Hunte’s Garden and St Nicholas Abbey small group or private Barbados tour

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Visit Anthony Hunte’s masterpiece garden which is one of the most beautiful spots on the island. Then stop in Bathsheba and Morgan Lewis Windmill for photos. Continue on to Cherry Tree Hill for another photo stop before moving on to St Nicholas Abbey.

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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Diamond Valley, Caribbean
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours



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Visit Anthony Hunte’s masterpiece garden which is one of the most beautiful spots on the island. Then stop in Bathsheba and Morgan Lewis Windmill for photos. Continue on to Cherry Tree Hill for another photo stop before moving on to St Nicholas Abbey.

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Stop At: Hunte’s Gardens, Highway 3A Barbados

Hunte’s Garden is a picturesque and path offers many surprises, thanks to the superbly created series of mini-gardens embedded within the main large unit, combining vibrant colours and textures of rare exotic plants to offer the visitor a most uplifting and fulfilling experience. The owner and creator of this beauty, Anthony Hunte, is the heart and soul of this place. You may meet him in the garden or around his extraordinary house and you can be sure to be welcomed with fascinating & colorful stories.

Be sure to have your camera ready, as birds and animals love to visit this garden too!

Your exquisite experience is gloriously heightened by classical music subtly wafting in the air, adding an extra layer of delight to an amazing ambiance.

This magical garden has been featured in many Gardening publications and TV series.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bathsheba Beach, Sandy Beach, Bathsheba Barbados

Bathsheba is located on the Eastern coastline of Barbados. It is said that this area was named after the wife of King David whose name was “Bathsheba”. Legend has it that she bathed in milk to keep her skin beautiful and soft, and the rolling surf waters of Bathsheba’s “Soup Bowl” resembled Bathsheba’s bath. The area is popular with surfers. It is a popular area for locals and visitors alike and is dotted with several seaside cottages.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Morgan Lewis Mill, St. Andrew Barbados

The Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill was built in 1727 it is one of the many Barbadian windmills once used to produce sugar, and one of the two last functioning sugar windmills in the world.

The Morgan Lewis Mill ceased grinding sugarcane for commercial purposes in 1947 and was subsequently given to the Barbados National Trust.

Stop At: Cherry Tree Hill, Barbados

Cherry Tree Hill is eight hundred and fifty (850) ft above sea level and is a part of St. Nicholas Abbey plantation. Actually due to the size of the St. Nicholas Abbey property, Cherry Tree Hill actually borders, St.Peter and St. Andrew. Many years ago, the drive on either side to get to it was flanked by cherry trees, thus the reason for its name; however these were replaced with mahogany trees which now line the road. The trees were planted in celebration of the signing of The Treaty of Paris in 1763

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St. Nicholas Abbey, Cherry Tree Hill, BB26007 Barbados

St Nicholas Abbey is located in Saint Peter, Barbados, and is a plantation house, museum and rum distillery Colonel Benjamin Berringer built the house in 1658. This house is one of only three genuine Jacobean mansions in the Western Hemisphere. It’s similar to the English Jacobean-era manor houses of the first half of the seventeenth century, the period between the Tudor and Georgian styles, beginning in the reign of James I.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Glory Tours & Beautiful Barbados Tours & Excursions Ltd, Bridgetown Cruise Port, Bridgetown Barbados

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