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North of Scotland , the colourful, sprawling Andromeda Botanical Gardens (daily 9am-5pm; B$12) make up one of the most attractive spots on the island, spread over a hillside strewn with coral boulders and with vistas over the Bathsheba coastline. Created by local botanist Iris Bannochie, the gardens feature masses of local and imported shrubs and plants, landscaped around a trail that incorporates several ponds and a giant, ancient bearded fig tree. The colourful hibiscus garden, on your left as you enter, is the best place to see the tiny hummingbirds that frequent the place. The trail then takes you past some old traveller's trees and a small clump of papyrus before turning uphill past a series of heliconia - including the bizarrely shaped "beefsteak" heliconia - and a Panama hat tree. The bearded fig tree is the real star of the gardens, but there are plenty of other highlights, including a bank of frangipani, rose of Sharon trees, superb cycads and a Bombax ellipticum , also known as the shaving brush tree for the large pink-bristled flower it produces. At the lower end of the trail is the Queen Ingrid Palm Garden. Beyond the gardens the road continues to the seafront and the Atlantis Hotel , a slightly faded and very easy-going place overlooking Tent Bay . Built in the 1880s, this was one of the first hotels to be put up outside Bridgetown and, though there's not a great deal to do, the place offers an excellent buffet lunch.
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