City overview
The Turks & Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory of about forty islands and cays at the southeastern end of the Bahamian chain, best known for Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales and for the reef that runs the length of the archipelago. Providenciales holds almost all of the country's resorts, restaurants and shopping, while Grand Turk, North, Middle and South Caicos and Salt Cay stay quiet and largely undeveloped. Jewish life in the country is young and centres entirely on Providenciales: Chabad of Turks & Caicos Islands, founded by Rabbi Shmulik and Chaya Berkowitz at the end of 2019, is the only Jewish congregation anywhere in the islands. The resident community is small and expatriate, and it swells through the winter season with second-home owners and visitors. Kosher food on the island is limited but real, and everything Jewish sits within the Grace Bay area.
Cheshire Hall Plantation
Turks & Caicos · $15 including a guided tour, free for National Trust members and children under 3
The best-preserved plantation-era ruins on Providenciales, built in limestone by Thomas Stubbs in the late 1700s on an estate that once ran to some 5,000 acres.
Time needed
About 1 hour
Hours
Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sunday: Closed
Tips
Guided tours run 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Saturday, with Saturday and after-hours visits by appointment. Go early for cooler air and better birdlife. Look for the historic ship graffiti carved into the exterior wall of the main building. The paths do not suit wheelchairs or strollers.
Phone
+1 649-941-5710Neighborhood
Central Providenciales
Activity providers
Kosher map of Turks & Caicos
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.