Plantation sights in Caribbean Islands
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Croydon in the Mountains Plantation
Reached via a side road 1.5km from Catadupa, this 54-hectare working plantation was also the birthplace of national hero Sam Sharpe. It’s a gorgeous place with terraces planted in coffee, citrus and pineapples. A ‘see, hear, touch and taste’ tour is offered from 10:30am to 3pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; the fee is US$65 including lunch and transfers. Advance reservations are required.
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Brimmer Hall
This 2000-acre working plantation, near Bailey’s Vale, 10km southwest of Port Maria, grows bananas, coconuts, sugarcane, pineapple and citrus for export. It’s centered on a wooden great house with an impressive interior furnished with oriental rugs and antique furniture, and even an original suit of armor. One-hour plantation tours by canopied jitney cost US$15. It is signed from the A3.
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Circle B Farm
This working plantation, at Lewis, near Richmond Hill, about 1.5km south of the A1, has tours that demonstrate the raising of avocados, bananas, coconuts and vegetables. The farm is reached via a turnoff 1km west of Sevilla la Nueva at Priory, 3km west of St Ann’s Bay. Also on site is a guest house.
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