5 Reasons to Visit Barbados

There’s plenty to savour in Barbados: dreamy beaches, swaying palms, idyllic hotels, beautiful blue seas. There’s also the food. Barbados styles itself as the culinary capital of the Caribbean, with an unparalleled choice of places to eat: fine dining restaurants, beachside cafes, local rum shops. And, whether your food is framed by soft candlelight and pristine, starched white tablecloths, or engaging Bajan banter and domino tables, you’ll be delighted by what you eat, especially as 2018 has been designated Barbados’ year of culinary experiences. If you've not visited Barbados yet here's 5 good reasons why you should visit now....

2. And the interior...

The island's interior of gentle low-slung limestone hills offers absorbing sights; plantation houses, botanic gardens blessed with some of the world's finest growing conditions, caves nestled among the sugar cane fields, wonderful museums and landmark buildings which speak of the island's engrossing history and the Garrison area of Bridgetown, the capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

4. Zip wire, rum tours and a submarine...

Barbados offers golf, which many former Test cricketers seem to turn to, on some of the purest, most rewarding courses anywhere in the world. And polo. There’s the Atlantis submarine, snorkelling, diving and fishing. There are National Trust properties, museums, historic houses, gardens, island safaris, rum tours, zip line aerial tours, and designer shops. There's lots of activities to choose from, whatever your travel style, so we've put together the top 7 things to do in Barbados.