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Trench Town Culture Yard

160 Reviews

#8 of 50 things to do in Kingston

Museums, Specialty Museums

6-8 Lower Frist Atreet | Trench Town, Kingston Denham Town P.O, Jamaica

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4.5 160 reviews

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Average10%
Poor3%
Terrible2%

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This museum is an authentic place ,the frist home of BOB MARLEY where he grew ,the place where he learn to play the guitar ,this is where it all began,,this museum also offer alot of history about the place call Trench Town, and why its call TRENCH...more

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Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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6-8 Lower Frist Atreet | Trench Town, Kingston Denham Town P.O, Jamaica

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WhoThatIs

Illinois

Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Birthplace of talent!

I visited the Trench Town culture yard as part of the Yard Sisters Authentic Tour of Kingston. Trevel gave me a detailed inside tour of the Yard, where he talked about the creation of trench Town, and it's rich history as the birthplace of many...More

Date of experience: November 2019

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synn0

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

A truly authentic experience and tour

We highly recommend this tour to anyone who desires a true appreciation of the history of Trench Town and wish to journey through Bob Marley's musical past. Kudos to our tour guide Travell who provided an enlightening and fun tour.

Date of experience: November 2019

Thank synn0

Thank you for such great review

Barbie1961

Stafford, United Kingdom

104

Reviewed October 8, 2019

Trench town

Fantastic day Sophia was amazing History knowledge excellent Lovely atmospheric definitely return ahain

Date of experience: October 2019

Thank Barbie1961

Thank you so much For such great review Looking forward on seeing you again

Browning58

Reviewed September 17, 2019

Brilliant tour full information and history Trench Town

Our Tour Guide Trevor was brilliant. I took away details of the history of Trench Town... Bobs journey in mid 29’s...

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank Browning58

Thank you for your review And i am happy that you enjoy it

LudaGogol

Moscow, Russia

Reviewed September 16, 2019

You need to check before you come over!

Best way is to call ahead and to find out what activities they have today. If nothing's going on - don't waste your time. But if they have studio session inside the yard or free concerts (they may have some) or they usually make some...More

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank LudaGogol

Why?

Villan01

Birmingham, United Kingdom

235

Reviewed August 10, 2019

Trenchtown Tour

First point is that it is safe to go to Trenchtown. Blackie was our guide and he was very informative and he knew his Jamaican music. You learn about the history of Trenchtown and see and understand where Bob Marley spent his formative years. There...More

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank Villan01

Thank you for coming here And i am happy that you enjoy your tour

Senay W

Reviewed August 8, 2019

Fantastic place with a deep rooted history regarding music and Jamaica

We visited the culture yard today. It was a fantastic experience and very informative. This was mainly due to our amazing tour guide Trevelle.

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank Senay W

Thank you for choosing the Culture Yard

AlizkaP

Reviewed August 6, 2019 via mobile

Trench Town insights

The Culture Yard was a great experience, our tour guide was awesome, he gave a lot of interesting insights about Bob Marley, but also about the history of this neighborhood.

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank AlizkaP

Thank you for coming here

pobreiter

Carstairs, Canada

175

Reviewed July 26, 2019

Tour guides can make all the difference

Although I had read some good reviews about this attraction and it had the potential to be really interesting, I left underwhelmed and uncomfortable. This was mostly due to the guide I had. I am pretty sure he was high, he definitely smelled like he...More

Date of experience: June 2019

Thank pobreiter

I am so sorry about this Is it possible you could tell his name Hope to see you another time You will get a discount

Tbrnsgr

Reviewed July 24, 2019

Great place to experience history

I highly recommend a trip to the Trenchtown Culture yard while visiting Jamaica. Trevel was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable about the history of Trenchtown. Don't leave without a day trip here.