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Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (UNESCO)
13° 4.8′ N · 59° 36.4′ W · approximate
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011: Bridgetown's medieval-plan streets and 'Caribbean Georgian' buildings, and the British Garrison around the Savannah, with forts, the Main Guard clock tower and George Washington House.
Practical
Position is the Garrison district marker from OpenStreetMap (approx); the property also covers central Bridgetown around the Careenage. Highlights: the Parliament Buildings (1874) with the Museum of Parliament and National Heroes Gallery; Nidhe Israel Synagogue (founded 1654) and its excavated mikvah; St Michael's Cathedral; the Blackwoods Screw Dock (1893); the Chamberlain Bridge and Independence Arch; the Garrison Savannah racecourse; the Barbados Museum (Mon-Sat 9 am to 5 pm, Sun 1 pm to 6 pm per Visit Barbados); and George Washington House, where he stayed in 1751, with 1820s tunnels. The synagogue is open weekdays 9 am to 4 pm, and Saturdays 9 am to 2 pm from mid-December to mid-April, entry BDS$25 (Visit Barbados; verify locally). All of it is walkable from the Careenage or Carlisle Bay.
Best for
A half-day heritage walk from the anchorage
Nearby
- Barbados Cruising Club0.2 NM away
- Barbados Sailing Week0.2 NM away
- Barbados Turtle Nesting Season0.2 NM away
- Barbados Yacht Club0.2 NM away
- Bridgetown Chandleries and Repair Yards0.2 NM away
- Cuzz's Fish Shack (Pebbles Beach)0.2 NM away
- Jerry-Can Fuel opposite the Yacht Club0.2 NM away
- Mount Gay Round Barbados Race0.2 NM away