Tropical Paradise - Barbados - Hastings Beach, Christchurch, South Coast
Hastings, Christchurch Parish, South Coast, Barbados
This is the beach in Hastings, on the south coast of Barbados in Christchurch Parish. There's a boardwalk running along the beach from Hastings in the west, east to Rockley and Accra Beach, where you'll find Accra Beach Resort. East of Rockley/Accra Beach is Worthing. East of Worthing are St. Lawrence and Graeme Hall Swamp. Graeme Hall used to be a wildlife reserve, but it's been closed for some time now. St. Lawrence Gap is known as a busy nightlife tourist strip. Oistins, the main town on the south coast, is east of St. Lawrence. You'll find Miami Beach aka. Enterprise Beach, at the eastern end of Oistins. This beach is popular with Barbadians on the weekend. Oistins, which started out as a fishing village, is known for its fish fry on Friday nights, which is popular with both tourists and locals. East of Oistins, on the ABC Highway, is Grantley Adams International Airport. East of the airport is rural farmland intermixed with housing developments in St. Philip Parish, and the rough waters of the east coast, facing the open Atlantic Ocean.
Highway 7 is the main road running along the south coast, an area with lots of hotels, restaurants, and shopping centres geared towards tourists. There are nice white sand beaches running all along the coast down to South Point. East of South Point, the water is going to be rougher because you're facing the open Atlantic Ocean instead of the calmer and more sheltered Caribbean Sea.
Founded in 1836, Hastings was one of Barbados' 1st tourist resorts. The town is home to the Mallalieu Motor Collection, a car museum featuring more than 20 vintage cars from the private collection of Bill Mallalieu. It costs $10usd to visit. The ArtSplash Centre in Hastings hosts community events.
Heading north from Hastings, Hwy 7 turns into Bay Street, and you head into the Garrison area. This is where you'll find the Garrison Savannah, a historic military parade grounds turned into a horse-racing track. There are horse stables nearby, as well as lots of old British military buildings around the track. There are old barracks on one side of the Garrison Savannah. On the other side is St. Ann's Fort, which is still used by the Barbados Defence Force today. North of the Savannah is George Washington House, where the 1st US president stayed during his visit to Barbados. The house is now a museum open to the public. The Barbados Museum, which is nearby, is housed in a former British military prison.
Further north, Bay St. heads into the capital, Bridgetown. North of town is the west coast, another major tourist area. The main road goes up to Holetown, the place where English colonists 1st landed in 1627, and Speightstown, the 2nd biggest town on the island.
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Barbados | Caribbean Beaches - Nov 2017 - Iphone 7 plus (4K)
November in Barbados: Perfect weather, beautiful beaches, delicious food = perfect vacation destination
Beaches in video:
00:01 - 01:27 Pebbles Beach (favorite)
02:11 Welches Beach
03:04 Coconut Bay
03:25 Mullins Beach
04:37 Paynes Bay Beach
05:05 Rockley Beach
Food from: The SeaCat (octopus heaven), The Artsplash Centre Cafe (healthy breakfasts), Harlequin Restaurant, Oistins Fish Fry