he Sugar Museum is truly a 'Sweet Experience'. Follow the sugar trail into the beautiful Barbadian countryside to the yard of Portvale, a Sugar-cane griding factory. Here in a restored sugar 'Boiling House', you can trace the story of one of the most fascinating commodities on the world market. The National Trust's Museum tells the colourful story of the people, the innovations, and the triumphs and disasters during the development of the sugar industry in Barbados. Visitors can view a model of the sugar windmill, see samples of sugar cane growing and taste the delicious by-products of sugar such as sling and molasses.
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