george washington house
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george washington house印象
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Our first introduction to this little known piece of American history was an invitation to dine with our first President. An exceptionally personable professor from the University who has studied Washington and especially his stay in Barbados impersonates George very well. The meal is a recreation of dishes that Washington noted in diaries/letters. It was a fantastic experience.Our next visit was to have the tour of both the house and the tunnels beneath. James and Peter, trusty manservants at the dinner, are really highly knowledgeable docents at the house and the description of the mystery of the tunnels was riveting. The café on the grounds has the best coffee on the island and lovely cakes, snacks and lunches.
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You start with an extremely well done and interesting movie. Then move on to a guided tour of the house. The house has been beautifully restored and the guides do a fabulous job explaining artifacts and bringing history to life. You wrap up with a self-guided visit to the museum exhibits on the second floor. We opted for the tunnel tour as well. Don't miss the tunnels. They are fascinating and the history behind them are awesome.
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With James & Peter's commentary, I could see George and his brother in residence. The site is not overdone - therefore is believable. I'm looking forward to dinner there next year!
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A pleasant surprise! This house has been beautifully restored and is filled with interesting artifacts. The tour starts with an excellent short movie which sets the scene well for the tour. The tour guide was great, shared lots of interesting info, had answers for all questions and the tour started promptly. My kids found the visit interesting also. We did not do the tunnels as I had heard it's not great for those with claustrophobia.
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Last year we took the house tour and decided to do the dinner this year. Something new this year added to the house tour was of the tunnels that were recently found. James was our tour guide and relayed his excitement discovering the tunnels. If you are tall and get claustrophobic, you may want to pass on the tunnels. It was amazing, however! The dinner was everything we had envisioned. Great period food, very well presented! (and plenty of wine) Dr. Watson, as George Washington, is very knowledgeable and adds humor to the evening. A great presentation! Beautiful chamber music by live musicians, as well. Must see if you enjoy history and good food. Book early as reservations are limited to around 30. They also pick you up and take you back to your residence.
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First take your UK National Trust membership card for a discount! House tour was good and added attraction now of a taste of the tunnels.
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After aperitifs whilst the other guests were arriving we were guided through the torch lit courtyard through to the house where George Washington really did stay! Violin and cello music, played well by a Bajan duo throughout the evening, serenaded us we were shown into the dining room by staff dressed in period costume where the candle lit table was laid for 24. We then enjoyed a leasurely, historically accurate, five course meal with free flowing wine whilst we were enthusiastically entertained by Peter Stevens and by Dr Karl Watson as George Washington himself. Both Peter and Karl are great hosts with wide ranging knowledge of the history of the Garrison.A great evenings entertainment with the added benefit that all proceeds from the evening will be used to help preserve the house and it's surroundings in this World Heritage Site.This highly recommended dinner event is held at 7pm each Monday evening and bookings need to be made through the Barbados Garrison website.If you don't go you will be missing out on something really special!
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Well worth the visit and we're British! Starts with a video re-enacting Washington's stay here. Very informative as we had no idea of the history. Our guide (Jocelyn) took the two of us around the house at a leisurely pace and was very knowledgeable. There isn't a huge amount to see - this is no plantation house like Sunbury or St Nick's - but it has a charm of it's own. We were fascinated by the water filter pots on an outside wall.
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Out of all the historic homes I visited in Barbados, this was my favorite, as it felt the most original.There is a movie they show at the visitor center, than you take a tour of the house. The staff here is so friendly. Our guide was very friendly, and very knowledgeable. I wish I could remember his name, 'cuz he was wonderful. He had some weird Bajan name. It was just us and the guide, which was wonderful, 'cuz he went really slow, and explained a lot. Even pointed out a monkey.The top floor of the house which is a mini museum, is self guided. Our guide left us there, and said we can even go back and retour the house on our own, if we want, but we left 'cuz there was another group coming. It might as well be self guided, but it's really great to have a guide there, as he gives you a lot of information about the house.I was just disappointed that he didn't take us down to the tunnels. I think he forgot.The only thing I will complain about is the signage. IDK if we are stupid, but it literally no joke, took us 6 days to find this house. There is a huge sign for it, but it's parallel to the street, so you can walk by it, and not even notice it. Plus it looks more like a sign for a golf course or gated community. And it doesn't help that the house is down a little side road, and completely hidden from view. They should post some better signs, around the Garrison. But aside from that, I have no complaints.Trust me. If you only have time to visit one historic home on the island, visit this one. You won't be disappointed.
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The staff & guides are soooooooo friendly. It's an interesting place, loads of info and going down into the tunnels adds to the experience. A nice bit of historical culture which unfortunately seems to be lacking in most parts of Bridgetown. It's well worth a visit. The museum upstairs has some very enlightening info about George Washington which I would never have known.Do try the coffee shop on the grounds - the BEST chocolate cake in the world, trust me, I've been checking chocolate cake out for 46 years! Goes down nicely with an iced coffee.