The beach at Saint Lawrence GapSt. Lawrence Church.A small cove in St. Lawrence Gap with fishing boats.
Saint Lawrence Gap, Christ Church is a neighbourhood in Barbados. Often known as "the Gap", Saint Lawrence Gap is located on the southern coast of Barbados along the island's Highway 7. Found between Oistins to the east and Worthing to the west, it features a 1.5-kilometer stretch of bars, hotels, dance clubs, restaurants, inns, resorts, and shops along a white powdery-sand beachfront. It is situated roughly 5 km southeast of the capital city Bridgetown.
The area has been upgraded in recent years[when?] as part of the government's Urban Renewal and Development programme. Upgrades included a new boardwalk, street lighting, road paving and re-development of the Dover Beach area (new beach facilities and food and shopping kiosks).[citation needed]
The neighbourhood has one small church: St. Lawrence by the Sea. There are larger hotels at the eastern end of the neighbourhood, including a Sandals resort and other large hotels such as the Divi Southwinds and Turtle Beach, while the bars and restaurants are to a heavier concentration to the area's western end. There is a small minimarket in the centre of St. Lawrence Gap and one to its eastern end. Scotiabank have a branch in the centre of the resort. To the eastern end of Saint Lawrence Gap, there is a playing field.
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Oistins Bay is located southeast of Carlisle Bay, close to the southernmost point of Barbados, South Point. It's the largest town in the Christ Church Parish, and has been the center of a vibrant fishing community for hundreds of years. In the market place there, you can still buy a variety of cleaned or cooked Seafood year round. There's a regular fish fry going on Fridays and Saturdays, along with a great many pop-up shops with artists and crafts offered. Its also a place to get a 'Bajean' (Barbadian) treat, the islands take-a-way or fast food: Flying Fish sandwich. That's something available during the weekly fish fry for the young folks, but available Island wide. But if your preference is more upscale, there are several restaurants throughout the Oistins Bay, and St Lawrence Gap area's. This area is the place for night life, much of the festive and vibrant clubs and dance halls range from Oistins Bay to Sandy Bay, just north of Bridgetown.
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