Culture

This is a favourite meeting place of locals, expatriates and tourists alike.

Set in the picturesque grounds of Brighton Plantation, it is a farm gate produce market coupled with sales of prepared food, clothing, and local craft.

Visit the coffee stand for your latte and cappuccino and have it with fish cakes, quiche, freshly baked bread or other tasty breakfast items.

Sit at the tables under the trees and have your eats and drinks. Let you little ones loose to wander over the lawn or have fun in the small playground.

This is an arts and food market packed with local vendors.

Home Made!  Home Grown!  Home Created!

Veg, fruit, cakes and coffee, paintings and pottery, sausages, music and books, milk and eggs, pizzas and pastries.

There’s a bar and grill whose specialty is pulled pork!

Bring the children and let them have fun in Arty’s Play Park.

Open Every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday from 8 am – 2pm

228-0776.

Come and explore the night sky at the newly renovated Harry Bayley Observatory.

See the moon, planets, and deep sky objects as you’ve never experienced before through the largest telescope in the Eastern Caribbean.

Enjoy educational programmes and interactive sessions in the new multimedia auditorium.

Admission:
Adults Bds $20.00
Children under 13 y.o. Bds $10.00

Call 246-622-2000 or email bookings@hbo.bb

This is a Walking Tour of Barbados’ second largest town – Historic Speightstown.

Step into the past as you walk alongside historic churches, 17th century sugar warehouses and once grand homes of wealthy merchants. Come up close to well preserved Barbadian chattel houses and unique architecture.

Weekday tours start at 10:30 am on Mondays and Fridays, and usually last 1½ hours.

Sunset tours are available on Saturdays and start at 4:00 pm.

Price: Bds $30

Round trip from your hotel/villa available.

For bookings and more information, call 236-0693, or visit https://www.facebook.com/HSEBarbados/

Journey back to the 17th century as you join this walking tour of historic Speightstown on the north-west coast of Barbados.

This guided tour provides audio headsets which narrate the intriguing history and tales of Speightstown. The local guide is happy to answer your questions along the way.

The tour also includes a visit to the Arlington House Museum, located in the centre of this seaside town, and ends with a local beverage at the beachfront Fisherman’s Pub!

Experience the Flower Forest in a whole new way with this tranquil low-key activity that is sure to be both exciting and creative.

Paint with a local artist as he/she takes you on this creative journey from start to finish. Paint the lush flowers around the garden or the lovely landscape surrounding you. Then take home your newly created travel-sized painting as a lovely reminder of your visit to this beautiful garden.

No experience necessary. All art equipment will be provided.

Duration: 3 hours

Price: USD $49 / Bds $98

Available on Thursdays only.

The Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc. (BTMI) is taking Fridays to another level with Festive Fridays.

Come down to the Bridgetown Night Market at Pelican Craft Centre every Friday for this ultimate weekend starter.

Bring out your family and friends and immerse yourself in this fun filled Bajan lime featuring tasty food, cocktails, live entertainment and shopping.

Attractions include:
Breadfruit Bowls
Food & Drink Specials
Cocktail Sampling
Succulent Jerk Pork and other Culinary Treats
Live Entertainment

There will also be a Riddim Route Street Parade at Trevor’s Way from 7pm to 10pm.

Admission: FREE!

“Rum Away” to paradise and visit the beautiful Barbados outdoors as you are taken on a “creative retreat to remember”.

At the PEG Farm and Nature Reserve, you will paint with a local artist as he takes you on a creative journey local style. Paint the lush landscape surrounding you in “plein air”.

No experience necessary as this activity is made as a fun and interesting retreat with the artist there to guide you every step of the way from start to finish. Then take home your newly creative travel sized painting as a lovely reminder of your visit to this beautiful area.

Learn all about the local trees and herbs as a local expert guide navigates you through the environmentally friendly medicinal garden at the farm and nature reserve.

Guaranteed to be lots of fun with the rum punch flowing.​

Duration: 3 hours

Available on Mondays Only.

Tour Includes:
Guided tour
Step-by-step instruction by the artist
All art materials provided
Bottled water
Rum Punch
Take home your travel sized art
Entry/Admission – PEG Farm and Nature Reserve

Coco Hill Forest is located on Richmond Road, St. Joseph. This 53-acre rainforest overlooking the East Coast of Barbados consists of Bamboo groves, hundreds of Royal Palms and tree ferns. Coco Hill Forest is being used as part of an Agroforest project. The aim of the project is to help create food security through permaculture and organic farming. Growing in the rainforest are coconuts, bananas, coffee, cocoa and pineapples and numerous tropical fruit trees, herbs and spices.

Open daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. 

Entry fee: BDS $25 for a self-guided tour or walk.

Guided tours and hikes are done by appointment only.

For bookings, call 235-4926 or email cocohillforest@gmail.com

Orchid World and Tropical Flower Garden invites you to tour their beautifully enhanced garden.

– See thousands of beautiful orchids and other Caribbean plants in this self-guided tour.
– Enjoy ‘Garden Art’ along meandering pathways where you can catch a glimpse of beautiful hummingbirds.
– Stunning views of the countryside from an elevation of 810 ft.
– Visit the Gift Shop and pick up unique treasures.

Opening Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily

Call today at 433-0306.

From the time you step onboard a Tiami Catamaran Cruise, you will be utterly pampered. Our bar is open all day and our chef has created a scrumptious array of mouth-watering dishes.

This Tiami Cruise offers:

• Champagne and orange juice cocktails on arrival
• 2 stops for swimming & snorkeling with the fascinating sea turtles
• Snorkeling equipment and instruction are provided
• Sumptuous lunch buffet featuring local dishes
• Unlimited refreshments from a full open bar
• Roundtrip hotel transfers

Price: Visitors BDS $200, Locals with ID BDS $150 

For reservations, call 430-0900 or go to www.tiamicatamarancruises.com

From the time you step onboard a Tiami Catamaran Cruise, you will be utterly pampered.

This Tiami Cruise offers:

• Champagne and orange juice cocktails on arrival
• 2 stops for swimming & snorkeling with the fascinating sea turtles
• Snorkeling equipment and instruction are provided
• Sumptuous lunch buffet featuring local dishes
• Unlimited refreshments from a full open bar
• Roundtrip hotel transfers

Price: Visitors BDS $170, Locals with ID BDS $140 

For reservations, call 430-0900 or go to www.tiamicatamarancruises.com

From the time you step onboard a Tiami Catamaran Cruise, you will be utterly pampered.

This Tiami Cruise offers:

• Champagne and orange juice cocktails on arrival
• Swimming & snorkeling with the fascinating sea turtles
• Snorkeling equipment and instruction are provided
• Unlimited refreshments from a full open bar
• Roundtrip hotel transfers

Price: Visitors BDS $160, Locals with ID BDS $150 

For reservations, call 430-0900 or go to www.tiamicatamarancruises.com

From the time you step onboard a Tiami Catamaran Cruise, you will be utterly pampered.

This Tiami Cruise offers:

• Champagne and orange juice cocktails on arrival
• Swimming & snorkeling with the fascinating sea turtles
• Snorkeling equipment and instruction are provided
• Unlimited refreshments from a full open bar
• Roundtrip hotel transfers

Price: Visitors BDS $150, Locals with ID BDS $140 

For reservations, call 430-0900 or go to www.tiamicatamarancruises.com

Chattel House Audio Tours Inc presents The Development of a City – Bridgetown – A Walking Tour.

Learn little known fascinating facts about Bridgetown, its early commercial activity, and its religious, political, and social spaces that characterize our UNESCO World Heritage Site.

You will visit the oldest church, the burial ground and the “birthplace” of rum among other exciting stops.

Assemble in Independence Square directly opposite the National Library.

Please wear comfortable shoes.

The audio equipment used will provide you with an earpiece, however, you are free to use your personal headphones.

Light snack will be provided for your added comfort.

Tours Times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am

Tickets: Bds $40.00
Barbadians with ID Bds $30.00

Space is limited and will be guaranteed once payment received.

For more information, call 232-7531 or email chatbarbados@gmail.com.

To purchase your tickets online, visit https://chatbarbados.com/tour/the-development-of-a-city-bridgetown/

Hike Barbados takes you through cane fields, gullies, tropical forests and coastal communities to explore the unique geological and social structure of Barbados.

Along the way, you will meet new friends, enjoy healthy exercise and observe the delicate balance of the unique heritage and environment of Barbados.

To get to the starting point: Turn left at the bottom of Coach Hill, first right at the old sugar factory.

Hike Times: 6:00 am and 3:30 pm

Barbados National Trust Hikes

The hikes are always FREE but donations are welcome towards the work of the Barbados National Trust (preserving our built and natural environment).

Place
All hikes start and finish at the meeting place.
There is a printed booklet with a calendar of the year’s hikes available from the National Trust at Wildey House, Wildey, St. Michael

Dress
Loose clothing, comfortable hiking boots/sports shoes, sunscreen, hat. Bring your camera and a bottle of water. Refreshments are on sale after the Hikes.

Advice for first-time walkers
The sun is hot!  You will get tired more quickly than you think.
The best thing to do is to go on the Stop ‘n Stare on your first hike.
If you’re comfortable with that, work your way up.

The Barbados National Trust  invites you to their open house at the Golden Grove House, St. Philip on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020.

Golden Grove is a plantation house on 3 acres of vibrant land. The History of Golden Grove can be traced back to 1816, when the slave revolt ended as rebels fled from Bayleys to Golden Grove.

The Barbados National Trust is a charitable, non-profit organization founded in 1961.Their mission is to preserve and protect the physical aspects of Barbados’ culture. Among the architectural and archaeological sites maintained are many places of interest which remain favorites of Barbadian locals and visitors alike. These sites prove in some way to be ecologically essential, culturally significant, or are simply the “fields and hills” mentioned in Barbados’ national anthem which beautify the natural environment. 

The Logos Hope, the largest bookfair at sea will be visiting Barbados again from January 30th – February 6th, 2020.

They have a selection of literature with over 5,000 different titles and the stories of 60 different nations of their crew members.

The Logos Hope will be docked at the Barbados Flour Mill and will be open to the general public from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM.