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Places to Visit in Hillsborough, Grenada, America

Hillsborough is the largest town as well as the administrative centre of Carriacou Island, a part of Grenada. It is home to five government schools and numerous tertiary institutions as well as the banks of Carriacou.

Geography of Hillsborough:

Hillsborough coordinates with 12°29′ N latitude and 61°28′ W longitude at an altitude of 6 meters. It experiences a tropical wet and dry climate with wet season from June through December and dry season from January through May.

History of Hillsborough:

Hillsborough was visited by a Scottish soldier and politician, Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1796 to launch an attack on the Spanish forces. It is also the site of Carriacou National Museum and its building was earlier used as cotton gin mill.

Connectivity to Hillsborough:

Hillsborough is served by Lauriston Airport with frequent flights to Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport, catered by SVG Air. Lauriston Airport is located 2 kms away from the heart of Hillsborough.

Hillsborough also houses the main port of Carriacou with regular ferry services to Grenada and neighboring Petite Martinique. Water taxis are served by Kim Bethel and Snagg’s Water Taxi. Lincoln Linky Bedeau is the main road taxi operator in Hillsborough.

Jeep rentals in Hillsborough include:

• Martin & Wayne’s
• Sunkey’s
• Ade’s Dream

Food and Shopping in Hillsborough:

Carriacou Regatta is one of the major festivals celebrated in Hillsborough which takes place in the first weekend of August with competitions of walking the greasy-pole, bicycle-race and donkey-racing and many other competitions and entertainment activities.

Hillsborough is home to many standard shops, a post office, banks and Grenada Telephone system.  The prominent food corners near Hillsborough are as follows:

• Lambie Queen Restaurant & Bar
• The Fountain Wine Bar and Restaurant
• Traps Restaurant
• Hard Wood Bar and Snacket

Things to do in Hillsborough:

• Snorkeling
• PADI Scuba
• Hiking

Places of interest in Hillsborough:

Botanical Gardens:

There are several botanical gardens in Hillsborough, major gardens are sited at pleasant back street with a wide range of colorful tropical plants.

Carriacou Museum:

Carriacou Museum is located within the cotton gin mill building, on Paterson Street including African section. Tourists can see a variety of artifacts, maps, postcards from ancient Carriacou to the colonial period of French and British in the museum.

Anse La Roche Beach:

Anse La Roche Beach is one of the secluded beaches of Grenada and also tourist can spot stunning rock formation that is 30 yards away from the beach. This beach is famous for its great snorkeling activity.

Other places of interest near Hillsborough are:

• Petite Carenage Beach & Mangroves
• White Island Marine Park
• Paradise Beach
• Ningo Well
• High North Peak
• Dumfries Historical Site
• Belair National Park
• Amerindian Well
• Tyrrel Bay Beach
• L’Esterre Bay Beach

Best time to visit Hillsborough:

Throughout the year is best, especially from January to May will be the ideal time to travel Hillsborough.

Accommodation options in Hillsborough:

Hillsborough hosts numerous prominent hotels and resorts of Carriacou and most of them are recently renovated to provide top quality hospitably services for tourists. Ade’s Dream Guest House & Apartments is the major one located on the main street of Hillsborough. Also tourists can find nearby towns hotels for more comfort. List of major hotels and resorts in and around Hillsborough is as follows:

• Ade’s Dream Guest House & Apartments
• Tamarind Cottage
• Carriacou Grand View Hotel
• Belair Garden Cottage
• Bayaleau Point Cottages
• Millie’s Guest House
• Peace Haven Guest House
• Kim’s Plaza Guesthouse
• Hope’s Inn
• Seaclusion Suites
• Bogles Round House Cottages
• Green Roof Inn
• Sunset Beach Hotel
• Caribbee Inn

Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Grenada, America

Grenada is an island country located towards the southeastern Caribbean Sea, surrounded by Trinidad and Tobago in the southeast, Venezuela in the southwest, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the northeast. St. George’s is the capital and largest city and East Caribbean dollar is the currency of Grenada.

Due to the larger production of nutmeg and mace, Grenada is popularly called as ‘Island of Spice’. Endangered ‘Grenada Dove’ is the national bird of Grenada.

Geography of Grenada:

Grenada spans over an area of 344 sq. km. and coordinates with 12°03′ N latitude and 61°45′ W longitude. Grenville and Gouyave are the two major towns of Grenada after the capital city St. George’s.

History of Grenada:

The history of Grenada dates back to 1649, when the French settled on the island of Grenada as a first European who conquered it completely in 1654 and ruled until 1762, when it was captured by the British during the Seven Year War. Grenada finally was declared independent on February 7^th, 1974 under the chiefdom of Eric Gairy, nearly 200 years rule of British.

Connectivity to Grenada:

Maurice Bishop International Airport is the major airport of the country, located on Grenada Island, around 4 miles away from the capital city St. George with scheduled and charter flights from and to New York, London, Miami, St. Lucia, Port of Spain, Saint Vincent and many other Caribbean and American destinations.

Osprey Lines Limited is one of the major ferry operators in Caribbean offering services between Granada, Petite Martinique and Carriacou.

Taxis, minibuses and cars are the options for local travel and generally taxi costs around EC$30 from the airport to St. George’s.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Grenada:

Black people form the majority of Grenada’s population, followed by mixed Black-Europeans and European- East Indians. English is the official language of Grenada and widely communicated languages are Grenadian Creole English and Grenadian Creole French.

The national food of Grenada is Oil down and other popular eateries are jerk chicken, roast pork, nutmeg ice cream and sweet potato pudding. Most of the major shopping malls of Grenada are placed in the capital city St. George’s.

Places of interest in Grenada:

Grand Anse Beach:

Grand Anse Beach is the most famous beach of Grenada, adjoined by scuba dive centers, restaurants and bars and traditional markets. Tourists can enjoy various water sports here.

The Grenada National Museum:

The building of the Grenada National Museum was initially established in 1704 by French during the colonial period, later British used it for many purposes such as women prison, warehouse and hotel. It was officially inaugurated as a national museum in 1976 and it exhibits about the history of Grenada. It is open from 9:00am–4:30pm (Monday-Friday) and 10:00am– 1:30pm (Saturday).

Grenada Waterfalls:

Grenada hosts many prominent waterfalls that are frequently visited by tourists from all around the world for their eye catching beauty and the major waterfalls include Tufton Hall Waterfall, Concord Waterfalls, Annandale Waterfall, Honeymoon Waterfall and Seven Sister Waterfalls.

List of other places of interest in Grenada include:

• Grand Etang Nature Reserve
• St. Catherine
• Clark’s Court Distillery
• Qua Qua
• Carib’s Leap
• Dougladston Estate
• Fort George´s
• Fort Frederick
• Bay Garden
• Morne Rouge Bay
• Bathway Beach
• Magazine Beach

Ideal time to visit Grenada:

From November to May is the tourism season in the Caribbean countries including Grenada.

Where to stay in Grenada?

Grenada is a relatively small island compared to other Caribbean islands but houses plenty of reputed accommodation centres such as hotels, cottages, resorts, villas and guest houses. Most of the hotels offered advance booking facility for the convenience of tourists who visit the island throughout the year. List of prominent hotels in St. George’s and other Grenadian cities is as follows:

• Petite Anse Hotel
• Spice Island Beach Resort
• Calabash Hotel
• Mount Cinnamon
• Lance Aux Epines Cottages
• Le Phare Bleu Marina & Resort
• True Blue Bay Boutique Resort
• Laluna Hotel
• Maca Bana
• Petit Bacaye
• La Sagesse
• Blue Horizons Garden Resort
• Twelve Degrees North
• Coyaba Beach Resort
• The Flamboyant Hotel & Villas