What you can see on the Scarborough cam
The camera is set above the waterfront road near the port and turns between views. One looks along the road, with its traffic, the red roofs of the buildings by the sea and the coast stretching away; the other looks down on the rooftops and palm trees of the lower town. It is a view of daily life in the capital rather than of beaches.
Scarborough waterfront by the port
Set above the waterfront road near the port of Scarborough, this camera turns between views of the capital: the road with its traffic, the buildings by the sea under their red roofs and the coast stretching away to the west, and the rooftops and palms of the lower town.
It is a view of daily life in Tobago's capital: the traffic of the morning, the people by the waterfront and the weather over the bay.
A fort on the hill
Fort King George, on the headland east of the town, was built from 1777, when the British held Tobago, and changed hands with the French more than once. Its cannons still point out to sea, and the old barracks house the small Tobago Museum. From the fort, the view takes in the whole bay of Scarborough and the coast to Crown Point.
When to watch Scarborough
Tobago keeps Atlantic Standard Time all year, four hours behind UTC. The waterfront is busiest on weekday mornings and when a ferry arrives from Port of Spain; in the evening the traffic thins out and the lights of the port come on.
Around Scarborough
The Botanic Gardens are a short walk above the town. Along the coast to the west, Lowlands and Crown Point lead to Store Bay and Pigeon Point; to the east, the Windward Road follows the Atlantic shore to Roxborough and Speyside.
Getting to Scarborough
The ferry from Port of Spain docks in the heart of the town. By road, Scarborough is about 20 minutes from the airport at Crown Point.
