Trip for · Tight budgets
St John's for budget travellers
Cook shops, market fruit and free sights.
Key facts
- Days
- 4
- Matching items
- 11
- Verdict
- good fit
A 4-day outline
Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.
Day 1 · Heritage Quay and Redcliffe Quay
Why it fits: Free. Restored warehouses with courtyard shops, cafés and shade.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Free. Cool arcades, souvenir stalls and the cruise berth.
From: Top 10 · cost
Day 2 · Heritage Quay and Redcliffe Quay
Why it fits: Free. A harbour fort with cannon and a view; a short taxi from town.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Free. A short, steep climb for the best view over the harbour.
From: Top 10 · cost
Day 3
Why it fits: Free. Twin towers, statues at the gate and a pitch-pine interior.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Cook-shop plate (stewed meat or saltfish with rice and peas) · EC$15-30. Go at 12:00; the day's dish sells out.Cook-shop plate (stewed meat or saltfish with rice and peas) · EC$15-30. Go at 12:00 PM; the day's dish sells out.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Public market fruit, juice and fish stalls
Why it fits: Fruit, juice and market snacks · EC$5-20. Ask the price first; sweet, ripe fruit in season.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Newgate Street bakery counters
Why it fits: Bake, sandwich or pastry with a drink · EC$8-20. Good early breakfast or a picnic.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Day 4
Free sights
Why it fits: The cathedral, the quays and Fort James cost nothing.
From: Good for · budget travellers
A beach afternoon
Why it fits: Free. The island is about its beaches; town is a morning, the sea is the afternoon.
From: Top 10 · cost
Where to stay
Sleep areas the guide points budget travellers to.
The cheapest rooms on the island cluster here.
From: Sleep fit · budget 4/5
Before you go
What the guide flags for budget travellers.
- Keep EC$100 in small notes for the market and taxis; US dollars are widely taken, but change may come back in EC dollars. (Money · ATM rule)