A bronze statue of a seated man on a stone plinth, with a flag on a hilltop and the sea beyond.

Bell’s lookout point

St Maarten, Sint Maarten

Plan your visit

The lookout is accessible by road along A.J.C. Brouwer Road in Cole Bay.

About this place

Bell's Lookout Point sits on a hillside above Cole Bay, on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten. From this elevated position, the ground falls away to reveal Simpson Bay Lagoon spread out below, one of the largest lagoons in the Caribbean.

Location

Find Bell’s lookout point

Bell's Lookout Point stands on a hillside along A.J.C. Brouwer Road in Cole Bay, Sint Maarten.

Coordinates: 18.0252° N · 63.0766° W

Nearby places

All of St Maarten

Other stops in St Maarten

Cupecoy Beach is a coastal stretch on Sint Maarten with sandstone cliffs, small coves and natural sea caves along its shoreline.

Divi Little Bay Beach Resort sits on a peninsula near Philipsburg on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten, beside a calm, sheltered beach quieter than many others on the island.

Attraction

Fort Amsterdam is a partly ruined 17th-century stone fortification on Sint Maarten, with antique cannons on site and views across Great Bay and Little Bay.

A lively beach on Simpson Bay, on St Martin's Dutch side, with calm water, beach bars and sun loungers to hire.

Location

The small beach at the end of Princess Juliana Airport's runway on St Martin, where landing jets pass low enough overhead to feel the roar.

Mullet Bay Beach is a wide white sand beach on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten. Planes pass at low altitude overhead on their approach to Princess Juliana International Airport.