Barbados Close

Christopher Columbus discovered Barbados in 1492. The name Barbados is thought to originate from the Hispanic word “Barbudo” meaning “bearded”, due to the number of Bearded Fig Trees that once fringed the coast of the island. Cobblers has a large Bearded Fig Tree standing between the pool and the sea.

Thanks to the rich history of Barbados, there is much to see and do – this island punches above its weight for a country measuring just 25 miles by 15 miles. Barbados has a lush and varied landscape, botanical gardens, plantation houses and historical museums. Ancient buildings date to the days when Nelson was navigating the Caribbean.

Historical buildings of particular interest include Codrington College, St Nicholas Abbey and the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill. Gardens of particular interest include Huntes’, Andromeda, Orchid World and Flower Forest. If there is a particular private garden in which you have an interest, or if you would like a talk on the Flora of the Caribbean, we will arrange this for you.

Barbados has two stunning coastlines, the rough and rugged beaches of the Atlantic East coast and the turquoise calm of the Caribbean West. In between these two coasts, on the northern end of the island, you can visit the surprising and charming area known as Scotland with its Highland Cattle and ponies. In the old days, the owners of the Cobblers Great House would travel from their plantation house on the east side of the island to their weekend home on the west coast with a team of ponies, staff and provisions.

We will do everything that we can to help you choose and prepare an excursion, prepare picnics, reserve restaurants, hire cars, book drivers and nannies – to do anything that will help you have an easy and interesting holiday. If there is anything else, that we have not mentioned, with which you would like help, from cabarets to casinos, concerts to cricket matches, just let us know.