St. Nicholas Abbey & Heritage Railway
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4 hours
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This tour takes you to St. Nicholas Abbey, a working manor house and plantation surrounded by cane fields and lush mahogany forest. You'll ride a heritage steam railway to Cherry Tree Hill, where you can experience the locomotive's turntable and enjoy panoramic views of the Atlantic coastline. The Manor House, one of only three remaining Jacobean Mansions in the Western Hemisphere, is open to the public. You'll visit the rum distillery and learn about rum production. The tour ends with a leisurely drive along the East Coast road, stopping at Morgan Lewis Windmill.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
St. Nicholas Abbey
Tour of St. Nicholas Abbey House and Rum & Sugar Bond and Railway Trip
Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill
The Morgan Lewis Windmill is the largest, of two still functioning wind driven mills in the Caribbean. This mill was used to grind sugar in the 18th and 19th centuries but ceased operations in 1947 and stands today as a testament to the once booming sugar industry.
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Reviews
18 reviews
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If you love history,...
Virginia W,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00If you love history, gardens and rum this is definitely a tour to take. The property is gorgeous especially the view from Cherry Hill. Great tour. I would recommend to others.
St. Nicholas Abbey was a...
Kirsten H,Feb 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00St. Nicholas Abbey was a true delight. The owner Simon was fun and very interactive with guests. A good time for the whole family!
Lightening tour
Wendy J,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Train ride was brilliant & the conductor & engineer were great fun, even photographed us blowing the train whistle. The Abbey tour was so overcrowded that we couldn’t hear much of what was said. We didn’t get to look or photograph the outside of the building / gardens as our driver found us in the gift shop & we were loaded up on the minibus before the other members of the group were located. It all felt a bit rushed; we left the Abbey 1&3/4hours after our scheduled tour time & we were back at the hotel 3 hours after being collected, an hour short of the anticipated timescale.
False advertising
Kathryn W,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Sun Tours picked us up at the Cruise port. We left late after they waited 15 minutes for another group that did not show. Then drove to pick up from 2 other locations. We arrived at St. Nicholas Abbey over an hour an a half later, missing the train listed in the tour description, "You'll ride a heritage steam railway to Cherry Tree Hill, where you can experience the locomotive's turntable and enjoy panoramic views of the Atlantic coastline." We did not experience the turntable. This experience was the sole reason we picked this tour. The rum tasting portions were minuscule. Our friendly Sun Tour guide, Dionne, pointed out different parishes and sites on the drive. Sun Tours did not deliver the experience advertised.
Spendy
melissajK9871XN,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Short train ride and very little time to explore. High priced for what you get. Did learn a lot of the history of the area.
Great informative tour....
KURT N,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great informative tour. Fun riding on the Steam train and very informative house tour and rum tasting.
You have to ride the train
Nino M,Feb 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Driver picked us up at the hotel and gave us a 2.5 hr tour of the island before we boarded the steam train. Great ride we encouraged to get in the engine and blow the whistle while they videotaped with our phone. The mansion and distillery tour were good.
Great Tour! ...
petriccione,Feb 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great Tour! But be aware that the Tour (in our case with only 6 guests) was in a small Van on partly bumpy roads. In our case as we needed to carry guest from another place, which was great ti see more during the drive, it lastet 6 hours! :-) Nice driver and beautifull places! Delicious Drinks and snacks can be bought at the Train Station.
Nice visit to lovely place but missed out on parts of the tour
David S,Jan 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00The itinerary was supposed to include a scenic drive and visit to a sugar mill. We saw neither. There was no communication regarding timings during the tour and the driver told us there was no time to do these things after spending too long at the Abbey. We had not been informed of any timings.
Lovely afternoon out at heritage railway and plantation house and grounds
Peter B,Aug 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Lovely visit in beautiful countryside Train was exceptionally well organised and the staff were excellent St Nicholas abbey was interesting but not an abbey just a large house with small distillery The windmill was shut for renovation Rum tasting was a couple of small tots of rum nonetheless a really good day out and well worth doing
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