Lovely former plantation estate with operational sugar cane processing machinery and distillery. The house and gardens are nice although fairly small (only a few downstairs rooms in the house are available to view). The cafe serves really tasty and well presented food on china plates which was much better than the rather uninspiring menu suggested. We enjoyed sampling and buying... More

stopped here on our own taxi tour as a break as we crossed the top of the island. Excellent property with lots of nice furnishings and very informative staff. Interesting film show about the estate and don't forget the drop of rum. Good value for money and a nice way to break up an hour or so More

Our April, 2012 trip to Barbados included a few hours spent touring St. Nicholas Abbey. It was thoroughly worth it. For one day we rented a car and drove the island. This stop was our favorite. The history of the old plantation is palpable, and the scenery is gorgeous. My family enjoyed the mellow atmosphere and had a snack on... More

St. Nicholas Abbey is one of the oldest plantations in Barbados and is quite fascinating to tour. We stayed in Christ Church and decided to take a taxi to the plantation. The taxi ride was quite scenic as we essentially traveled across the island. The plantation tour operators have done a good job of preserving assets and providing a wealth... More

Getting better each time. I've visited St.Nicholas Abbey about 5 times now over the past 7 years. Each time it’s getting better. You can wonder around all the grounds and look at a fully functional rum distillery. Where you can also buy the rum in unique bottles, and also get them engraved with a personal message. Free tastings and a... More

was a good place to get a feel of the real OLD Barbados. if you go try and time it to see the sugar cane being crushed to get the juice..we saw it at about 1.15pm the rum is expensive.. and not to my tastes..much preferred Mount Gay! More

My husband was very sceptical about visiting St Nicholas, he thought it was an actual abbey. Once I let him know that it also had a rum tour included he was all in. We were greeted at the front entrance by Michael and he offered to do the private tour. This was definitely the way to go as you got... More

It was Easter and we weren't sure anything would be open but we decided to drive up to Cherry Tree Hill to get a panoramic view of the windward side of Barbados. Thank goodness for the GPS in our rental car. We worked our way up the hills and through the quaint villages leading up to Cherry Tree Hill. Just... More

Up in the hills of the central island, just off a tiny little path of a road is this beautiful Jacobean mansion actively functioning as a sugar cane plantation rum distillery. The staff was friendly and gave us free reign of the downstairs of the home. We were also able to walk around the grounds, explore the ginormous barn and... More