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Holetown and the Platinum West Coast: the back story
The back story
About Holetown and the Platinum West Coast: the back story
Holetown is where, in 1625, the ship Olive Blossom made its first landing and claimed the island for England, and the Holetown Monument marks the claim and the first settlement of 1627. Today it is the centre of the Platinum Coast of St. James: villas and small luxury hotels along calm Caribbean beaches, the restaurants and bars of 1st and 2nd Street, the Chattel Village and Limegrove’s designer boutiques, with Sandy Lane, Royal Westmoreland and Apes Hill close by.
Why it's on our list
- Area guide
- Holetown
- Barbados
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What’s nearby
Distances from Holetown and the Platinum West Coast: the back story 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)150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
- Sandy Lane1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Harrison’s Cave6.9 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Speightstown7.0 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Bridgetown (Parliament)10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Carlisle Bay11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Bathsheba13 kmCar or taxi 29 min
- St. Lawrence Gap15 kmCar or taxi 33 min
- Oistins17 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Grantley Adams airport20 kmCar or taxi 43 min