Museum
St Nicholas Abbey
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St Nicholas Abbey is a beautifully preserved Jacobean mansion from the 1650s, one of only three in the Western Hemisphere. Visitors tour the Great House with its period furnishings and then see the on-site rum distillery, where sugar cane is crushed and fermented. The highlight is sampling rare, pot-still rums aged in oak barrels. The lush gardens and original coral-stone buildings make this a vivid step into Barbados' colonial past.
Don't miss
- Tour the Jacobean Great House with original 17th-century architecture and furnishings
- Watch rum distillation in the traditional copper pot still and learn the process
- Sample aged single-blend rums in the tasting room, including the iconic 5-year-old
Tickets & tours
Ways to visit St Nicholas Abbey
You can usually visit on your own. A tour is worth it for transport, a guide, or combining nearby sights into one day.
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