Barbados Guidebook
Neighbourhoods
A fun area to holiday! Lots of cafes and restaurants for all meals, casual bars and lots of night life, all within walking distance. Also on beautiful Dover Beach (where we are located) with options for watersport activities.
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Saint Lawrence Gap
Saint Lawrence GapA fun area to holiday! Lots of cafes and restaurants for all meals, casual bars and lots of night life, all within walking distance. Also on beautiful Dover Beach (where we are located) with options for watersport activities.
Experience the iconic East Coast of Barbados! Bathsheba has lots of surfing action, at the Soup Bowl, when the surf is up. There are a few bars and restaurants around so it's the perfect place for lunch when on your island tour
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Batseba
Experience the iconic East Coast of Barbados! Bathsheba has lots of surfing action, at the Soup Bowl, when the surf is up. There are a few bars and restaurants around so it's the perfect place for lunch when on your island tour
Sightseeing
A great insight into the history of rum in Barbados, tasting of various ages of rum, and a fun experience overall!
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The Mount Gay Rum Tour & Gift Shop
A great insight into the history of rum in Barbados, tasting of various ages of rum, and a fun experience overall!
Every movie is great at a drive in! If you have a car this is a must-do. Take your own drinks and dinner or buy some there, and enjoy your open air movie!
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Globe Drive-in
Adams CastleEvery movie is great at a drive in! If you have a car this is a must-do. Take your own drinks and dinner or buy some there, and enjoy your open air movie!
Great walk out to to the top of Hackleton's Cliff to see views of the east coast. Has a great restaurant with farm-to-table food.
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PEG Farm and Nature Reserve
Great walk out to to the top of Hackleton's Cliff to see views of the east coast. Has a great restaurant with farm-to-table food.
The best place to see green monkeys! You can see them in the carpark, or if you want to go inside the monkeys are fed twice per day and they come really close.
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Barbados Wildlife Reserve
The best place to see green monkeys! You can see them in the carpark, or if you want to go inside the monkeys are fed twice per day and they come really close.
A beautiful historic plantation house. Lots of information about old Barbados, including sugar grinding machinery. They make their own rum. The railway is great for kids
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St. Nicholas Abbey
A beautiful historic plantation house. Lots of information about old Barbados, including sugar grinding machinery. They make their own rum. The railway is great for kids
Food - nearby
Restaurant options in St. Lawrence Gap and within a 10 minute drive from the apartments
A great restaurant within walking distance from our apartments. High-end waterfront dining for lunch and dinner.
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Primo
Saint Lawrence GapA great restaurant within walking distance from our apartments. High-end waterfront dining for lunch and dinner.
Fun and casual Mexican food with daily happy hour and drinks specials.
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Cafe Sol
Saint Lawrence GapFun and casual Mexican food with daily happy hour and drinks specials.
Waterfront dining within walking distance of the apartments. Great food and drinks!
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Castaways Bar & Grill
Saint Lawrence GapWaterfront dining within walking distance of the apartments. Great food and drinks!
Fun and casual dining in St. Lawrence Gap. Daily happy hour and drinks specials
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Cocktail Kitchen
Fun and casual dining in St. Lawrence Gap. Daily happy hour and drinks specials
Casual dining food trucks with options for everyone. Open for lunch and dinner. Live music on Thurs, Fri, Sat nights
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The Worthing Square Food Court
Casual dining food trucks with options for everyone. Open for lunch and dinner. Live music on Thurs, Fri, Sat nights
City/town information
On the more 'upmarket' side of the island, Holetown has lots of nice restaurants and shops. The water is calm and clear at the nearby beaches.
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Holetown
On the more 'upmarket' side of the island, Holetown has lots of nice restaurants and shops. The water is calm and clear at the nearby beaches.
Speightstown is smaller and gives a more local experience. A few historic buildings and nice restaurants along the main street.
Restaurants - One Eleven East, Little Bristol Beach Bar, The Local, Fisherman's Pub, Orange Street Grocer
Speightstown Pier
Speightstown is smaller and gives a more local experience. A few historic buildings and nice restaurants along the main street.
Restaurants - One Eleven East, Little Bristol Beach Bar, The Local, Fisherman's Pub, Orange Street Grocer
Gardens
A magical tropical garden landscaped in a sinkhole on the wild East Coast. A great place for all ages and really a must-visit!
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Hunte's Gardens
Highway 3AA magical tropical garden landscaped in a sinkhole on the wild East Coast. A great place for all ages and really a must-visit!
Flower Forest
Richmond RoadWild tropical gardens
Andromeda Botanic Gardens
Sailing/snorkelling trips
All these options offer snorkelling with turtles and/or on shipwrecks
Fun party boat, more guests on board, but a great day out. Nice lunch
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Cool Runnings Catamaran Cruises
Hincks StreetFun party boat, more guests on board, but a great day out. Nice lunch
Up market catamaran cruises. Fewer guests, easier to do private cruises
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Silver Moon Catamaran Cruises
Up market catamaran cruises. Fewer guests, easier to do private cruises
Stiletto Catamaran Sailing Cruises
Casual day cruising with food and snorkelling.
Activities
Including surfing, SCUBA diving, sailing, hiking
A great shop with friendly and fun staff who I have known for many years. Diving on both south and west coast sites
Roger's Scuba Shack
A great shop with friendly and fun staff who I have known for many years. Diving on both south and west coast sites
The closest surf school to the apartments. A great team of instructors, and they will take you to the beaches that have waves at any given time
Barry's Surf Barbados Surf School
The closest surf school to the apartments. A great team of instructors, and they will take you to the beaches that have waves at any given time
A great dive shop with SCUBA diving and snorkelling trips
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Barbados Blue Water Sports
A great dive shop with SCUBA diving and snorkelling trips
This company has many different hiking options to explore the wild areas of the island. Very informative tours about local plants, animals, culture, and geology.
Wild Barbados: Chalky Mount Challenge
This company has many different hiking options to explore the wild areas of the island. Very informative tours about local plants, animals, culture, and geology.