This was our first stop on the tour with Gordon. It costs $8/person for entrance and you see a short interactive "play" explaining the history of the island. It was then outside for some amazing shots of the scenery and views. We also visited the block house and Shirley's heights. Overall we had a very nice day visiting Antigua and... More

Has the ruins of a fort used by the British to guard the island. Good views of the English harbour. The fees for a visit to Dow 's hill / Shirley Heights (they are a short drive away from the Nelson's Dockyard) are covered with the entry fee to the Nelson's Dockyard, so it would be advisable to do them... More

Good show giving the essential information on the history and the people of the island. Good subsidiary exhibitions etc. More

I too think that the I.C. is worth the 15 minutes for the commentated short history of the island. Totally NOT like a school presentation. Within a few short minutes it tries to give a balanced view of the history - and some is not very pleasant (i.e. slavery). To their credit the presentation does not dwell on the unpleasant... More

The Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre offers a really beautiful view down to English Harbour, Falmouth Harbour, the Nelson's Dockyard open-air museum, to the neighbour islands Guadeloupe, Montserrat and St. Kitts and Nevis. In my opinion history is most of the time totally boring. In the small cinema (The Interpretation Center) you can re-experience the Antiguan history in 15-20 minutes with... More

Antigua is small and so will be your investment in visiting Nelson's Dockyard and the Interpretation Centre to learn about the history of Antigua. The Dockyard itself contains very few buildings of deep historical interest. There are many more interesting restored British naval outposts to explore in North America. The museum on the grounds, although small, does have some interesting... More

I own a travel agency and I took a group on a cruise to Antigua. Our tour guide took us up to the interpretation center, the outdoor views are beautiful. The talking guide was informative but then we went in this building and sat in a dark room watching this commentated, almost animated, story about the history of Antigua. To... More