Our History

Green Castle Estate has a vibrant and fascinating history. Evidence of Green Castle’s past can be experienced in surprising places all over the Estate. Visitors can step inside our historic windmill tower built in the early 1700’s, or find shards of pottery on Davey Hill from the original Green Castle inhabitants, the Taino Indians. The landscape is inspiring, and as you sit on the Estate House veranda looking out to sea, you can image tall ships coming into Jacks Bay to collect sugar, rum, cocoa and bananas to take back to European markets. Take a walk on the beach and you will see pieces of brick and English coal dropped on the beach when it was a busy port during Green Castle’s plantation days.   

Green Castle Estate is a historic and remarkably beautiful 1600 acre property located on the north coast of Jamaica. The property is privately owned by Richard Padgett, and has a network of community and business stakeholders that work together to make the property and the area successful. Richard's unique approach at Green Castle has allowed him to focus on tourism, while developing entrepreneurial opportunities for local businesses such as GC Orchids, JamOrganiX, Jacks Bay Beach and Eastern Livestock Development Association. Education, research and community efforts are supported by Greencastle Tropical Study Center, which works closely with the US Peace Corps.

Green Castle is about bringing together diverse stakeholders that are committed to a positive future that supports financially, socially and environmentally sustainable development at Green Castle and its environs.