AI generatedHoletown
Barbados · Saint James · 5 m
Short description of Holetown
Holetown sits halfway up the sheltered west coast, the stretch estate agents call the Platinum Coast, where the Caribbean is flat almost every day and the sand is pale and fine. The first English settlers landed here in 1627 and a monument on the main road marks the spot. The town itself is small, with a shopping arcade, a parish church and a run of restaurants along First and Second Street. What draws people is the water. Turtles and a shallow wreck lie off Paynes Bay, and Folkestone Marine Park protects the reef just north.
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Best time to visit: December – April
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All highlights and sightsBeta
- Paynes Bay and the Platinum Coast beaches
- Swimming with turtles off Paynes Bay
- Folkestone Marine Park reef
- Limegrove and the Holetown shopping arcade
- Sunset catamaran cruises
- First and Second Street restaurants
- Holetown Monument and the 1627 landing site
- Sandy Lane bay
- Saint James Parish Church
- Holetown Festival (approx. February)