Flamstead
Drive or take our tour to Flamstead lookout, to see Port Royal across Kingston. Recently subdivided into residential lots, Flamstead was historically used for just that purpose. A search of the subdivision will find the ruins of Lord Nelson's house and you will be able to see at least 6 of our parishes from the property plus our beautiful Chatsworth Coffee Farm topped by Lord Derby's Peak.
On your return journey you will pass Nymbani, country cottage of the late Norman Manley, an architect of Jamaican independence and one of our National Heroes. Below and on your right is Bellevue, now University of the West Indies Property, but once a country retreat of the colonial elite.
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The Coffee Farm
 Let our Guide take you up the steep paths by Forres Park and show you where Blue Mountain Coffee is grown. You will wonder how they ever manage to pick the beans, and stay upright on the steep slopes. After circling one or two coffee paths and being shown how coffee farming is done, come down to the verandah and sip a cup with us! |
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Tower Hill Lookout
A visit to Tower Hill Lookout is well worth the drive or walk. An hour’s walk from Forres Park above the coffee factory takes you to a vantage point, where you can see the country villages you just left, and others stretched across the valleys below you. On your way back you may stop for a beer or soda at a local bar or you may continue, preferably with a guide to find other hidden villages just around the corner. |
