Hellshire Beach
| Hellshire Beach | |
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| Beach | |
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The paying section of Hellshire Beach looking east towards Kingston and the Blue Mountains. | |
  Hellshire Beach | |
| Coordinates: 17°53′51″N 76°53′40″W / 17.8973962°N 76.8945444°WCoordinates: 17°53′51″N 76°53′40″W / 17.8973962°N 76.8945444°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Catherine |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
Hellshire Beach, Jamaica, is located near Portmore, and famed for its fried fish and safe swimming.[1] It has near white sands with a very small trace of black sand.[1] Exposed when there is a sea running to the south, the waters close to shore are often quite cloudy due to the stirred up sand.[1]
It is a popular public beach conveniently located for the residents of Portmore and weekend visitors from Kingston.[1]
Once called "Healthshire" due to its reputation as a health retreat its name has since evolved into "Hellshire" though both pronunciations are technically correct.
Paid entry section
There is a section with life guards and a buoyed off swimming area approximately 200 m long.[1] It has changing/showering facilities which are kept fairly clean.[1] This has a number of tables and benches in the shade of grapenut trees and there is a fish restaurant and bar.[1]
Free section
Further to the west there is a free entry to the beach and here there are a large number of fried fish and other stalls.[1]