Andromeda Botanic Gardens
A long-established tropical botanic garden on the hillside at Bathsheba, with orchids, palms and huge banyan trees overlooking the east coast.
Andromeda Botanic Gardens was laid out in 1954 by horticulturist Iris Bannochie on her own estate. Covering about 6 acres, it spreads hundreds of tropical species up the hillside, including orchids, bromeliads, heliconias, cacti and large Bengal banyan trees, along with a stream and a water-lily pond. Some spots overlook the coast at Bathsheba. The gardens are now managed by the Barbados National Trust, work well as a visit combined with Bathsheba, and charge an admission fee.
Opening hours
Approx. daily 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Bathsheba
- St. John's Parish Church
- Hunte's Gardens
- Welchman Hall Gully
- Harrison's Cave
- Gun Hill Signal Station
- Morgan Lewis Windmill
- Sunbury Plantation House