Doctor's Cave Beach Club, located in
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, h ...
,
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...
, is a beach. It is part of the protected
Montego Bay Marine Park Montego may refer to:
Places
* Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica, a city and the capital of Saint James
Automobiles
* Austin Montego, a 1984–1995 British compact car, also sold by MG, Rover, and Sipani
* Mercury Montego, a 1968–1976, 2004– ...
.
History
Alexander James McCatty founded a
sanatorium
A sanatorium (from Latin '' sānāre'' 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, are antiquated names for specialised hospitals, for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments and convalescence. Sanatoriums are often ...
in
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, h ...
in 1880. He allowed his friends to bathe at his small beach, which was entered through a cave. In 1906, he donated the property, and the private members club was formed, which still exists.
In the 1920s,
Herbert Barker, an English
osteopath, visited the beach and wrote an article which helped the beach become well-known.
See also
*
List of beaches in Jamaica
References
External links
Aerial view
{{Beaches of Jamaica
Beaches of Jamaica
Geography of Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Tourist attractions in Saint James Parish, Jamaica