Needhams Point Light House
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a month ago
Visiting Charles Fort and the Needham's Point Light House was honestly heartbreaking.
As part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, this fort should feel carefully protected and respectfully interpreted. Instead, it was extremely upsetting to see how much modern hotel infrastructure from the adjacent Hilton Barbados Resort has encroached on the historic setting.
There is electric and mechanical equipment placed right up against the historic fort walls, and even a bar set up on top of the fort itself. Seeing contemporary resort elements so physically and visually intertwined with such an important historic structure felt jarring and inappropriate for a UNESCO-designated site.
Even more disappointing was the treatment of the historic lighthouse at Needham’s Point, which appeared to be used essentially as a storage space for volleyball nets. For a structure of that age and significance, that felt especially disheartening.
Barbados has done such a beautiful job preserving so many of its historic resources, which makes this stand out even more. A site of this importance deserves sensitive stewardship that honors its history first and foremost. It’s truly a shame to see such a remarkable piece of heritage overshadowed in this way.
by Jonathan Carter-Rupell
6 years ago
The staff was very welcoming and Hospitable our entire stay. The beach and pool were wonderful, the coffee shop ladies were amazing, however the bar is a little slow with service. Overall we really enjoyed our stay.
by Gia Moore
6 years ago
It has a nice atmosphere to it you can view beach from restaurant. Food was good only thing no chocolate cake. Salad bar was good . If vegan you can still eat there. Lot of options
by Vivian “Madmaxx” Alleyne
7 years ago
Best family beach on the island. Soft fine sand. The south end of the beach near the lighthouse is protected by an old pier that juts out into the harbour and it creates a very gradual sloping beach. You can go out 75 yards and be in 5 ft of water. Absolutely the best beach for young families.
by Robert McKee
7 months ago
Visited all the lighthouses of Barbados, and this was the hardest to find. This one is small but worth the search to find it behind the Hilton. The road to it is very narrow! Happy to now have photos of all 4 😊
by Melanie Williams
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