dougaldston estate
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dougaldston estate印象
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Entrance is up a narrow track on the outskirts of Gouave. It's a collection of ramshackle buildings populated by half a dozen of so local nutmeg workers. They will explain what they do and how the nutmeg is used.There is no admission charge but it is customary to tip them $5-10 (East Carib. dollars) and perhaps and extra $5 for a photo with the women in colourful local costumes. Either go on an organised tour or hire a car or a taxi. It's worth going once.
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This estate, once a plantation, used to process spices the old fashioned way with contraptions built in the 1500 and 1600s. It is interesting to take a step back in time with a tour guide to show you the ins and outs of nutmeg, mace and cocoa processing. You can buy spices for a good price onsite. This is a popular tourist spot, so parking can be hard to find due to tour buses.
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A visit to the Dougaldston estate is like trying to find a needle in a haystack no roadside directions but once there the lady who gave us the talk was informative but the place needs a major face lift.
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There is not much here any more but it is interesting to see the old buildings and learn about what would have occurred during this Estates hey day. Great people who are more than willing to share the past with you. Simple attraction so don't expect something modern and glamorous - but definitely gives you an insight into the historical aspects of the island. And the drive there is lovely!
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Thoroughly enjoyed visiting this spice estate. Learned a lot about nutmeg, chocolate, bay, etc. Very small and personal tour.
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If you are thinking about visiting this place, don't bother. When I visited in 2001 it was a working spice factory. Now in 2014 it is a non working factory. When we arrived there was a mother inside the entrance breast feeding her baby and a man laying on a sofa. On the table were a few jars containing spices and a cocoa bean. The whole area looked as if it should be dismantled. A waste of time, so glad I saw it in 2001 and have photos to prove it. There are more spices in Tesco!!
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We only saw a very old spice processing shack at the Dougaldston Estate. The had some tracks that were used to move the spice drying trays and a shack where they laid out a few different spices on a wooden table to explain what they were. I was expecting a full estate tour of buildings, grounds etc. It was interesting, but just OK.
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Once we finally found this old plantation it was fun to see. Sadly at 3 in the afternoon no one was there to show us round but as there was a big funeral in Gouyave that day that could have been the reason. Go on a tour that takes this in rather than independently if you go out of high season.
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The plantation was devastated by the hurricanes a few years back and never recovered. Its a shadow of its past, but the staff provide a very good demonstration of many of the products grown and harvested, explanations of life and activity. Not a place to stop for a long stop, but worth a stop if you are in the area.
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We took a tour of Granada from the cruise ship & this was our second stop.It is located just south of Gouyave. There were 12 other vans in the parking lot when we arrived.They had various spices laid out on a table.You can see nutmeg,mace,cloves,cocoa & cinnamon sticks.They try to have you guess what spice comes from different leaves bark,etc..Then then explain all of the various spices to you & pass around the nuts,leaves, bark etc to examine. I found it very interesting. They have spices for sale on your way out.They provided us with free refreshments. The restrooms on site were clean.