A country · 35 places · 4 regions
Barbados, all of it.
35 curated places across 4 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
Barbados reads below in 4 chapters — Saint Joseph, Saint Peter, Saint Philip and Christ Church — in any order you like.
Chapter I · Saint Joseph · 5 places
Saint Joseph
A hillside garden above Bathsheba begun in 1954 by horticulturist Iris Bannochie, layered with orchids, palms, heliconias, and a celebrated bearded fig tree. Streams thread the six-acre site, and terraces open onto views of the Atlantic coastline below.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Saint Peter · 5 places
Saint Peter
This narrow-gauge heritage railway winds through the grounds of a 17th-century sugar estate in the northern hills of Barbados, carrying passengers by steam locomotive to a ridge-top viewpoint. The line was laid in recent years to interpret the estate's plantation landscape and gives sweeping vistas over the wild Scotland District and the Atlantic coast. It complements the estate's Jacobean great house and working rum distillery. The restored engine and open carriages recall the sugar tramways that once crossed the island.
✦ December–May · $$
Chapter III · Saint Philip · 3 places
Saint Philip
A secluded cove framed by tall coconut palms and eroded coral outcrops on the southeastern shore. The pounding Atlantic swell and cliff-top views draw walkers and photographers rather than swimmers.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Christ Church · 2 places
Christ Church
A fishing town on the south coast of Barbados best known for its Friday night fish fry, when grills fill the air with the smell of flying fish and marlin while soca and calypso play late into the evening. By day the fish market and nearby Miami Beach give a feel for everyday Bajan life.
✦ Year-round; Friday evenings for the fish fry · $
Regions of Barbados
Every place in Barbados
35 places, one country.
Harrison's Cave
Saint Thomas, Barbados
✦ December to April, during the dry season · $$
Andromeda Botanic Gardens
Saint Joseph, Barbados
✦ December to April · $
Carlisle Bay, Barbados
Saint Michael, Barbados
✦ December to April · $$
Hunte's Gardens
Saint Joseph, Barbados
✦ year-round · $$
Flower Forest of Barbados
Saint Joseph, Barbados
✦ year-round · $
Parliament Buildings, Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados
✦ December–April · $
George Washington House
Bridgetown, Barbados
✦ December–April · $$
Barbados Museum and Historical Society
Bridgetown, Barbados
✦ December–April · $
Morgan Lewis Windmill
Saint Andrew, Barbados
✦ December–May · $
Welchman Hall Gully
Saint Thomas, Barbados
✦ December–May · $
St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway
Saint Peter, Barbados
✦ December–May · $$
Barclays Park
Saint Andrew, Barbados
✦ December–May · $
St. John Parish Church
Saint John, Barbados
✦ December–May · $
Queen's Park, Bridgetown
Bridgetown, Barbados
✦ December–April · $
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Saint Michael, Barbados
✦ December–April · $$
Bathsheba, Barbados
Saint Joseph, Barbados
✦ November to April; surf swells peak in late autumn · $
Animal Flower Cave
Saint Lucy, Barbados
✦ December to May, when seas are calmer
St. Nicholas Abbey
Saint Peter, Barbados
✦ December to April · $$
Oistins
Christ Church, Barbados
✦ Year-round; Friday evenings for the fish fry · $
Speightstown
Saint Peter, Barbados
✦ December to April · $
Farley Hill National Park
Saint Peter, Barbados
✦ December to April · $
Bridgetown
Saint Michael, Barbados
✦ December to April · $$
Barbados Wildlife Reserve
Saint Peter, Barbados
✦ December to April · $$
Bottom Bay
Saint Philip, Barbados
✦ December to April