Dunmore Town on Harbour Island and The Dunmore take their names from Lord Dunmore, the first Governor of the Bahamas who served from 1787 to 1796. Born John Murray, in Scotland, he would succeed his father becoming the 4th Earl of Dunmore at 24 years of age. Lord Dunmore would serve as the Colonial Governor of the Province of New York and later Virginia. After the recognition of U.S. independence he was appointed the first Governor of the Bahamas and would go on to lend his name to The Dunmore on beautiful Harbour Island in the Out Islands of the Bahamas.

In 1963 Sidney Albury, Basil Albury and David Meek leased a Harbour Island restaurant called the Piccaron Cove (present-day Rock House). Shortly thereafter the three partners purchased the Dunmore Estate from a local named Durth Duncombe. Upon purchasing the Dunmore Estate, they converted its quaint house on the crest of the famous pink sand beach into a clubhouse that would become the Dunmore Beach Club. The three owners also constructed the hotel's first three cottages. The three men ran the Piccaron Cove as the dining room that catered to guests staying in the rooms at the Dunmore. The small hotel was operated as a private club where its guests--referred to as "campers"-all had to be invited to stay.

In the years to come the beautiful boutique hotel would change hands, open to the public and expand while building a long list of devoted guests. In the spring of 2010 the Dunmore Beach Club was acquired by a small group of investors, all long-time guests of the hotel. The property was lovingly and extensively renovated and reopened as The Dunmore on December 26, 2010.

The Dunmore still sits atop the crown of Harbour Island's pink-sand beach, boasting some of the best views on the island. The refreshed clubhouse, 16 cottages and grounds have all been carefully renovated to cater to the island's most discerning visitors, while maintaining the history and charm that have made it great for over five decades.