Places to Visit in Saint Philip, Barbados, America

Places to Visit in Saint Philip, Barbados, America

Saint Philip is one of the eleven parishes of Barbados situated at the southeastern portion of the country at 13°07′ N 59°28′ W. With an area of 60 kms², Saint Philip is the largest parish of Barbados in terms of total land area. Saint Philip is one of the leading parishes of Barbados as far as the crop cultivation is taken into account.

Six Cross Roads or Six Roads is the largest area as well as commercial and residential centre of the parish and is located about 16 kms east of Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados.

Geography of Saint Philip:

Saint Philip is surrounded by the parish of Saint George in the northwest, Saint John in the north and Christ Church towards west.

How to reach Saint Philip?

Grantley Adams International Airport is situated around 6 kms away from Six Roads of Saint Philip and is served by Gol Transportes Aereos, Air Century, JetBlue Airways, Mustique Airways and many other prominent international airlines with frequent flights to and from New York, London, Toronto, Charlotte, Antigua, Dominica, Georgetown, Frankfurt and Miami.

There are some private bus companies offering bus services from airport to the areas of Saint Philip. Tourists can also use airport taxis or rented cars to reach Saint Philip.

Food and Shopping in Saint Philip:

Six Cross Roads is the main shopping street of Saint Philip and here tourists can find all the type of shops selling fashion and handicraft products.

Restaurants located in Saint Philip offer variety of traditional and Italian, Japanese and American eateries and the prominent food corners in Saint Philip are:

The Carriage House
The Crane Palms
D’Onofrio’s Ristorante Italiano
L’Azure Restaurant
Cutters of Barbados

Things to do in Saint Philip:

Snorkeling
Historical places
Windsurfing
Swimming

Places of interest in Saint Philip:

Crane Beach:

Crane Beach is one of the best beaches of Barbados and it takes name ‘Crane’ from the large crane placed at the top of the cliff. It is a perfect spot boogie boarding. Crane Resort & Residences is located in front of the beach which is frequented by honeymooners throughout the year and also tourists can see Grand Jete Statue here.

Bottom Bay:

Bottom Bay is situated few kilometers away from the famous Crane Beach and Sam Lord’s Castle and is backed by lined coconut trees. It is also an ideal spot to explore turtles and whales.

Ragged Point Lighthouse:

Ragged Point Lighthouse is located at Ragged Point, is one of the four lighthouses of Barbados offering great view of the rugged coastal scenery and entire east coast of the island.

Other places of interest in Saint Philip include:

Culpepper Island
Cove Bay
Sunbury Plantation House
Ocean Echo Stables
Foul Bay
John’s Church
Kendal Sporting Barbados
Foursquare Distillery

Best time to visit Saint Philip:

From December to April will be the best time to travel Saint Philip, while the temperature remains constant.

Accommodation options in Saint Philip:

Saint Philip is home to many well facilitated hotels ranging from budgeted options to star hotels offering top class services to the guests who stay in such hotels. Other than facilities and services, hotels also offer typical traditional dish for visitors. List of prominent hotels in Saint Philip is as follows: