One of Bermuda's oldest and most charming plantation estates, Horizons has been
daydreaming on its sunny hilltop for almost three centuries. It is well named,
commanding as it does one of the finest views of ocean and countryside on the
island. It was at one time the home of the Middleton family, and over the years
the land surrounding it was given to such varied activities as farming,
quarrying, the growing of tobacco, potatoes, the famous Bermuda onion, and
latterly, the Bermuda Easter lilies. Horizons Main House is pure Bermudian in
architecture, with its whitewashed keystone corners, knee-high cedar fireplaces
and tray ceilings designed for coolness and airiness. The late Alfred Blackburn
Smith acquired the property, restored the Main House and opened it as a cottage
colony in 1922. Horizons is now operating as a traditional Bed & Breakfast.