Top 3 Heritage Railway Rides in Barbados

1.Victorian Steam Railway to Cherry Tree Hill + Great House Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 213 reviews · from $35Our pick

Take a narrated steam-train ride through St. Nicholas Abbey’s plantation grounds to Cherry Tree Hill, where you stop for Atlantic views and local vendors. The package also includes the Great House, museum and distillery tour, plus rum tasting. Guides may be assigned on the day, with Virginia, Michelle and Simon praised for their warm, lively presentations.

“Viator gave us the wrong time for meeting the train. We had tickets for the 2:45 pm train on March 21. We arrived 10 minutes early only to find out there was no train. The train we were told departed at 2:45 actually departed at 2 pm, so we missed it! Thank you Viator!”

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2.St Nicholas Abbey Distillery, CTH Heritage Railway

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 33 reviews · 4 hours · from $128

Spend four hours exploring St Nicholas Abbey, its small rum distillery, and the restored Heritage Railway in northern Barbados. An English-speaking guide handles hotel pickup, while the train runs to Cherry Tree Hill for superb views. Expect a short rum tasting, a historic house tour, and winding island roads. Steam power is not guaranteed.

“Driver was amusing and gave us lots of information. There was a little cafe before you got on the train. The guide on the train was excellent! The little train was cute and we really enjoyed the trip to Cherry Tree Hill Station and the views there! Stunning! The Abbey only had 3 rooms that you could see but it gave a good sense of how life was then. The trip round the distillery wasn't long but was interesting too. All in all we enjoyed it very much! I didn't understand why it said on the ticket start time 12.25 but our pick up time was given as 1.15, although…”

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3.St. Nicholas Abbey & Heritage Railway

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · from $150

Spend about four hours exploring St. Nicholas Abbey, a Jacobean plantation house and working rum site. Ride the heritage steam railway through cane fields and mahogany forest to Cherry Tree Hill, then follow Barbados’ East Coast road to Morgan Lewis Windmill. Pickup, entrance fees, and an air-conditioned vehicle are included.

“Lovely visit in beautiful countryside Train was exceptionally well organised and the staff were excellent St Nicholas abbey was interesting but not an abbey just a large house with small distillery The windmill was shut for renovation Rum tasting was a couple of small tots of rum nonetheless a really good day out and well worth doing”

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