Family Vacations in Grenada

Spice Estates

Grenada's spice estates are arguably the island's most unique cultural attraction. Many of these estates date back two centuries or more to the time when nutmeg and other spices were introduced to the island and they continued to follow the same way of life even through the many changes in ownership. Visits to working estates are available as part of regular tours of the island.

In Grenada, rum is still made in the old fashioned way, pressed by water power, fermented in copper pots and bottled by hand. The main rum distilleries have guided tours explaining the process from start to finish and often will have tasters available for the adventurous visitor at the end of the tour. These include River Antoine Rum Distillery, Grenada's oldest functioning distillery that still uses water-propelled energy and processing methods that have changed little since the 1800s; Westerhall Rum Distillery on Westerhall Estate, which maintains old artifacts and equipment left by the originalowners; and the Grenada Distillers Ltd. in Woodlands, St. George, where visitors can purchase rum and enjoy a guided tour.

Historic Forts and Museums

History buffs and families will be particularly interested in visiting Grenada's historic forts. Fort George is located high above the island's harbor, which gave it strategic importance when the French built it in the early 1700s, and today it affords panoramic views to sightseers. Much of its elaborate colonial structure remains intact, and visitors enjoy exploring the passageways and stairs of the stone fortifications. Fort George maintains a battery of old cannons. Fort Frederick, high atop Richmond Hill at the center of St. George's, was built by the British and was completed in 1791.

More history is on display at the Grenada National Museum, with its fascinating collection of artifacts ranging from ancienttimes to the present, and the Carriacou Museum, housed in a restored cotton gin mill on the island of Carriacou, which features Amerindian artifacts and exhibits tracing the early British and French occupation of the islands.

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