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• Great tour guide

  Yanna J,Apr 1, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  Very knowledgeable host, the tours is about 1 hour and 30 minute. We lived in Bridgetown, so takes around 40-50 minutes to go there. Make sure you negotiate the round trip transportation before you go. It will be hard to get taxi back if you don't have arrangement. At the end of the tour there is a rum tasting and a shop for you to buy rum. There are some birds there and one 🦜 does look a little distressed. Hope the owner can give some more care to it. Overall, it is a very nice place to visit for family. My daughter enjoyed the movie from old days too. Great education.

  

• Chaos.

  JaxTshinga,Mar 25, 2026

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  1.00

  We did this trip as part of a tour through Sun Tours. This review is purely on St Nicholas Abbey NOT the tour operator (who were brilliant) St Nicholas Abbey is firstly not an Abbey but an old house. Visit here and be prepared to be herded through like sheep. We felt totally rushed and it was more of a production line than time to take photos or browse through the gift shop. I do not know why they bother having a restaurant either because there is no time to eat there! We were herded into an old stable to watch a film about the owners history (granted that part was interesting). However when we came out we were supposed to do rum tasting. We got to taste the 5 year rum, the white rum and was about to taste the dark rum when another guide literally pushed our poor guide out of the way to start the wine tasting with her group! Our rum tasting was literally 2 minutes if that. I found this very rude and felt sorry for our guide (he also seemed shocked by his colleague’s lack of manners!). Prior to this our guide was entertaining us with his awful jokes (I am not sure if he was a family member because he also took great delight in telling us about medals / coins given to the family. He also told us the history of a race horse and showed us a picture of him with the late Queen Elizabeth.) This place seemed more interested in getting as many people through the house as possible rather than giving them a good quality tour. It was a tour to remember, but for the wrong reasons.

• An error in time created a great experience

  Ronald B,Mar 16, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Beautiful facility rich in history. Workers and family take pride in the facilities, their history and their products. Our scheduled time for a tour was miscommunicated to us. However, we ended up getting a private tour from Michelle. Her private tour was outstanding. Her knowledge and enthusiasm was on display during our time with her. If you have an opportunity for a tour with Michelle, you will truly enjoy every minute.

• A pleasant, informative experience

  870garrettp,Mar 16, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  The visit to the 'great house' is a disappointment but the chance to walk around the distillery is so worthwhile. They still use a steam engine to crush the sugar cane which we watched and the tour was very interesting. The train journey was very pleasant and I was glad that we did it. The actual rum itself is very expensive but as you witness how it is created, you understand why.

• Visit ruined by bird maltreatment!

  hsT2325TP,Mar 12, 2026

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  1.00

  While this visit could be great, it was ruined by the sight of mistreated birds in a cage. There is a metal cage hanging from a tree filled with at least 7 birds. The cage is filled with poop and they have basically one stick to all stand on together. The floor of the cage is so soiled that they can't even go there. This business is mistreating these creatures! They deserve better and I would not give money to a business that treats living creatures like this.

  

• Very Informative Tour with Virginia!

  sandbeachandsun,Mar 11, 2026

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  4.00

  We enjoyed the tour of the plantation house and grounds. Our tour guide, Virginia, did an outstanding job! She was very personable and knowledgeable about the plantation house, distillery and grounds. She made the tour fun and was willing to take pictures for our group. The parlor had a chandelier made of shells, which was pretty awesome! She introduced many of the employees throughout the tour and made sure to explain what their responsibilities included. She also identified a very extraordinary Sandbox tree on the property and explained how the distillery was named. She also shared the unique way that they make their rum. At the end of the tour we saw a very informative short movie and then we were met by Simon to taste two of the rums. Following the tasting you could purchase the rum, shop in their gift store or get something to eat or drink. We felt fortunate to hear that the present owner saved the plantation and spectacular grounds from being turned into condos and preserved Barbadian history!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Spirited Simon

  Guy P,Mar 7, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  It was a great experience. Staff were all very welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable. The building and properties were perfectly restored and displayed. Incredible attention to detail. Grounds were immaculate. Simone was a wonderful spirits ambassador; souch so that we purchased an engraved cask strength rum from him.

• Saint Nicholas Abbey’s Beauty

  R171GNdeniseb,Feb 27, 2026

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  5.00

  What a delightful day and experience. Saint Nicholas Abbey is absolutely beautiful and the history is amazing. We enjoyed a full afternoon of a train ride, property tour, rum tour and tasting and a fantastic lunch on their restaurant patio amongst the trees and sounds of the Caribbean birds. A family owned business, we had the opportunity to share some time with Simon who gave us more information and a few laughs on the rums made here. The train experience was informative and entertaining. The tour guide really knew her stuff about the history. I was able to help with the turning of the old steam train’s engine which was fun. I would definitely recommend visiting this historical site of Barbados and all the beauty it offers.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• A First Class Visit to a most Interesting Family Owned Attraction

  Glyn H,Feb 24, 2026

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  4.00

  We visited as two couples for the combined Heritage Railway, House and Distillery Tour. We had booked in advanced which proved correct as the Railway Trip had been fully booked. We found all elements of our visit to be first class, with friendly and knowledgable staff, including members of the owners family. The only disappointment of our visit was the post lunch. Whilst the food was of a good standard, the restaurant was obviously under significant pressure of numbers. This resulted in a long delay, both to order and delivery of food. Nevertheless, this was dealt with admirably by the individual staff and did not detract from an enjoyable visit.

• Quite expensive

  P2707GFrichardg,Feb 14, 2026

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  2.00

  Well a bit disappointing really. The house is quite small and the entrance hall was closed due to maintenance. The upstairs is closed, so you go through two rooms and view a third over a rope. The rum tour is quite interesting, but you stop for ten minutes while the guide try’s to sell you their wares from the gift shop! $150 US seems more than it’s worth. The food was good though in the cafe!

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