The back story
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The back story
St. Philip and the south-east: the back story
The Crane, Crane Beach and Bottom Bay, Sam Lord’s Castle and Sunbury: the south-east corner.
Area guide · Crane, Bottom Bay and Sam Lord’s Castle
St. Philip & the South-East: Our Favourites
The south-east in one page: The Crane and Crane Beach, Bottom Bay, the Wyndham Grand at Sam Lord’s Castle, Sunbury Plantation House and Foursquare.
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What to see and do
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A great house of the 1660s
Sunbury Plantation House
A plantation house in St. Philip built around 1660, with house tours every day.
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The south-east’s family distillery
Foursquare Rum Distillery & Heritage Park
A family-owned rum distillery on a former sugar plantation in St. Philip, with a heritage park and folk museum.
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Atlantic surf below the cliffs
Crane Beach
A dramatic beach of pale sand and Atlantic rollers below the cliffs of The Crane in St. Philip, reached by public steps.
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Palms, cliffs and an empty cove
Bottom Bay
A secluded cove of white sand and coconut palms enclosed by cliffs on the south-east coast.
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Where to eat
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A grill at The Crane
Marco Polo Bar & Grill
A bar and grill in the Palms complex at The Crane, above Crane Beach in St. Philip.
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Five kitchens above Crane Beach
Dining at The Crane
The Crane’s restaurants above Crane Beach: Zen, Azure, Poesia No. 3, The Carriage House and The Grove, plus Bar 1887 and the Village Café.
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Where to stay
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Above Crane Beach since 1887
The Crane
A clifftop resort above Crane Beach in St. Philip, open since 1887, with ultra-spacious residential suites, restaurants, a spa and a kids’ club.
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A new resort on a legendary estate
Wyndham Grand Barbados Sam Lord’s Castle
An all-inclusive resort and spa on the historic Sam Lord’s Castle estate at Long Bay in St. Philip.
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Bars, rum shops and nights out
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Drinks on the clifftop
Bar 1887 at The Crane
The bar of The Crane resort, named after the year it first welcomed guests, above Crane Beach.
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Spas and health
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A spa above Crane Beach
The Spa at The Crane
The spa of The Crane resort on its clifftop above Crane Beach.
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Getting there
Questions and answers
Can you swim at Bottom Bay?
Visit Barbados advises against bathing there, because the waves are very strong.
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