Nidhe Israel Synagogue
Place · Careenage & Broad Street
A small, restored 17th-century synagogue and museum on Synagogue Lane, two minutes off Broad Street: 30–45 minutes, best paired with Parliament in the same morning.
- One of the oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere
- Sephardi Jewish history from the 1650s
- Below-ground mikvah on the same site
- Works with kids
- Mostly indoors
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- Bridgetown ↗Beachwear is for the beach: cover up in Broad Street, the cathedral and restaurants.
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Usually 09:00–16:00Usually 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Crowds
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Quietest Sun · busiest Mon–Sat · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: Bds$20–30 (2026 estimate)
- Time to spend
- 30–45 min · up to 60 min if you linger
Best time to go
Quiet most days; no cruise-day surge reported.
By weekday: quietest Sun, busiest Mon–Sat.
Opening hours
- Hours
- 09:00–16:00 (typical, check)
- Note
- Opening days and hours are not printed until verified; the synagogue has closed to visitors for Jewish holy days in the past — check.
- Hours note
- Desk estimate only; confirm weekday coverage and any lunch closure.
Which month is quietest
- Janlight
- Feblight
- Marlight
- Aprlight
- Maylight
- Junlight
- Jullight
- Auglight
- Seplight
- Octlight
- Novlight
- Decbusy
Quietest Jan–Nov · busiest Dec.
Estimate: desk reasoning, not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Synagogue Lane, off Magazine Lane, two minutes from National Heroes Square
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- A few steps at the entrance; the adjoining mikvah excavation is below street level.
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance · A few steps at the entrance; the adjoining mikvah excavation is below street level.
- Check firstLifts
- Check firstAccessible toilet
- PartialWheelchair
- PartialStroller · caution
Sensory load
- Sensory load2/5 Low
Exposure: low
Bailouts
- heat: Air-conditioned café or arcade on Broad Street
Nearest rescue anchor: C — Broad Street shopping arcade (AC) (field-verify)
Problem
Red lines
- This is an active place of worship as well as a museum: modest dress, and ask before photographing anyone praying.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
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Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
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Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
- What's closed
- Jewish holy dayscheckThe community that maintains it may close the building on its own holy days; not printed until verified.
- Sundaycheck
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry, adult | Bds$20–30 (2026 estimate) | Confirm the current admission and whether it includes the mikvah exhibit. |
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
45min
p95
60min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (45 min).
Nothing else in our notes is a short enough walk from here for the time that is left.
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partlyA few steps at the entrance; the adjoining mikvah excavation is below street level.
- Lifts: check · check
- Accessible toilet: check · check
- Wheelchair: partly · partly
- Stroller: partly · partlycaution
Small historic building; a few steps at the door and around the below-ground mikvah display.
With kids
- with kids
- Short visit; the story of Barbados's Sephardi Jewish community (from the 1600s) is a good five-minute explainer for older children.
- child price
- confirm locally
Combine with
Combine with
- 3 minParliament Buildings and National Heroes Square
- 5 minCareenage boardwalk
Walk the Careenage & Broad Street area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
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Questions and answers
Questions and answers
Is it still an active synagogue?
Yes, it serves Barbados's small Jewish community as well as operating as a museum; dress and behave as you would in any place of worship.
Checked 2026-09-28 · Voykit desk
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Prices are 2026 estimates. The official site has the current price.
Source: Opening hours
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No official source is recorded for this figure.
Taken from the desk crowd estimate by hour. It is not a count of visitors.
Source: Bag rating
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Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.