Beaches or part of the beach,close to Negril,that's 'deserted'?

[Sweets]

Hey lovely ppl's,

I'm soon due to fly back to JA, in 68 days to be more precise

Got a question - I'll be staying in Negril&I'm wondering if there are any boardies who have been or heard of beaches or part of the beach that's pretty much deserted, where you can just bring ur own food,chill out, go for a swim and with no one around?

Or is there a hotel where you can pay to get access to their beach strip or cliffs and where you can have some privacy?

[Papa Georgie]

I know of no part of the beach that you can have privacy.

There is a public beach just to the North of Cosmo's.

And north of that before you get to Beach's Sandy Bay (the old Poincianna) is
the property of the (now defunct) Mahogany Inn which is deserted but not private.

[Papa Georgie]

[ex-ochigirl]

Long Bay Beach 2 is pretty secluded, but not entirely private.
It's a public beach and i presume during the weekends, and summer it will be busy, but while i was there ( i just back this past wednesday), i had the beach to myself.

Just North past Cosmos, is Long Bay Beach 1.. then you go up further along a path near the roadway and then come back out onto the beach (LBB2)... It's a nice hike, and perfect destination to cool off at.

[Papa Georgie]

[Sweets]

Thanks, I will definitely check it out on my next visit!

Probably need a bit more help with directions (never been a strength of mine). So, let's say if I start from Shamrock, would I need to take a taxi and if so where do I ask them to stop and where do I go from there?

If I don't really need to take a taxi Id prefer to walk and what way would I go if Im stood right outside Shamrock with my back against the shop?

I've partied at Long Bay Beach, but each trip theres so many places to go and see and it tends to get a bit blurry sometimes. Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated

[Sweets]

and just to clarify, is the Mahogany Inn Beach the same as long bay beach 2?

[RastaCrab]

It is about 3 miles of walking to Cosmos. Easiest way from Shamrock would be a route taxi going north and get dropped off at Cosmos. Walk through JUTA's parking area, Cosmos, then turn NORTH (right). Start walking until you like what you see.

Another option is to have the driver go a bit further and drop you off before hitting Beaches Sandy Bay at the actual entrance of the park.

If you like walking on the beach (like I do), then you'll enjoy that walk. You can also hire a driver for the day to take you to really isolated beaches along the south shore.

[Sweets]

Thanks RastaCrab - I like ur pro pic!

[Sweets]

If it's only 3 miles away, I guess I could walk from let's say Grand Pinapple or Alfreds and just follow the beach until I get to the beach referred to above or are there any big hotels 'in the way'. That has got private beaches which you can't pass through as a 'non-guest'?