St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Tour: Explore a 17th Century Plantation and Rum Distillery

Immerse yourself in the history of St. Nicholas Abbey on a heritage tour. Explore a 17th century plantation and rum distillery while enjoying the beautiful gardens and delicious refreshments.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Nicholas Abbey - Guided tour of 1658 Jacobean Great House, House Museum, rare and unique1930 movie of Plantation and Barbados, Syrup Factory with c. 1890 working Steam Mill, Rum Distillery including rum tasting. Tour includes a complimentary drink and there are a gift shop and terrace cafe for visitors taking the tour
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
Additional Information

The Grand Manor and Distillery journey offers a genuine exploration of life in a plantation from the 17th century with historical items from Indigenous habitation to colonial periods. The film created around 1935 provides a rare and distinctive view of this lifestyle and also of Barbados during the dawn of the 20th century.
The attraction is designed…

Location
Saint Nicholas Abbey
Travel North along Main Highway until you see road signs directing you to St. Nicholas Abbey
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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F6125jgwadem
Feb 6, 2026
Sand box tree - Great staff, love the history
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591desir_eb
Jan 8, 2026
Beautiful experience in gorgeous Barbados - Beautiful place, well organized, and informative tour given by Michelle. Simon, leads the rum tasting and is a delightful person!
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Bluebnt
Dec 31, 2025
A good time for all ages - We did the short train ride and house tour with rum tasting and had a great time. It was interesting to hear about the history of the property as well as the train. since we did the short train ride, we didn't go to Cherry tree Hill, so I definitely recommend going there for the view. We got a grab and go lunch at the train depot, but they also have a sit down cafe by the manor.
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N771qnrolandl
Dec 26, 2025
Family visit - Fantastic - Went as part of a bigger island tour. Had a lovely lunch and tour enjoying the rum. Well worth visiting with or without the family. Rum is absolutely lovely and great for siping.
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Cabinqueen
Dec 22, 2025
Fantastic tour - amazing rum. - What a fantastic tour! We toured the Great House and Rum Distillery during our resent Barbados stay and it was fantastic. The tour was so informative about how life was in Barbados. The rum distillery tour was great with a historic video of live on a plantation many years ago. One of the highlights was having Simon, one of the owners speak with our group. He was such a delight. We ended up purchasing the Coffee liquor that was absolutely amazing. If you are interested in history and rum, this is a "not to be missed" tour.
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Maureensq2914qf
Dec 16, 2025
Great visit - Superb tour. Informative and enjoyable. Thank you Veronica and Simon. Loved the rum tasting!! Beautiful house and that you acknowledge history.
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Angelo
Dec 14, 2025
Beautiful property - A must visit while in barbados. What a beauty of a property. We got married here in 2012 and visit every time we go back to barbados.
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P
Dec 2, 2025
See the Abbey and ride the Train - We visited St. Nicholas Abbey, now the site if Barbados Rum factory. This beautiful historical site includes a Railway tour on a carefully restored train crossing Victorian steel trestle bridge and stopover at Cherry Tree Hill. The train "engineer" was amazing with a beautiful voice -- she sung the Stevie Wonder version of Happy Birthday. The tour mixed history with scenery and allowed for a brief stop on Cherry Hill. We enjoyed a rum tasting after the tour and finished up with a delicious lunch in on-site picnic patio area. The scenery was pretty and made for a relaxing day.
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Lee
Nov 6, 2025
Great trip back into history - Went yesterday, Wednesday 5th Nov, was going to do the short train+ house tour but ended up doing the long tour, quite pricey but worth it, train was quite fun with the comedian conductor , got off at the house where another lady showed us around , very interesting then we did the distillery tour and while this place isn't on the scale of some other distillery tours I have been on its still interesting, watched a short video about the history of the whole place then did a spot of rum tasting hosted by a lovely guy called Simon, the current owners son , who was also a comedian. I bought a bottle and a young lady kindly engraved the bottle for me, all together a fun and worthwhile trip though we went in or hire car so it was easy , dont know about other means of transport
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Martyn
Nov 23, 2025
A Great place to visit with one exception - PLEASE provide better, larger and more interactive aviaries for your parrots - macaws & cockatoo are never let out, no stimulation. V stressed 'pets' that have been this way in your family for decades - Which makes your lack of understanding all the more tragic for these very intelligent birds. You have the space to make new wonderful homes for all of the birds that you are privileged to have! Please Show compassion and give them what they deserve. They have many years left to live. Thank you
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From $45
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).