Place · Hope Road (Devon House & Bob Marley Museum)
Devon House
Restored 19th-century mansion and grounds on Hope Road: 45 minutes with a house tour, then the ice-cream shop; the classic Kingston stop for first-timers.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 45–70 min
- p95 100 min
- Price
- on site
- bring cash
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Hope Road (Devon House & Bob Marley Museum): painful
- Getting there
- Hope Road, at the Waterloo Road junction
- Bring cash
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, what it costs, what to know, how long it takes
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours not on file: check the official site.
- Time to spend
- 45–70 min · up to 100 min if you linger
Weather here, next 7 days
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
45min
Typical
70min
p95
100min
Tour times and grounds hours not printed until verified.
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
- Bring cash; cards may not be taken (check).
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Hope Road, at the Waterloo Road junction
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site · bring cash
- Stairs
- house: steps at entrances
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Tour groups late morning; queues at the ice-cream counter on weekends.
- Sensory load
- 3/5
- Exposure
- medium
Bailouts
heat
Ice-cream shop and shaded lawns
rain
House interior tour
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Devon House lawns (WC, shade)
Combine with
Walk the Hope Road (Devon House & Bob Marley Museum) area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time today
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Red lines
- Taxis can wait outside the gate: arrange the return before you go in.
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.
- Sleep areaHope Road guesthouses60 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterHope Road (Devon House & Bob Marley Museum)110 m · 2 min walk
- ClusterNew Kingston230 m · 4 min walk
- Sleep areaNew Kingston hotels730 m · 12 min walk
- EatHot Pot Restaurant770 m · 13 min walk
- EatBlue Mountain coffee stop, Hope Road1.0 km · 16 min walk
Sources
- officialJamaica Tourist Board
- secondaryWikivoyage — Kingston