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Bridgetown

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.

View of the Careenage and historic urban waterfront in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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The place

What makes it special

  • The Careenage, Independence Square and the parliamentary buildings.
  • Former warehouses and the waterfront, linked to Atlantic commerce.
  • The Barbados Museum & Historical Society, housed in a former military prison.
Maori Beach with native forest and coastline on the Rakiura Track.
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Bridgetown
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Articles in Bridgetown

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Bridgetown

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Guides to this place

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View of the Careenage and historic urban waterfront in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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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Profile updated: 13/09/2026