Sunset Apartment - Historic Barbados

Tracing your ancestors - Do you think you may have ancestry in Barbados ?, well Barbados based researcher Geraldine Lane has compiled a comprehensive guide to records held on the island and offers a family history research service, visit her website www.barbadosancestors.com.

The Barbados Museum (St. Michael): The museum has an excellent collection of furniture, glassware, books and other records. Eight galleries cover natural history, antique maps social history, arts military history and more. www.barbmuse.org.bb Te: 427 0201 or 436 1956 Fax: 429 5946.

Gun Hill Signal Station (St. George): Situated on a cliff with excellent views over the valley of St. George. It was a signal station key to the distribution of information across the island. around 1818, also look out for the lion statue carved by an officer at the signal station in 1868. Tel: 429 1358.

Morgan Lewis Windmill (St. Andrew): The only windmill with it's arms and wheelhouses intact. Tel: 4227429.

St. Nicholas Abbey: One of the oldest houses in the Western Hemisphere with a great old home movie show from around 1935, open for viewing Monday to Friday.

Grenade Hall Forest & Signal Station: Next to the wildlife reserve the forest has 2km of trails and the signal station has many artefacts and interesting information.

Sunbury Plantation House (St. Philip): Close to Six Roads Sunbury is over 300 years old, this historically listed building has magnificent Victorian style rooms furnished with fine Barbadian mahogany antiques. Also serves breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Tel: 423 6270

Tyrol Cot: This is the home of Sir Grantley Adams, Barbados' first Prime Minister. Recently restored it has a museum, craft village and a rum shop. Tel: 424 2074.