Main Guard House and Clock Tower
Main Guard House and Clock Tower is a museum in Saint Michael, Barbados. Main Guard House and Clock Tower is situated nearby to Garrison District World Heritage Site, as well as near the health club Bawa Yoga.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Washington House and Saint Ann’s Fort.
George Washington House
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Washington House in Barbados is a historic house where the future first U.S. President George Washington and his half-brother Lawrence stayed in 1751. George Washington House is situated 180 metres north of Main Guard House and Clock Tower.
Saint Ann’s Fort
Fort
Photo: Diego Tirira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Ann's Fort is a historic military fort in Barbados. It is located in the Garrison Historic Area. It was built by the British in 1705, and named for Queen Anne of Great Britain. Saint Ann’s Fort is situated 210 metres south of Main Guard House and Clock Tower.
Needham’s Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Needham's Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the southwest coast of Barbados. Needham's Point lighthouse is one of four still existent historic lighthouses in Barbados. Unlike the others it has a stationary rather than rotating beacon. Needham’s Point Lighthouse is situated 480 metres southwest of Main Guard House and Clock Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings and Rockley.
Hastings
Suburb
Hastings is a small village and beach resort in the parish of Christ Church, Barbados on the island's south-western coast. It has beautiful white sandy beaches and is often a location for surfing on the island.
Rockley
Suburb
The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven in Barbados. It has a land area of 57 km2 and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton.
Bridgetown
Photo: Loozrboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgetown is the capital and only city of Barbados. In 2026 it had a population of 84,700, about half the island's population, and many more commute in.
Main Guard House and Clock Tower
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Saint Michael, Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
13.08032° or 13° 4′ 49″ northLongitude
-59.60693° or 59° 36′ 25″ westOpen location code
785239JV+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 9604295735OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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