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Folkestone Marine Park
Holetown, Barbados
EntryShore
Max depth10 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Folkestone Marine Park is a reef dive site near Holetown, Saint James, Barbados, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, moray eels, groupers, sea turtles, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Horse Eye JackCaranx latus
- French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
- Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
- BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
- Slender MojarraEucinostomus jonesii
- Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
- Sand StargazerDactyloscopus tridigitatus
- SoapfishRypticus saponaceus
Nearby sites
- 1The Barge0.6 km
- 2Fisherman's1.0 km
- 3SS Stavronikita1.1 km
- 4Little Sandy Lane2.1 km
- 5Whitegates2.4 km
- 6Barracuda Junction3.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org