Museums & Heritage · Our pick in Barbados
Arlington House Museum
Speightstown’s story in three floors
About Arlington House Museum
Arlington House is an engaging, interactive museum on three floors of a restored 18th-century building in Speightstown, the old port the English called Little Bristol. Visit Barbados lists it as open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and on Saturday until 3pm.
Why it's on our list
- Restored 18th-century house
- Interactive
- In Speightstown
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Arlington House Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Arlington House Museum, as the crow flies.
- Cobblers Cove700 m9 min walk
- Port St Charles1.4 km18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Arlington House Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Holetown (Limegrove)6.9 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Sandy Lane8.8 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Harrison’s Cave10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Bathsheba14 kmCar or taxi 30 min
- Bridgetown (Parliament)17 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Carlisle Bay18 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- St. Lawrence Gap21 kmCar or taxi 46 min
- Oistins23 kmCar or taxi 49 min
- Grantley Adams airport25 kmCar or taxi 54 min