Pedro St James National Historic Site
Pedro St James Historic
At the end of a quiet, mango and mahogany tree-shaded road on Savannah, high atop a limestone bluff lies one of the Caribbean's most spectacular historic restorations, the Pedro St James Historic site. After seven years and a 7.5 million transformation the Cayman Islands government has created the country's most ambitious heritage attraction to date and its first national landmark.
Behind a traditional coral stone wall rises an authentic, three storey early 19th century great house and outbuildings with traditional "grounds" planted with pineapple, banana and other provisions. The adjacent acres are covered with luxuriant tropical plants, palm lined walkways and splendid maicured Great Lawn sprawling to a jaw dropping view to the Caribbean Sea. At the main entrance is the Visitors Center featuring a state of the art multimedia theatre where visitors experience 200 years of Caymanian history in 20 minutes.
Formerly known as Pedro Castle this the oldest known existing stone structure in the Cayman Islands. The orginal building is believed to have been built of quarried native rock around 1780 as a great house by William Eden, a mariner, plantation owner and early settler.
Pedro St James National Historic Site
Tel: 345-947-3329
Hours: Daily 9:30am-5pm
Location: Savannah, Grand Cayman
Admission: US$10 adults, free for children under 12
