Areas
Speightstown and the north: the back story
The back story
About Speightstown and the north: the back story
In its early days Speightstown was a bustling port trading with Bristol in England, which earned it the nickname Little Bristol, according to Visit Barbados. Its streets of old buildings, Arlington House Museum and the Gallery of Caribbean Art make it a lovely morning, and to the north the island grows wilder: Port St Charles and the long beaches of St. Peter, St Nicholas Abbey and Cherry Tree Hill, the Wildlife Reserve and Farley Hill, and the Atlantic cliffs of St. Lucy, with Mount Gay’s distillery and the Animal Flower Cave.
Why it's on our list
- Area guide
- Speightstown
- Barbados
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What’s nearby
Distances from Speightstown and the north: 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
- Speightstown200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
- Holetown (Limegrove)7.1 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Sandy Lane9.0 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Harrison’s Cave10 kmCycle 42 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Bathsheba14 kmCar or taxi 30 min
- Bridgetown (Parliament)17 kmCar or taxi 38 min
- Carlisle Bay18 kmCar or taxi 40 min
- St. Lawrence Gap22 kmCar or taxi 46 min
- Oistins23 kmCar or taxi 50 min
- Grantley Adams airport26 kmCar or taxi 54 min