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Alongside Jamaica and Trinidad, Barbados is one of the Big Three Caribbean
cricketing
nations, but while success in other sports has diverted attention from the game in the other two countries, Bajans remain largely focused on cricket. More perhaps than anywhere else on earth, the game is
the
national passion. If you get the chance, go and catch a day of international cricket at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.
The island also has a lively equestrian tradition, with races every other Saturday (except during April) at the Garrison Savannah racecourse , and at Sandy Lane in March. There are several polo fields as well, the most famous at Holder's House. For golfers, there are two eighteen-hole public golfcourses : at the Barbados Golf Club (tel 246/428-8463) and Sandy Lane (tel 246/432-4563). Greens fees are around B$150. There is also a decent nine-hole course at the Club Rockley resort (tel 246/435-7873) on the south coast.
Some of the best and most scenic
hiking
on Barbados is along the beaches, particularly between Martin's Bay and Bath and between Bathsheba and Cattlewash. Organized hikes are arranged by the Barbados National Trust (tel 246/436-9033). Other useful information
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