DESTINATION ANTIGUA
English Harbour on the south-eastern coast of Antigua is famed for its protected shelter during violent storms. It is the site of a restored British colonial naval station called Nelson's Dockyard after Captain Horatio Nelson. Today English Harbour and the neighbouring village of Falmouth are internationally famous as a yachting and sailing destination.
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Museum of Antigua & Barbuda,
Nelson's Dockyard,
St. John's,
St. John's Cathedral,
V.C. Bird International Airport,
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ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
St John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua. The settlement of St John's has been the administrative centre of Antigua and Barbuda since the islands were first colonised in 1632 ...
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ANTIGUA RECREATION GROUND
Antigua Recreation Ground is the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in St. John's, on the island of Antigua. The ground has been used by the West Indies cricket team and Antigua and Barbuda national football team. It has Test cricket status. A number of great cricketers, including Andy Roberts and Richie Richardson, began their first-class careers there ...
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BETTY'S HOPE PLANTATION
Betty's Hope is an historic sugar plantation in Antigua. It is located close to the township of Pares. Betty's Hope was the first large-scale sugar plantation to operate in Antigua, being founded in 1674. The plantation was developed by Leeward Islands Governor Christopher Codrington, after whom the largest settlement on Barbuda is named ...
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BETTY'S HOPE PLANTATION
Betty's Hope is an historic sugar plantation in Antigua. It is located close to the township of Pares. Betty's Hope was the first large-scale sugar plantation to operate in Antigua, being founded in 1674. The plantation was developed by Leeward Islands Governor Christopher Codrington, after whom the largest settlement on Barbuda is named ...
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ENGLISH HARBOUR
English Harbour is a settlement on the island of Antigua, in the extreme south of the island. English Harbour is best known for Nelson's Dockyard, which occupies the site of the British Navy base. It displays restored buildings and other historical artifacts from the colonial period of the dockyard, especially the time it was commanded by Horatio Nelson ...
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FORT JAMES
Fort James is a fort at the entrance to the harbour of St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The fort was built in 1706 to guard St. John's harbour and is one of the many forts built by the British in the 18th century. Fear of French invasion prompted the construction ...
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Government House, Saint John's, Antigua & Barbuda. The official residence as well as office of the Governor General, was built in the 17th Century Colonial style with Georgian architecture and extensive gardens. The residence is not open to the public ...
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MUSEUM OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda is a museum in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. It is housed in the colonial Court House, constructed in 1747 on the site of the first city market, and is the oldest building still in use in the city. The museum displays both Arawak and colonial artifacts recovered on archaeological digs on the islands...
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NELSON'S DOCKYARD
Nelson's Dockyard is a tourist attraction near the town of English Harbour on the island of Antigua. It is part of Nelson's Dockyard National Park, which also contains the Clarence House and Shirley Heights. The attraction is a restoration of the dockyard which was used by the Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries as a base of operations in the Caribbean Sea ...
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
St. John's Cathedral also known as the St. John the Divine, the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, is an Anglican church perched on a hilltop in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The present cathedral with its imposing white twin towers was built on a fossilized reef, in 1845, and is now in its third incarnation ...
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V.C. BIRD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
V. C. Bird International Airport (IATA: ANU, ICAO: TAPA) is located on the island of Antigua, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda. The airport originally was operated by the United States Army Air Force. It closed in 1949 as Coolidge Air Force Base. Upon its closure by the USAF, the airfield became a civil airport ...
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