Rockfort Mineral Baths in the Bull Bay area of eastern Kingston is one of the city's most unusual attractions — a public bathing facility fed by a natural mineral spring, where Kingstonians have been coming to soak since the 1940s. The facility is modest and no-frills: several pools of varying temperatures, basic changing facilities, and a small snack bar. The water is warm, slightly murky, and smells faintly of sulphur.
The experience is entirely genuine and very local — this is not a tourist attraction but a facility used by the Kingston community, and the mix of elderly regulars taking the waters for health reasons, families, and the occasional visitor creates a pleasant social atmosphere. The pools fill up on weekend mornings. Admission is modest and the Eastern Kingston location — past Rockfort Fort (the 17th-century fortification visible above the road) — makes this a natural add-on to a drive along the southern coastal road.