Barbados Garrison

The Historic Garrison is the world's most complete 18th and 19th century British Colonial Garrison. It was nominated for and received the World Heritage Site designation, together with Barbados' capital, Bridgetown. It served as a model for garrison construction across the remainder of the British Empire. To make it the unique example of its sort, an extraordinarily high proportion of its physical qualities, a great illustration of the confluences of European and African craftsmanship, design, and engineering, have been conserved.

The Garrison was constructed as the headquarters of both the Royal Navy and the Army between the 17th and 19th centuries. Buildings were built by natives who modified a European aesthetic to match a tropical setting, resulting in the emergence of a new architectural style known as Caribbean Georgian. The attractive Georgian-style home has been rebuilt and furnished as a typical, but not lavish, mid-18th-century plantation estate, with an intriguing museum on the second floor. The Garrison Savannah, the parade field, is the focal point of the Historic Garrison and is today utilized for a variety of leisure activities such as horse racing, rugby, kite flying, and so on.

Best Times to Visit: late June to late August.

Best Things to Do: Take photos, Explore the ancient buildings and architectures,horse racing, rugby, etc.

Location: Garrison, Saint Michael, Bridgetown