点评:Betty’s Hope is a historic sugar plantation located in the eastern part of the island just south of the village of Pares.
We actually managed to drive past the entrance as the signage isn't that big and the turning off to our right was basically a dirt track rather than an actual road.
Founded in the 1650s, Betty’s Hope was primarily owned by the Codrington family and became one of the earliest and most productive sugar plantations in Antigua, helping to establish the island’s economy around sugar production during the British colonial period. Its operation depended on the forced labour of enslaved Africans, who worked the cane fields and the industrial processing buildings where sugar and rum were produced.
It is very much an open-air museum and although it is managed by the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, there is little evidence of any actual custodians. The guides we saw there were leading groups of tourists brought from the cruise ships that were in that day.
It is very much a self led experience with a small visitor centre with interpretive displays explaining both the sugar-making process and the lives of enslaved workers on the estate. You can explore the restored twin windmills, ruins of processing buildings, and surrounding landscape at your own pace. .
The site typically operates during weekday daytime hours (roughly 9:00 am–3:00 pm), and entry is free. There is a collection box within the museum for donations of around 5 XCD per person to support maintenance. Basic parking is available on site but there are no cafés or restaurants on the grounds, so you are probably only likely to be there about 1-2 hours depending on how much you wish to read about the site and how many photographs you wish to take.
翻译:贝蒂的希望(Betty’s Hope)是一座历史悠久的糖料种植园,位于岛屿东部,帕雷斯村(Pares)以南。
我们差点错过了入口,因为路标不太显眼,而且右侧的岔路与其说是路,不如说是一条土路。
贝蒂的希望始建于17世纪50年代,主要由科德林顿家族(Codrington family)所有,是安提瓜岛最早、产量最高的糖料种植园之一,在英国殖民时期,它帮助建立了以糖业生产为中心的岛屿经济。种植园的运营依赖于被奴役的非洲人的强制劳动,他们负责甘蔗田和糖、朗姆酒生产的工业加工厂的劳作。
这里更像是一座露天博物馆,虽然由安提瓜和巴布达博物馆管理,但几乎看不到任何实际的管理员。我们看到的导游都是带领着当时从游轮上下来的游客参观的。
这里主要以自助游为主,游客中心规模不大,设有解说展板,介绍制糖过程以及庄园里奴隶的生活。您可以按照自己的节奏探索修复后的双风车、加工建筑遗址以及周围的景观。
该遗址通常在工作日白天开放(大约上午 9:00 至下午 3:00),免费入场。博物馆内设有捐款箱,每人约 5 西非法郎,用于支持维护工作。遗址内设有简易停车场,但没有咖啡馆或餐厅,因此根据您想阅读多少资料以及想拍摄多少照片,您可能只能在这里停留 1-2 小时。