There is a moment on the approach into Antigua when the island appears beneath you: green hills, little bays, boats scattered across impossibly blue water and beaches seemingly everywhere.

That gives you a fairly good idea of what is coming.

Planning a family holiday to Antigua? From calm beaches and swimming with stingrays to sailing, history, island adventures and very lazy afternoons, here’s our guide to experiencing Antigua with kids.

There are holidays with children that require military-level planning.

Antigua doesn't have to be one of them.

Today, Fort James is one of Antigua's great places to spend a day by the sea. But above the beach, old stone walls and cannons tell the story of a place that once guarded the entrance to St John's Harbour.

Most people arrive at Fort James today for the beach.

And it's easy to understand why.

CANDYLAND · EST. 1974
Yvonne “Candy” Pilgrim

For more than 50 years, this has been a place for food, music, friendship and Antiguan beach life.

Candy started the story. Treehouse continues it.