Betty's Hope

Wrong opening times

Visited during opening times - website and sign on the road both side it closes at 4pm. We got there at 3pm and it was shut. Sign by the gates say closes at 3pm!! Inconsistent!!

Great Piece of History

As you travel around the Island you will see many round sugar mill tours about 360 but most are in a state of dereliction, but Betty Hope Village has been largely restored and tells the story of Antig...

Beautiful but Haunting Sight

Betty's Hope was established in 1674 and was the first sugarcane plantation on the island. It is now an open-air museum which tells the tragic but important story of colonization in the region, the i...

Can’t go to island without a visit here

Visited on a Saturday morning the place was officially closed, but a kind member of staff let us in. Quite a sobering place to visit and quite moving in parts. Needs further investment to bring the fu...

Very interesting historical place which gives you an insight into Antigua's past

Betty's Hope is definitely well worth visiting. The entrance fee is $US2 which you put in an honesty box. Make sure you bring smaller notes as there is nowhere to get any change. The windmill has been...