliffs
• Dover: popular for watersports, lifeguards, highly active, vendors
• Golden Sands: watersports and calm waters
• Miami: popular with locals, lifeguards, rentals and vendors
• Rockley: watersports, vendors and shade trees, long and wide, popular with locals
• Silver Sands: watersports, near Oistens
• St. Lawrence: reef, shallow water, easy snorkeling, watersports, restaurants
• Welches: excellent beach, calm waters
• Worthing: corral reef, good snorkeling, shallow water

West Coast

• Brandons: watersports, restaurants, calm waters, highly active, near Bridgetown, easy access from cruise terminal
• Batts Rock: public beach, picnic areas, playground, facilities, shade trees, near Bridgetown
• Brownes: large, calm waters, lifeguards, near Bridgetown
• Paradise: public access, calm waters
• Paynes: busy, easy access, restaurants, near Holetown