The calm side
The Caribbean (not the Atlantic) side of the island. Seventy miles of coastline, much of it sheltered.
If you choose well. One resort, on the calm side of Barbados — a few hundred yards of beach and a gentler, more graceful pace than the island's busier south.
The Caribbean (not the Atlantic) side of the island. Seventy miles of coastline, much of it sheltered.
Hobie Cats, snorkelling, paddle-boarding, windsurfing on the calmer days. The annual sea temperature sits between twenty-one and twenty-seven — comfortable in February, warm in August.
Mount Gay distillery is twenty minutes up the road — the world's oldest commercial rum, made within sight of the cane fields. A guided tasting at the Rum Shack is the more comfortable introduction.
Winter is a popular time to visit the Caribbean, between the months of November and April, as the average temperature is still hitting 26 degrees and rainfall is minimal. For higher temperatures and fewer crowds, the summer is a good time to visit, outside the peak travel months.
Forty minutes to the west coast.