Know the Place: Montego Bay Historical Highlight and Bellefield Great House

Ironshore Trip Overview

This exciting and eye-opening historical tour will take you on a journey of the life of our hero Samuel Sharpe.  Visit the church he is said to have preached just before they set hundreds of plantations on fire. Experience The lovely Bellefield Greathouse the oldest sugar plantations in Jamaica. Discover how we get our exciting flavors not only in our food but our dress and music. It’s a day of history and Jamaican cultural explosion.  Getting to “Know di Place”

Additional Info

Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Ironshore, Caribbean
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours

What to Expect When Visiting Ironshore, Jamaica, Caribbean

This exciting and eye-opening historical tour will take you on a journey of the life of our hero Samuel Sharpe.  Visit the church he is said to have preached just before they set hundreds of plantations on fire. Experience The lovely Bellefield Greathouse the oldest sugar plantations in Jamaica. Discover how we get our exciting flavors not only in our food but our dress and music. It’s a day of history and Jamaican cultural explosion.  Getting to “Know di Place”

Your tour begins with the introduction to St James and Montego Bay, its proud history and key people. It then follows the historical trail passed the Barnett Estate, Kensington and a number of other interesting locations. You will see the church in which the national hero and freedom fighter preached and see the real and truly rural Jamaica at its best while you visit the historical monuments. Take a step back in time to an era when the war against slavery was at its peak. Get a first-hand view of the 1800 war for the abolition of slavery. Learn about the great Samuel Sharpe.  

You are then transferred to the lovely Bellefield Greathouse the oldest sugar plantations in Jamaica.  Rich in plantation and ancestral history, this aspect takes your taste bud on a culinary adventure.  Experience how we get our exciting flavors not only in our food but our dress and music.  This tour is a MUST SEE!

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