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Cluster · Bridgetown

Garrison & Savannah

Half-day cluster: the museum in the old garrison barracks and the Savannah; take a car there and walk inside, as the road between is busy.

Key facts

28″ bags
forbidden
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 4′
Places
2
2 sleep areas in reach
Garrison
GarrisonPhoto: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rules in force · 10Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians in B…
  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • Barbados ↗Every arriving passenger completes the free online immigration and customs form (ED card) at travelform.gov.bb before landing; lookalike sites charge fees.
  • Barbados ↗Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians, including children: leave it at home.
  • Barbados ↗Do not swim on the east (Atlantic) coast: strong currents and rip tides.
  • Barbados ↗Drones need prior permission from the Barbados Civil Aviation Department; unregistered drones can be held at customs.
  • Bridgetown area ↗Sundays and public holidays: most shops and the market are closed; plan Bridgetown on a weekday or Saturday.
  • Bridgetown ↗Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians in Barbados, including children: leave it at home.
  • Bridgetown ↗Beachwear is for the beach: cover up in Broad Street, the cathedral and restaurants.
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

St Ann's Garrison, the Savannah and the museum (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
Few
Shade
medium
Surface
paved paths and grass
Sleep here or visit
visit

Eat and drink here

Rum shop snacks, the Garrison

A small rum shop near the Garrison for a local rum-and-a-snack stop after the museum: cutters, fish cakes and a rum-and-something, standing or on a bench.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

9 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Museum courtyard

Toilet · Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Savannah edge shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Garrison gatehouse

ac · Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Savannah roadside shelter

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Shade and a seat

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Shade and a seat

Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Shade and a seat

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Shade and a seat

Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Shade and a seat

Food & drink · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 4 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Barbados Museum and Historical Society

    The island's main museum in the old military prison at the Garrison: an indoor, shaded 60–90 minutes for the hottest hours.

  2. George Washington House

    The Garrison house where a young George Washington stayed in 1751, his only trip outside what became the United States: 45–60 minutes, easy to pair with the Barbados Museum next door.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Careenage & Broad StreetCar north-west~10 minflat
Carlisle Bay & Bay StreetCar west~8 minflat

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Race days at the Savannah change traffic and closures: check before you go.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.