Western Barbados Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Western Barbados
Holetown and Speightstown are the two main settlements but it's basically one long ribbon development along the coastal Highway 1B. Tourist maps and similar literature often refer to the sea here as the Caribbean but that's 100 miles west, over the horizon beyond Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. This here is the Atlantic and can get rough, but it's normally in the "Goldilocks zone" of being calm enough inshore for family bathing, yet lively enough further out for surfing, wind-surfing and the like. Holetown is where the British first landed in 1625, the hole being the haven and freshwater creek; it was first called "Jamestown" for King James I and VI. More settlers arrived in 1627, plantations and transatlantic trade were established, and the area grew up to be the first capital of the colon
Top Attractions in Western Barbados
Explore the best things to see and do in Western Barbados:
- ★Hightide Watersports
Where to Eat in Western Barbados
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Daphne's
- 🍴Fish Pot
- 🍴Ragamuffins
- 🍴Roti Den
- 🍴The Cliff
- 🍴The Fisherman's Pub
Where to Stay in Western Barbados
- 🏨Sandy Lane
- 🏨Starfish Discovery Bay
Western Barbados Travel Guide Sections
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