St. Thomas

St. Thomas
St. Thomas. Just about in the centre of the island and made up almost entirely of sugar cane fields, one might think. These fields of green carpet can be seen stretching on for what seem like endless miles, and can be the most spectacular sight when they all have "cane arrows" in bloom.

Harrison's Cave is nestled away somewhere in St. Thomas. This cave is a natural formation, save for the small road designed so that a small tram could carry people on a tour through the cave. Although originally discovered nearly 200 years ago the cave lay forgotten until the mid 1970's, when it was re-discovered by Ole Sorenson.

Today the cave is administered by the National Conservation Comity. The tram takes visitors to the cave on a well lit half mile tour of the cave and it's amazing beauty, with a guide explaining the cave's formation and natural history.

Not far from Harrison's Cave is. The Gully is one of the many properties administered to by the Barbados National Trust. This Gully preserves to a large extent the natural landscape of the island as it would have been when the first settlers arrived. Green Monkeys abound in the gully, and the careful visitor is likely to catch site of them, especially in the early morning or evening.

Bagatelle Great House, on the western side of the parish, dates as far back in time as St. Nicholas Abbey and Drax Hall and is now a restaurant renowned for the dinner it serves.