Luxury holidays in Speightstown
Serving up a sunny cocktail of Barbados’s colonial heritage and authentic island life, Speightstown has undergone a modernising makeover thanks to a spate of swish new developments. Choose your favourite of the town’s crayon-box colonial buildings, then make yourself at home at Arlington House, an 18th-century mansion turned museum charting the local history. If your tan needs topping up, a bounty of beaches beckon – time your visit right to spot turtles hatching on the sands – then see out the day with a sunset stroll along the seafront esplanade.
When to go
Go between December and April for the balmiest weather. Rainy season (from June to November) is when you’ll dodge the crowds – despite the mood-dampening moniker, short showers peppering sunny days are much more likely than downpours; just be aware that September and October have the highest hurricane risk.