Barbados / Polo
Polo has grown in popularity in Barbados over recent years, and the island now has five polo fields where international matches are played. The Barbados Polo Club, founded in 1884, is still based at Holders on the West Coast. The other four grounds are the Clifton Polo Centre in St Thomas, Apes Hill Polo Club at the Waterhall Polo Centre, Apes Hill, St James, Lion Castle Polo Estate in St Thomas and Buttals Polo Field in St George. Both Apes Hill and Lion Castle have large villa developments, while Buttals is part of a smaller residential development.
The polo season runs from December to May and international matches are generally played on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (sometimes Tuesday) afternoons from January to the end of April. Visitors are welcome to go along and watch. All the grounds have a friendly clubhouse with bar, which tend to attract some interesting characters and lively post-match banter.
Please see our Calendar of Events for tournament dates.
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Looking for inspiration?
- Ride the waves at kitesurfing mecca Silver Point
- Drive along the breathtakingly beautiful East Coast
- Go underground at Harrison's Cave
- Hobnob with the stars watching a polo match
- Step back in time at the impressive Jacobean plantation house - St Nicholas Abbey
