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Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, recognised as one of the best examples of British colonial town planning and military architecture in the Caribbean.\r\n\r\nThe centre is compact: the neo-Gothic Parliament Buildings, home to one of the oldest parliaments in the Commonwealth, National Heroes Square, the busy shopping streets of Broad Street and Swan Street, and the Nidhe Israel Synagogue, one of the oldest in the Americas. South of the centre, the Garrison Savannah has horse racing, the Barbados Museum and George Washington House, where the future US president stayed in 1751, his only trip outside North America.\r\n\r\nRight next to town, Carlisle Bay has calm water, shipwrecks and turtles. Bridgetown is also the hub for buses to every corner of the island. Most visitors stay on the south coast and come in for the day, but a night or two works well. Give it one or two days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Language | English, with Bajan dialect\r\nCurrency | Barbados dollar (BBD), 2 to 1 with the US dollar\r\nFrom the airport | About 25\u201330 minutes\r\nGetting around | Buses at a flat fare\r\nEmergency | 211 police, 511 ambulance\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nTipping | 10%, often added as a service charge\r\nDriving | On the left\r\nHow long to stay | One to two days\r\nBest months | December to April","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to base yourself","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"In the centre for buses and history, around the Garrison and Carlisle Bay for the beach, or on the south coast a short bus ride away.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"City centre | Buses, history | The old town around the Careenage and the bus terminals. | 13.0975 | -59.6167 |  | \nThe Garrison | History, Carlisle Bay | The Garrison Savannah and the beaches of Carlisle Bay. | 13.0800 | -59.6080 |  | \nHastings | Beach, near town | The start of the south coast, a short bus ride away. | 13.0750 | -59.5980 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"History, Carlisle Bay and rum.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk the old town: the Parliament Buildings and their museum, National Heroes Square, the Careenage and the Chamberlain Bridge. Visit the Nidhe Israel Synagogue and its museum, which tell the story of the island's Jewish community since the 1600s, and browse Cheapside Market on a Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nAt the Garrison, see the Barbados Museum in the old military prison, George Washington House and the tunnels underneath it, and watch horse racing on the Savannah. Cricket fans can watch a match at Kensington Oval.\r\n\r\nSwim and snorkel in Carlisle Bay, where turtles and several shipwrecks lie in shallow water; boat trips from the harbour combine both. Tour the Mount Gay Visitor Centre, just north of town, for the history of the island's oldest rum brand.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Historic Bridgetown | UNESCO-listed\r\nCarlisle Bay | Turtles and shipwrecks\r\nNidhe Israel Synagogue | One of the oldest in the Americas\r\nMount Gay | Rum since 1703","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"All beaches in Barbados are public, so Carlisle Bay, Pebbles Beach and Brownes Beach are free. Walking the UNESCO-listed old town, the Careenage and National Heroes Square costs nothing.\r\n\r\nCheapside Market is free to browse, and watching training gallops on the Garrison Savannah in the early morning is free.\r\n\r\nSnorkelling from the beach in Carlisle Bay is free with your own mask.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Beaches | All public, all free\r\nOld town walk | UNESCO-listed streets\r\nCheapside Market | Saturday mornings\r\nCarlisle Bay | Snorkel from the beach","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Try cou-cou and flying fish, the national dish, and a cutter, a salt bread roll filled with flying fish or ham, from a rum shop or snackette. Macaroni pie and fishcakes come with most meals, and pudding and souse is the Saturday tradition.\r\n\r\nCheapside Market and the street stalls around Swan Street sell fruit and snacks. For a proper Friday night out, take the bus to the Oistins fish fry on the south coast.\r\n\r\nBanks is the local beer. A service charge of 10 per cent is often added to restaurant bills.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Cou-cou and flying fish | The national dish\r\nCutters | From rum shops\r\nPudding and souse | A Saturday tradition\r\nService charge | Often 10%","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Bridgetown is quiet at night, with a few bars along the waterfront and rum shops in the neighbourhoods. Most people head to St Lawrence Gap on the south coast, or to Oistins on Friday nights.\r\n\r\nDuring Crop Over, in July and August, Bridgetown hosts big parties, and Grand Kadooment, the closing road march, ends near the city.\r\n\r\nUse licensed taxis after dark.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Waterfront bars | A few, quiet\r\nRum shops | In the neighbourhoods\r\nCrop Over | July and August\r\nGetting home | Licensed taxis","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Blue government buses, yellow minibuses and white ZR vans all charge a flat fare of BBD$3.50 (about \u20ac1.50) to anywhere on the island. Government buses take exact cash only, with no change given. Bridgetown is the hub: buses for the south and east leave from Fairchild Street, and for the west and north from Princess Alice terminal.\r\n\r\nGrantley Adams International Airport is around 25 to 30 minutes away by taxi or bus. Taxis are unmetered, with set rates, so agree the fare first.\r\n\r\nThe centre is easy on foot. Cruise ships dock at the Bridgetown Port, a short walk or taxi from town.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Bus fare | BBD$3.50 flat, exact cash\r\nTerminals | Fairchild Street and Princess Alice\r\nAirport | About 25\u201330 minutes\r\nTaxis | Set rates. Agree first","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Bridgetown costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Barbados is expensive for the Caribbean. Guesthouses near Bridgetown start at around \u20ac35 to \u20ac70 a night. A cutter from a rum shop costs about \u20ac4 to \u20ac8, while restaurant mains are \u20ac22 to \u20ac40.\r\n\r\nThe flat bus fare of about \u20ac1.50 is the best value on the island.\r\n\r\nThe Barbados dollar is fixed at two to one with the US dollar, and US dollars are accepted almost everywhere.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Guesthouse | From around \u20ac35\u201370\r\nCutter | About \u20ac4\u20138\r\nBus | About \u20ac1.50 anywhere\r\nCurrency | BBD, 2 to 1 with the US dollar","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Bridgetown is generally safe by day. Bag snatching and petty theft happen, especially after dark, when the centre empties. Avoid unlit streets at night and use licensed taxis.\r\n\r\nOn Carlisle Bay, do not leave belongings on the sand while you swim, and swim within the marked areas, away from boats.\r\n\r\nHurricane season runs from June to November, though Barbados is hit less often than islands further west. In an emergency, call 211 for the police or 511 for an ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Police | 211\r\nAmbulance | 511\r\nAt night | Licensed taxis\r\nBeaches | Watch your belongings","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Worth leaving town for","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Every corner of the island is a bus ride away.","hw_hub_city_trips":"","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Bridgetown","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"December to April is the dry season, breezy and sunny, and the busiest and most expensive. Crop Over runs from June to August. September and October are the wettest and quietest months.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. 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