Walking from the cruise port

[cruising in]

Will we see much and feel the flavour of Barbados enjoying a walk and lunch close to the port?

[PORT ROYAL]

56 minutes ago, cruising in said:

Will we see much and feel the flavour of Barbados enjoying a walk and lunch close to the port?

No…..Nothing of any note or quality close.

[Markham123]

On 9/20/2023 at 4:31 PM, cruising in said:

Will we see much and feel the flavour of Barbados enjoying a walk and lunch close to the port?

Steps away from the cruise port is Pelican Village that are shops with local handicrafts and restaurants, the building are painted in vibrant colours and it's a nice place to take a stroll.  

 

Further along but on the same side as the cruise port is the Fish market. 

 

If you want to see where the locals do their shopping head to Swan Street but I'll warn you it can be very busy depending on when you  visit and not for the faint of heart.

 

If you want to eat local food you can ask locals or go to Bridgetown Duty Free Broad Street(formally Cave Shepherd).  Food use to be really good when it was Cave Sheppard but I haven't been since it was rebranded.

Edited November 12, 2023 by Markham123

[carbon]

On 11/12/2023 at 5:39 PM, Markham123 said:

Steps away from the cruise port is Pelican Village that are shops with local handicrafts and restaurants, the building are painted in vibrant colours and it's a nice place to take a stroll.  

 

Further along but on the same side as the cruise port is the Fish market. 

 

If you want to see where the locals do their shopping head to Swan Street but I'll warn you it can be very busy depending on when you  visit and not for the faint of heart.

 

If you want to eat local food you can ask locals or go to Bridgetown Duty Free Broad Street(formally Cave Shepherd).  Food use to be really good when it was Cave Sheppard but I haven't been since it was rebranded.

Have you been there recently? Were many stores open? We will be there on a Monday, four ships will be in port tat day.

 

[PORT ROYAL]

On 11/12/2023 at 11:39 PM, Markham123 said:

Steps away from the cruise port is Pelican Village that are shops with local handicrafts and restaurants, the building are painted in vibrant colours and it's a nice place to take a stroll.  

 

Further along but on the same side as the cruise port is the Fish market. 

 

If you want to see where the locals do their shopping head to Swan Street but I'll warn you it can be very busy depending on when you  visit and not for the faint of heart.

 

If you want to eat local food you can ask locals or go to Bridgetown Duty Free Broad Street(formally Cave Shepherd).  Food use to be really good when it was Cave Sheppard but I haven't been since it was rebranded.

Personally, don’t recognise the description, because each time visited (over many years) most outlets were unused and boarded up.  It’s off the beaten track for high volume tourists, therefore limited footfall, so people are reluctant to invest.

Also, on exiting the port gates, before even reaching Pelican, one will have to run the gambit  of droves of persistent unlicensed taxi drivers descending on one’s party, trying with all coercions to get a fare.  

If one wishes to spend some quality time “local shopping”, then suggest take an about $15 taxi ride to Chattels Village in Holetown (high number of hotels etc). There one will find a more pleasant experience, plus food/drink.

Don’t forget, inside the Cruise Terminal are many stalls and stores selling local wares and handicrafts.

[Markham123]

On 11/13/2023 at 10:02 PM, carbon said:

Have you been there recently? Were many stores open? We will be there on a Monday, four ships will be in port tat day.

 

I haven't been there since the pandemic so I don't know the store situation.  I was in the area in September on a land vacation and walked by on my way to the vegetable and fruit vendors and noticed that it was freshly painted.

[Markham123]

On 11/14/2023 at 6:17 AM, PORT ROYAL said:

Personally, don’t recognise the description, because each time visited (over many years) most outlets were unused and boarded up.  It’s off the beaten track for high volume tourists, therefore limited footfall, so people are reluctant to invest.

Also, on exiting the port gates, before even reaching Pelican, one will have to run the gambit  of droves of persistent unlicensed taxi drivers descending on one’s party, trying with all coercions to get a fare.  

If one wishes to spend some quality time “local shopping”, then suggest take an about $15 taxi ride to Chattels Village in Holetown (high number of hotels etc). There one will find a more pleasant experience, plus food/drink.

Don’t forget, inside the Cruise Terminal are many stalls and stores selling local wares and handicrafts.

I find a pleasant no thank you to the taxi drivers works very well, at least it does for me.  

I consider Chattel Shops in Holetown  tourist shopping not local shopping, for the local experience I frequent the vendors with trays outside the Chattel  Shops. 

 

Since the OP asked for places close to the port I thought of Pelican Village.  Of course they can also walk along Broad Street for another shopping experience.