Best Tourist Places to Visit in Saint James, Barbados, America

Best Tourist Places to Visit in Saint James, Barbados, America

Saint James is one of the parishes of Barbados situated in the western side of the island. Holetown is the largest settlement of the parish located about 12 kms north of Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. Saint James is popularly called as Platinum Coast because of its pristine beaches, world class hotels and beach-front manors.

Geography of Saint James:

Saint James is located between 13°13′ N latitude and 59°37′ W longitude, bordering by Saint Michael parish in the south, Saint Andrew on the east, Saint Thomas towards southeast and Saint Peter in the north. The parish of Saint James is spread over an area of 31 kms².

History of Saint James:

Saint James was the site where the British first landed in Barbados in 1625. It was earlier known as Jamestown, named in the honor of British king, King James. St. James Parish Church and the Portvale Sugar Factory are the two historical identities of Saint James.

How to reach Saint James?

Saint James is catered by Grantley Adams International Airport, only airport of the country, located around 29 kms from the largest and major town of Saint James, Holetown. GAIA has good connectivity with major North American, Central American, European and Caribbean cities such as London, Frankfurt, New York, Miami and Toronto, served by both charter and regular flights.

Taxis are always available at the airport and the city of Holetown and rental cars are useful for local travel.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Saint James:

Holetown is the cultural capital of Saint James housing many historical monuments and also there is famous Holetown Festival to be organized in the month of February annually and tourists can buy different colorful handicraft and fashion products on the occasion of Holetown Festival.

The famous restaurants in Saint James are:

Cin Cin by the Sea
Flindt Patisserie and Bistro
The Beach House Restaurant & Bar
Cafe Bar Carizma

Things to do in Saint James:

Aqua Tiger Watersports
IOU Fishing Charters
Sin-Bad Sailing Day Cruises
Sea Spray Watersports

Places of interest in Saint James:

St. James Church:

St. James Church is one of the major worship places as well as tourist attraction of Saint James located in the town of Holetown. It is considered as the oldest church in Barbados and was first construed in the year 1628 and was renovated several times after damaged by strong hurricanes. The present church building was constructed between the end of 19^th century and the beginning of 20^th century.

Portvale Sugar Factory:

Portvale Sugar Factory is one of the ancient few working sugar factories on Barbados. Tourists can reach it by taxi or bus and also can explore it by guided tours. Take prior permission.

Holetown Monument:

Holetown Monument is located in the main town of the parish, Holetown and was constructed to commemorate first settlement of British on Barbados and the first Barbadian settlement.

Other places of interest in Saint James include:

Flower Forest
Blue Monkey Beach
Church Point Beach
Lord Combemere
The Country Club at Sandy Lane
Royal Westmoreland Golf & Country Club
Limegrove Cinemas
The Green Monkey Golf Course
Paynes Bay Beach
Barbados Polo Club
Frank Hutson Sugar Museum

Best time to visit Saint James:

Throughout the year is best, especially the month of February will be ideal time to travel Saint James, while the Holetown festival is organized in Holetown in Saint James.

Accommodation options in Saint James:

Holetown is the major settlement of Saint James that houses many of luxury accommodation centres of Saint James with world class facilities and services. List of prominent hotels in Saint James is as follows: