St David: Coast, Gardens and Rum Culture

St David combines coastal landscapes and nature watching with stories from Grenada’s past and insights into its spice and rum culture. In La Sagesse, you’ll encounter mangroves and beaches, while gardens and historic sites offer a different focus. When choosing a holiday apartment or holiday home, it may therefore be important to consider which aspects of the parish interest you most: nature and coast, history, or garden and culinary culture.

Mangroves, Beaches and Nature in La Sagesse

La Sagesse includes a mangrove estuary, a salt lake and three beaches. It also features geological formations, coral reefs, littoral woodland and thorny cactus scrub. These varied landscape features make La Sagesse an appealing choice if you’d like to focus your time in St David on nature and coastal areas. The area is also a habitat for migratory and water birds; if you’re interested in birdlife, that’s another reason to include La Sagesse in your travel plans.

Petit Bacaye also has its own character: this secluded beach in the southeast of Saint David Parish has grey sand and coconut palms. Historic Carib/Kalinago carbet structures or villages are also located near Petit Bacaye. Here, coastal scenery and history sit side by side, and you can explore either aspect in your own way.

Traces of History and Culture

The French town of Bourg de Megrin was established at St David’s Point by 1735 at the latest and now lies in ruins. La Sagesse is one of the places in Saint David Parish with Amerindian archaeological sites. Together with the historic Carib/Kalinago carbet structures or villages near Petit Bacaye, these places add a historical dimension to your trip. If you’re particularly interested in the past and culture, you can give these themes greater weight when choosing where to stay in St David.

The local celebration is also part of the cultural life of this rural parish: since 1987, the St David’s Day Planning Committee has organised the St David’s Day Celebration. Its aim is to showcase the natural beauty and culture of Saint David. The event’s purpose thus reflects the connection between landscape and culture.

Gardens, Spices and Rum

Laura’s Herb & Spice Garden is located at Perdmontemps in Saint David. It features a guided trail paved with nutmeg shells. The spices you can encounter include cinnamon, ginger, allspice, Chadon Beni and nutmeg; visitors are welcome to touch and smell them. If you enjoy discovering plants and aromas first-hand, the garden offers a different kind of experience from the coastal and historic sites.

Palm Tree Gardens in Laura covers two acres and has more than 300 plant species, including 40 palm species. Highlights include a lily pond with large pink and green lotus flowers, as well as red-footed tortoises. Tours of the well-maintained gardens last about 45 minutes. You can factor the approximate visit length into your plans for the day, without equating it with the other experiences.

Westerhall Estate, a rum distillery that preserves the history of premium rum production, is located in Westerhall in Saint David Parish. On a distillery tour, you can see the production process; the tours also include tastings of various rums from the Westerhall portfolio. Sugar cane is grown in Saint David, one of the few remaining areas used for rum production. Bayleaf offers another local perspective on plants and processing: based in St. David’s, Grenada, the company makes artisan herbal teas from hand-picked, naturally dried leaves.

Which Focus Suits Your Stay?

Spice gardens, palm gardens and the distillery complement these impressions with plants, aromas and rum culture. You can use the themes you’d like to explore in St David to guide your search for a holiday apartment or holiday home.

You can also explore Crochu as a directly associated area of St David: Crochu.

Other destinations at the same level: St George, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Saint Patrick, Saint John and Saint Andrew.

For the overarching travel overview: Grenada.