Folkestone Marine Park and Museum

Folkestone Marine Park and Museum is a museum in Barbados. Folkestone Marine Park and Museum is situated nearby to the university McGill Bellairs Research Institute, as well as near the hotel Coral Reef Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. James Church, Barbados and Fairmont Royal Pavilion.

St. James Church, Barbados

Church

Photo: Haloglow, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. James Parish Church, is located in Holetown, St. James, Barbados. It stands on one of the oldest parcels of consecrated land on the island, often known in Barbados as "God's acre". St. James Church, Barbados is situated 180 metres southeast of Folkestone Marine Park and Museum.

Fairmont Royal Pavilion

Hotel

The Fairmont Royal Pavilion is a beachfront hotel in St. James, Barbados is situated 29 km from the Grantley Adams International Airport and 14 km from the capital city of Bridgetown, and a half mile from the nearest shopping centre in Holetown. Fairmont Royal Pavilion is situated 1¼ km north of Folkestone Marine Park and Museum.

Paynes Bay

Beach

Paynes Bay, sometimes called the "Platinum Coast", is located on the west coast of Barbados. The resort hotel Sandy Lane is situated at the northern end of Paynes Bay. Paynes Bay is situated 3 km south of Folkestone Marine Park and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holetown and Western Barbados.

Holetown

Town

Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.

Holetown is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Holetown is located in the parish of Saint James on the sheltered west coast of the island.

Western Barbados

Photo: Earino, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Western Barbados is the area of Barbados that lies north of Bridgetown and comprises the parishes of Saint James, Saint Peter and Saint Lucy. This is the west-facing, most sheltered coast, so it's the best for family beach holidays, and has the highest concentration of hotels.

Hillaby

Village

Hillaby is a community on the borders of parishes Saint Thomas and Saint Andrew in Barbados. Historically it has always been referred to as Hillaby in St. Thomas it is the top third of the village which is in St. Andrew, with the greater area in St. Thomas. Hillaby is situated 6 km northeast of Folkestone Marine Park and Museum.

Folkestone Marine Park and Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

13.19158° or 13° 11′ 30″ north

Longitude

-59.63993° or 59° 38′ 24″ west

Open location code

785259R6+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 436400666

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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