Place · Fort George Hill
Fort George
Go at 16:00 or later, when the heat drops: 30 minutes for the town and harbour view; taxi up and walk down.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 30–45 min
- p95 60 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- late afternoon
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- No
- Fort George Hill: forbidden
- Getting there
- Taxi up the hill road to the fort gate
- Go late afternoon
- Free entry
- Queue: switch at 20 min
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- Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
- Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
- Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
- Grenada ↗Check entry rules for your passport on official Grenada government sources before you fly.
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- St George's ↗Hurricane season runs June to November, with the peak from August to October: buy flexible fares and insurance that covers storm cancellations, and avoid a tight connection home.
- St George's ↗Camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in Grenada: leave it at home.
Map & directions
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Plan
What to know before you go, how long it takes, when to be there
Weather here, next 7 days
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Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
45min
p95
60min
Opening hours for the fort are not published until verified; check with your hotel.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Taxi up the hill road to the fort gate
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
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- Shoes
- unknown
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Quiet; busiest at sunset with locals and cruise visitors.
- Sensory load
- 3/5
- Exposure
- medium
- Queue rule
- Switch if the queue passes 20 min; come back when under 5.
Bailouts
rain
Café on the Carenage (shaded, field-verify)
fatigue
Benches under the trees below
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Seating near Fort George
Combine in the same cluster
- A cold drink on the Carenage afterwards
Red lines
- Watch the edges of the fort walls; keep children close.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
Sources
- officialPure Grenada
- secondaryWikivoyage — St George's