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Dougaldston Estate

St. George's, Grenada
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Ranked #12 of 24 attractions in St. George's
Type: Historic Sites
Activities: Walking
Owner description: You can buy several spices, including nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon and cloves, at Dougaldston, one of the island's oldest and largest nutmeg plantations.... more » Owner description: You can buy several spices, including nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon and cloves, at Dougaldston, one of the island's oldest and largest nutmeg plantations. « less
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2013

Grenada is the Spice Island but it's more than just nutmeg. Our ship excursion took us here and we saw many other spices grown on the island and how they are processed. Nice tour. Worth a visit. Quite primative, but one gets an insight into how spices have been grown and processed for hundreds of years.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 10, 2013

Despite the fact that it is old, this is a very interesting operation on a very poor island. You see it the way it has always been done...not spruced up just to keep tourists happy. The drying nutmeg is rolled in and out in flat beds that operate on tracks and must be out in sun and away in rain.... More

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Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 4, 2012

This was a stop on our day tour of the Island, It was very run down and partly a ruin but the main warehouse was very intresting with a member of staff explaining and demonstrating how the spices were prepared and the history of the estate. We loved it. We were there quite early so it was not too busy... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 24, 2012

If you have a good guide, the place is interesting, but I learned the same things at Belmont Estate, which I highly recommend visiting.

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Calgary, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012

I went here with our tour guide extraordinaire AJ MEDDY .....I loved it as it non commercialized and unspoiled, if you are going to go, go with a guide

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012

Very informative and great place to but all the spices you will need to bring back home

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Preston, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2012

The estate was a working spice factory in the 17th century and is now a very interesting insight into the processes and uses of the many spices grown on the island. The guides show you such things as nutmeg and cocoa and explain their uses. There is no entry charge and there is the opportunity to buy some of the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 17, 2011

This is a very interesting stop. It is a must see when on Grenada.

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Beaminster, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 26, 2011

Beautiful surroundings and no nutmeg will be fresher than here!

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 25, 2011

A former cocoa processing estate that's clearly very former; you'll enter a long, semi-derelict wooden shack to be shown and talked through a variety of local fruits and spices for about 10 minutes. Then there's the inevitable Grenadian (here, a soft-) sell to buy spices. OK if you're passing and don't pay (we didn't; not quite sure why we weren't... More

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