Romney Manor & Caribelle Batik
Romney Manor
A 17th-century plantation estate at the foot of a rainforest, with a 350-year-old rain tree in the tropical garden, where visitors can watch hand batik being made.
The estate sits above the village of Old Road and once belonged to the great-grandfather of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Today the main house is the Caribelle Batik workshop, where you can watch batik being made and buy fabric. In the garden, a huge saman rain tree spreads its canopy over nearly half an acre. Down the hill, Wingfield Estate has the ruins of the Caribbean's oldest rum distillery. The garden admission is about 5 US dollars, and it is often combined with a rainforest hike.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri approx. 08:30–16:00
Nearby sights
- St. Thomas Anglican Church, Middle Island
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
- Mount Liamuiga
- Black Rocks
- The Circus
- National Museum of St. Kitts
- Independence Square
- Port Zante