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Doctor's Cave Beach

Doctor's Cave Beach Club is Montego Bay's most storied shoreline—a private bathing club founded in 1906 on a crescent of powder-white sand framed by palm trees and turquoise Caribbean water. Located on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the heart of the Hip Strip, it has welcomed generations of visitors who come for snorkeling, lounging, and a swim in waters that hold between 78°F and 84°F all year round. What makes Doctor's Cave special isn't just the beach itself—it's more than a century of history. The club was born when Dr. Alexander James McCatty donated his personal beach to the people of Montego Bay, and it rose to international fame when a British osteopath declared its waters had curative powers. Today, paying a day pass places you on a stretch of sand that helped launch Jamaica's tourism industry.