Attractions · Our pick in Barbados
St Nicholas Abbey
A 1658 great house and its rum
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About St Nicholas Abbey
Built in 1658, St Nicholas Abbey is one of only three Jacobean great houses left in the Western Hemisphere. Restored as a working plantation and heritage attraction, it makes its own single-cask rums, and the tour takes in the great house, the gardens, a small museum, the factory and distillery, a short film from around 1930 and a rum tasting. On select days you can book the private Rum Experience Tour with the owner, Larry Warren, and the St Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway runs heritage trains on the estate.
Why it's on our list
- Built in 1658
- Single-cask rum
- Heritage railway
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with St Nicholas Abbey before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from St Nicholas Abbey 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
- Speightstown6.7 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Bathsheba10 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Harrison’s Cave10 kmCycle 42 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Holetown (Limegrove)11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Sandy Lane13 kmCar or taxi 29 min
- Bridgetown (Parliament)20 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- Carlisle Bay21 kmCar or taxi 46 min
- St. Lawrence Gap23 kmCar or taxi 50 min
- Oistins24 kmCar or taxi 51 min
- Grantley Adams airport25 kmCar or taxi 53 min