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Codrington (Barbuda)
17° 38.4′ N · 61° 49.5′ W
Barbuda's only village, a grid of low houses, stone walls and wells on the east shore of the lagoon, founded by the Codrington family in 1685. Life moves at its own pace here: liming at the wharf, a basketball court, rum shops and roadside barbecues.
Practical
Coordinate verified: OpenStreetMap place node for Codrington. Getting there: from Low Bay by water taxi across the lagoon to the Fisheries wharf. From the south-coast anchorages it is about 15 minutes by taxi from River Wharf. There is no public transport and no taxi rank, so book a taxi or hire car in advance (Barbudaful). Cash is king: few businesses take cards. US$ and EC$ are both accepted at the fixed rate of about EC$2.70 to US$1. Antigua Commercial Bank has two ATMs with a EC$500 daily limit on foreign cards. Phone signal (Digicel and Flow) is patchy. The village was badly damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017 and is still rebuilding. Historic sites: Government House (1694) behind the post office, the Ginnery salt and cotton store, the Old Codrington Wall and the Castle well. The old village airstrip closed on 2 October 2024, replaced by Burton-Nibbs International Airport east of the village.
Best for
Provisioning, frigatebird tours, clearance and village life