Heywoods Beach, Speightstown
#2 among attractions in Speightstown
Facts and practical information
Heywoods Beach is a beach in Barbados. ()
Speightstown Barbados
Heywoods Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Harrison's Cave, Port St. Charles, Morgan Lewis Windmill, St. Nicholas Abbey.
Natural attraction, Park, CaveHarrison's Cave
182 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Barbados, Harrison's Cave is a breathtaking natural wonder that offers visitors a unique subterranean adventure. This crystalline limestone cavern, discovered in the 18th century, is renowned for its flowing streams, deep pools of crystal-clear...
HarborPort St. Charles, Speightstown
3 min walk • The Port St. Charles marina is a luxury marina development situated on the western coast of Barbados. Found within the parish of Saint Peter, the marina is in Heywoods and is in close proximity to Speightstown. The Port St.
Operational 18th-century sugarcane millMorgan Lewis Windmill
119 min walk • Morgan Lewis Windmill, St. Andrew, Barbados is the last sugar windmill to operate in Barbados. The mill stopped operating in 1947. In 1962 the mill was given to the Barbados National Trust by its owner Egbert L. Bannister for preservation as a museum. The site was listed in the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund.
Distillery, Architecture, Historical placeSt. Nicholas Abbey
97 min walk • St Nicholas Abbey is located in Saint Peter, Barbados, and is a plantation house, museum and rum distillery. Colonel Benjamin Berringer built the house in 1658. This house is one of only three genuine Jacobean mansions in the Western Hemisphere.
Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureHarrison Point Lighthouse
83 min walk • Harrison Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the northern Parish of Saint Lucy, Barbados.
Nature and wildlife, ParkBarbados Wildlife Reserve
89 min walk • The Barbados Wildlife Reserve is located in the parish of Saint Peter, Barbados. It occupies four acres of mahogany forest near the top of Farley Hill, next to Grenade Hall Signal Station and Forest.
Forest, Garden, ParkFlower Forest
167 min walk • Flower Forest Botanical Gardens is a horticultural park and tourist attraction near the village of Bloomsbury, Saint Joseph in Barbados. It is a scenic garden park with attractive flowering plants and tropical trees. The 50-acre property was formerly a sugar plantation.
View pointMount Hillaby
139 min walk • The peak of Mount Hillaby is the highest point on the Eastern Caribbean island of Barbados. The peak is located in the parish of Saint Andrew.
Universities and schoolsBellairs Research Institute, Holetown
122 min walk • The Bellairs Research Institute, located on the Caribbean island of Barbados, was founded in 1954 as a field-station for McGill University. Initial funding was from a bequest by British naval commander, Carlyon Bellairs, for whom the institute is named.
Saint Peter