Bridgetown and the Garrison: port, power and memory on foot
A leisurely route through Barbados’s only site inscribed on the World Heritage List, from Bridgetown’s waterfront to the Garrison’s military landscape.
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Bridgetown combines active commerce, civic institutions and Atlantic memory. Begin around the Careenage, Independence Square and the parliamentary buildings, then continue towards the Garrison along Bay Street to connect the port, trade, slavery and military history.
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Carlisle Bay forms part of the route connecting Bridgetown’s historic centre with the Garrison. Bay Street runs along the bay, linking the port, urban spaces and former military buildings within a wider walking itinerary.
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Garrison Savannah is the open space that best reveals the military scale and layout of the Garrison, contrasting with Bridgetown’s port centre.
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