- Address: Highway 1, Folkestone, Barbados
- Phone: +12464222314
- Working hours: 9.00 - 17.00
- Cost of visit: free of charge
The Barbados town of Holtown is famous for the Folkestone underwater park. Its territory is huge and extends along the coastline and far beyond its borders. In the park you can rent equipment for snorkeling, diving, kayaking, surfing .
More about the park
Folkestone Park is considered one of the best places on the planet, where you can get acquainted with the beauty of the underwater world and its inhabitants. The main attraction of the Folkestone underwater park is the Greek ship "Stavronikita", sunk near the coast in 1976. The ship rests at a depth of 37 meters, and immersion to it is allowed only to professional divers, accompanied by instructors.
Folkstone Park offers a variety of recreation: you can dive with a mask to see the amazing underwater world, the seaside museum is located on the coast, which features a large collection of pictures of the inhabitants of the Caribbean Sea, there is a giant aquarium showing life forms of the water area, there are small shops and souvenir shops, cafes, sports grounds, picnic areas, children's playground.
How to get there?
You can reach the sights by car, driving on the motorway H 1, or by public transport . Buses No. 7, 49, 99, 132 stop 15 minutes walk from the park. Folkestone underwater park is open for visitors every day from 09:00 to 17:00. The admission fee is not charged.
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