St. Nicholas Abbey

Historic Plantation · St. Peter

Rating: 4.9 / 5

St. Nicholas Abbey in St. Peter is one of only three surviving Jacobean great houses in the Western Hemisphere, built around 1658. The beautifully restored plantation house sits in 400 acres of gardens, forest and cane fields and today operates as a boutique distillery producing acclaimed small-batch aged rums, as well as a museum. Visitors can tour the great house and its period interiors, see the original steam mill in action, sample rum in the tasting room and ride the heritage St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway to the top of Cherry Tree Hill.

Contact Information

Address: Cherry Tree Hill, St. Peter

Phone: 246-422-5357

Hours: Sun-Fri 9am-4:30pm

Website: https://www.stnicholasabbeyrum.com

About culture in Barbados

Barbados has over 400 years of recorded history, from Amerindian settlement through British colonialism to its 2021 transition to a republic. The UNESCO World Heritage Garrison Historic Area, Harrison's Cave, and St. Nicholas Abbey are must-visit cultural sites. The island's food culture, calypso music tradition, chattel house architecture, and rum heritage make it one of the most culturally rich islands in the Caribbean.

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