St Nicholas Abbey
A Real Living Barbados Museum

There is nothing to get your Barbados holiday going like a visit to St Nicholas Abbey… The Abbey is an amazing Jacobean plantation great house tucked away in an area of enchanting natural beauty in northern Barbados.

The grounds of the Abbey comprise over 400 acres of sugar cane fields, tropical gullies, mahogany forests and lush gardens.

You wouldn’t believe it, the buildings are over three centuries old! And feature elegant curvilinear gables, cornerstone chimneys and fireplaces.

You’ll be treated to guide tours of the mansion, where you’ll come face to face with the meticulous work that has gone into creating this 17th century masterpiece.

Photos on this page courtesy of St. Nicholas Abbey Barbados tourist attractions

You’ll also come across a wealth of furnishings from this early era, including antiques and artifacts spanning the home’s 350-year history.

You’ll also get to view an engaging home movie c.1935, which provides a fascinating glimpse of life around Speightstown and St. Nicholas during this early period.

It’s a real living museum that is so steep in history… you can almost feel the past as you tour the main house and lush gardens.

But what makes St. Nicholas even more stunning is the fact it is one of just three remaining 17th century mansions in the Western Hemisphere.

But if you think the architecture and the furnishings are amazing wait until your tour takes you to the rum distillery…

Barbados Tourist Attractions: St Nicholas Abbey Rum

Barbados Tourist Attractions: St Nicholas Abbey Rum

On this part of the tour you can view a recently restored 1890 steam mill grinding sugar cane in the old syrup factory.

You wouldn’t believe it this old mill had not been operational in the syrup factory since 1947, it truly is amazing.

And the best part you get to join the many thousands who get to taste St. Nicholas’ special age blends of rum in the plantation bond, where the spirit is hand-bottle and sold…

You can even buy some of this aged rum and take it home with you…

By the way custom engraving is available if you wish to create a wonderful gift or souvenir for that special someone.

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