What an attraction! You can't grasp it's size (or the devastion) until you are there - and standing next to the top floor of a 3 story house..... More

The famous volcano sat above us for the 2 weeks we were in Montserrat, but didn't do anything apart from make sulphurous smells most days. We stayed in Olverston House for the first day and on our arrival got a clear view of the monster, but after then it was shrouded in smoke/steam/cloud. I was a little disappointed as I... More

This was a fascinating thing to see. The destruction of the town of Plymouth is tragic. But it is rare to see this in modern times, to see land being formed, to see nature growing into and around abandoned buildings. If the volcano is quiet you can even take a tour into the exclusion zone. And you can see the... More

...rather than another of the islands. It smokes constantly, leading to some interesting atmospheric phenomena (such as literal smoke ring clouds). We did not see the old airport or capital city ruins, but we did walk on the hardened ash in the vicinity of the old ruined golf course and half buried clubhouse (you can walk all the way to... More

Just to stand and consider the power in this mountain, even when its quiet, is humbling. You shouldn't miss it. More

The main reason we went to Montserrat. The Observatory is informative and gives a spectacular view of the still-smoking volcano and the valley it has inundated. Very scientific. More

Let's be honest, this is the reason most people come to Montserrat these days. It was certainly the reason I went in March of 2010. We got views of the volcano from 4 different vantage points: Jack Boy Hill which was overlooking the old airport until it was recently completely buried just before we arrived. A better view is from... More