Sunbury Plantation House in the parish of St. Philip was built around 1660 by Matthew Chapman who was an English/Irish planter and one of the early settlers on island. Now it is a kind of museum for tourists and locals alike!
Last weekend we went to look around, since we hadn't been in a long time.
The entry is $10 USD each, and there is a restaurant inside that you can have lunch and drinks after walking around the
house.
Entrance to the building.
Old stuff... with photos of the past premieres and governors of Barbados
Living room / Sitting room. Weird mannequins of the previous owners in the distance.
This is a copy of an old print caricature of the West Indian planter, making fun of them.
It says at the top "The West India Sportsman" and at the bottom "Make haste with the Sangaree, Quashie, and tell Quaco to drive the Birds up to me — I'm ready" You can see a better details version here
A print of festival in Trinidad
Creepy doll is creepy.
Here you can see a Bearded Fig Tree, which is thought to be what gave Barbados its name by the Portuguese - Los Barbados - the bearded ones.
After you're done walking around you can have a rum punch at the restaurant.
Generally speaking, the place is a little bit underwhelming for a local. We're accustomed this type of colonial era stuff and buildings and history. But for tourists who maybe have never seen or been into a plantation house, it might be interesting!
Worth a stop if you're on island.
