It is Crop Over and the question on the lips of visitors and some locals is where can we go, what can we do to enjoy Barbados. In the spirit of the season BU updates the following information.
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Barbados Sports Camp holiday
At the Barbados Sports Club, Jim White enjoys a cricket-and-football-filled week in the Caribbean sunshine.
16 Jul 2010
Joel Garner’s Barbados
Simon Briggs joins the cricketer Joel Garner at a Barbados institution – the Friday fish fry in Oistins.
16 Jul 2010
Barbados: Sun, sea and G&T
For good old-fashioned charm, look no farther than the west coast of Barbados.
22 Nov 2009
Just back: In search of a green monkey
The latest winner in our weekly travel writing competition is Chris Nicholson for this story of his partner’s quest to see a green monkey on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
15 May 2009
At ease in laid back Barbados
Barbados is much more than a mix of sun, sand and celebrity. Graham Boynton explains.
07 Mar 2009
Lone Star Restaurant & Hotel, Barbados: full review
Lone Star Restaurant & Hotel, Barbados: hotel review from Mr & Mrs Smith.
04 Dec 2008
Little Good Harbour, Barbados: full review
Little Good Harbour, Barbados: hotel review from Mr & Mrs Smith.
04 Dec 2008
Lone Star Restaurant & Hotel, Barbados: overview
Lone Star Restaurant & Hotel, Barbados: overview from Mr & Mrs Smith.
04 Dec 2008
Little Good Harbour, Barbados: overview
Little Good Harbour, Barbados: overview from Mr & Mrs Smith.
04 Dec 2008
Cilla Black’s heaven and hell
Cilla Black recalls a terrifying helicopter ride in Mauritius and how she loves to hang out with her celebrity friends in Barbados.
18 Nov 2008
Best beaches: Crane Beach, Barbados
Ideal for body surfing, the palm-fringed stretch Crane Beach is everything a Caribbean beach should be, but with bigger waves.
14 Nov 2008
Best beaches: Bathsheba, Barbados
Bathsheba is where many Barbadians spend their weekends and the beach attracts local and international surfers
14 Nov 2008
Best beaches: Sandy Lane, Barbados
Best known for the eponymous hotel, Sandy Lane also offers some of the best spots for swimming on Barbados
14 Nov 2008
Caribbean: A cost-cutter’s guide
Fred Mawer advises on when and where to go and highlights the most affordable packages, flights and accommodation.
07 Nov 2008
Sir Geoffrey Boycott’s heaven on earth
Geoffrey Boycott is mad about Barbados, the birthplace of another cricketing legend: Sir Garfield Sobers.
16 Oct 2008
Barbados: The best of the West Indies?
Its beaches aren’t the greatest in the Caribbean, and it has no rainforest or virgin coral reef. So what’s the draw in Barbados?
29 Aug 2008
Barbados Sports Camp: hit it like Hurst
A galaxy of stars will be present at this year’s Barbados Sports Camp, reports Charles Starmer-Smith.
25 Mar 2008
Barbados: a cruiser’s guide
Sara Macefield offers a complete cruiser’s guide to Barbados, from arrival in port, to choosing the best places to see, excursions, restaurants and shops.
03 Mar 2008
Barbados: the platinum and the tin
Barbados is too developed to have retained any charm, or at least that’s the preconception. Paul Mansfield heads to the Caribbean’s best-known destination to discover the truth.
29 Feb 2008
Gary Lineker’s heaven on earth
Sports presenter and England football legend Gary Lineker loves spending time with his sons in Barbados.
07 Jan 2008
Heaven on earth
Ex-England rugby international Jeremy Guscott loves chilling out in Barbados.
11 Feb 2007
Spin around the islands
21 Oct 2006
Spin around the islands
The cricket summaries below include England’s likely Super Eight fixtures, assuming that they and the other teams qualify as expected from their initial groups. Between March 5 and 9, there are also warm-up matches on Jamaica, St Vincent (including England vs Australia), Trinidad and Barbados.
20 Oct 2006
Cut-price Caribbean
Barbados is wonderful if you’re wealthy, but can you have a glamorous time if you’re not? Maggie O’Sullivan takes up the challenge.
14 Dec 2005
Caribbean guide
Planning an escape to the West Indies? Fred Mawer makes it easier.
12 Nov 2005
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