Bathsheba Questions

[ssawjo]

We have a day in Barbados on Windstar turn around day.  Is Bathsheba worth the effort to get there?  If so, what is the best way to get there, taxi or car rental?  Once there, what is there to do, walk the beach, eat lunch, etc.?  Best place to have lunch is...?

 

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

Bill

[PORT ROYAL]

1 hour ago, ssawjo said:

We have a day in Barbados on Windstar turn around day.  Is Bathsheba worth the effort to get there?  If so, what is the best way to get there, taxi or car rental?  Once there, what is there to do, walk the beach, eat lunch, etc.?  Best place to have lunch is...?

 

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

Bill

It’s a spectacular view, then having walked the beach taking in the sights and sounds, if wishing to take lunch there are two good Restaurants overlooking the sea.

One’s personal recommendations for Lunch.

Tides for Excellent food with great cocktails. Also an extensive wine list.

Ethnic Barbados, then it has to be JuJu’s - on the beach

Or for fine gourmet dining then next door to JuJu’s is Lone Star.

 

 

Edited October 17, 2023 by PORT ROYAL
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[EatonDoolittle]

http://www.roundhousebarbados.com/eat--drink.html

 

 

[ssawjo]

41 minutes ago, PORT ROYAL said:

It’s a spectacular view, then having walked the beach taking in the sights and sounds, if wishing to take lunch there are two good Restaurants overlooking the sea.

One’s personal recommendations for Lunch.

Tides for Excellent food with great cocktails. Also an extensive wine list.

Ethnic Barbados, then it has to be JuJu’s - on the beach

Or for fine gourmet dining then next door to JuJu’s is Lone Star.

 

 

But what is the best way to get there from the cruise port?

[PORT ROYAL]

41 minutes ago, ssawjo said:

But what is the best way to get there from the cruise port?

Taxi……(Cab)

[TTEllis]

Yes a taxi is the only way to  go, but it costs an arm and a leg to get there and back. 

I would love and have tried to go back to Bathsheba but for a solo cruiser it's almost impossible.

 

 

[PORT ROYAL]

28 minutes ago, TTEllis said:

Yes a taxi is the only way to  go, but it costs an arm and a leg to get there and back. 

I would love and have tried to go back to Bathsheba but for a solo cruiser it's almost impossible.

 

 

To assist there is a Public Bus Service from the Bus Terminal about 5 minutes walk directly ahead from the port (as many know). Fare must be paid in cash at the Bridgetown bus terminal ticket office. Think ticket was about US$5 for a return.  Takes about 50 minutes.  Consider it a site seeing tour.

Main Bus Service Site:

Link https://www.transportboard.com/route-finder/

Schedules/Timetable

 

Bridgetown/Bathsheba -

Link: https://www.transportboard.com/route-finder/?tab=results&busid=22#results

Bathsheba/Bridgetown -

Link: https://www.transportboard.com/route-finder/?tab=results&busid=125#results

 

Edited October 25, 2023 by PORT ROYAL
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[TTEllis]

23 minutes ago, PORT ROYAL said:

To assist there is a Public Bus Service from the Bus Terminal about 5 minutes walk directly ahead from the port (as many know). Fare must be paid in cash at the Bridgetown bus terminal ticket office. Think ticket was about US$5 for a return.  Takes about 50 minutes.  Consider it a site seeing tour.

Main Bus Service Site:

Link https://www.transportboard.com/route-finder/

Schedules/Timetable

 

Bridgetown/Bathsheba -

Link: https://www.transportboard.com/route-finder/?tab=results&busid=22#results

Bathsheba/Bridgetown -

Link: https://www.transportboard.com/route-finder/?tab=results&busid=125#results

 

YES!!

 

The BUS. I checked that last time on the island.

I don't trust anything else but the Bus.

That's why I didn't go, because a taxi up and back for a solo was I think $120+tip. Lunch drinks another $100. 

It's a $250 day easily by the time you get back to the ship. Unless I'm buying treats for family members I try and keep my daily island budget to $200.

The bus it seems is the only way reliablely and financially to get to and from Bathsheba and back. 

 

Bathsheba is too far from the port not to have a set time and set ride.

I would love to get back to Bathsheba it's absolutely worth the ride up there, but you gotta have everything in order before you commit to that.

I couldn't find anyone else on our roll call who wanted to go I wasn't going to go by myself.  

 

 

[TTEllis]

Btw Thanks PORT ROYAL for the link to the bus schedules. Those are great thank you. 

See I could trust that. 

[mcmarya]

I've done the bus and also took in the Andromeda Botanic Gardens on the way--it's right on the bus route.  After spending some time at the gardens I walked down the hill to Bathsheba since it is not far and it's all downhill.  You also get the benefit of great views along the way.  The only downside of the bus is that it leaves from the Fairchild Street Terminal which is 1.3 miles from the Cruise port.  There may be an option to take one bus from closer to the port that takes you to Fairchild Street but that seemed too complicated--I just walked.  On the way back you have to make sure you get on the Bridgetown bus since there is more than one option.  The fare is $1.75 USD each way, buy tokens at the bus station.  My cruise ship did not arrive until after 10 am but I caught the 11 am bus, toured the gardens and Bathsheba and arrived back with plenty of time to spare--around 4 pm.