Robin’s Bay and Green Castle are definitely not your shopping mecca, but we can offer a unique opportunity to meet local artists and buy local products. Green Castle is proud to offer only items made in Jamaica, and most items are made locally in the Parish of St Mary. We have our own crafts display, including Green Castle t-shirts and caps.
We can take you to local markets encompassing cultural & historical experiences in Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & Kingston all within one hour of Green Castle.
Local craftsmen such as the Clonmel Potters are just up the road in Highgate, and always welcome visitors from Green Castle to their studio. Ms Bibbs appreciates the chance to show off her drawn cloth craft, and various other artists such as Alan Richards the artist painter in the area whose work is displayed in the estate house. Both are definitely worth a visit.
At Green Castle, we buy all of our produce, fruit, meat and fish locally. A trip to the local shopping market is always interesting and a great way to learn about Jamaican food and how it is grown. Feel free to join us on our Friday trip to the market.
If you are ready to immerse yourself in the shops, restaurants and attractions available to resorts and cruise ship guests, Ocho Rios is just an hour away. Here, you can find a variety of stores, including duty-free shops and a large craft market. The Ocho Rios Craft Market is the place to grab your favourite reggae recordings, t-shirts and souvenirs, crafts and carvings, folk jewelry and gifts for that special item to take home with you.
A visit to Ocho Rios could be a fun and easy day outing that gives you a chance to shop and possibly combine with seeing some of Jamaica’s more famous attractions like Dunn’s River Falls, Dolphin Cove and Mystic Mountain. You can find more information on these activities and the many other fun things to do in Jamaica, here.
In Port Antonio, most of the activity centers around Musgrave Market on West Street in the center of town. Its busiest day is Saturday, but to experience the ‘hustle and bustle’ of a busy Jamaican market, visit any weekday between 8am and noon. Another popular market in the town is Fort George Village Shopping Arcade which is always a fun place for a shopping jaunt. Heading out of Port Antonio, you’ll come across the modest fishing village of Drapers, where respected self-taught artist R Stewart’s gallery and studio lies. He depicts Jamaican life with eye catching eccentricity and can often be seen sat outside working on his latest masterpieces.
Kingston has many shopping areas and malls – one of the most popular being the ‘Cooyah’ market, which means ‘Look here’ in Patois. It serves up the best Rasta clothing and local crafts for some authentic holiday souvenirs.
If you want to find out more about about the best places for local shopping in Jamaica, please feel free to contact us. We’re more than happy to help.
