Spanish Town, Jamaica

St. Catherine · South Coast · 20 verified venues

Spanish Town was the capital of Jamaica from 1534 to 1872 — first under the Spanish (Villa de la Vega) and then the British.

Known for: Spanish Town Cathedral, Old King's House, Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town Square

PRIDE in Spanish Town (5)

  • Caymanas Park — Jamaica's only thoroughbred racetrack, Caymanas Park has been racing since 1959 on the historic Caymanas estate near Portmore in St. Catherine. Operated today b
  • Portmore United FC — Premier League football club based in Portmore, St. Catherine, just west of Kingston across the causeway. Portmore United has won multiple Jamaican league title
  • Caymanas Golf Club — 18-hole championship layout on the historic Caymanas estate in St. Catherine, just outside Spanish Town and an easy drive from Kingston. The course plays throug
  • GC Foster College of PE & Sport — Jamaica's national college for physical education and sport coaching, based at Angels near Spanish Town in St. Catherine. Founded in 1980 with support from the
  • Caymanas Estate Polo — Polo on the historic Caymanas estate in St. Catherine, where the sport has been played for decades as part of Jamaica's horse culture that also takes in Caymana

SAFE in Spanish Town (3)

  • Spanish Town Hospital — The main public hospital for St Catherine, Jamaica's most populous parish, on Burke Road in Spanish Town. Operated by the South East Regional Health Authority,
  • Linstead Hospital — A public hospital in upper St Catherine serving the Linstead, Bog Walk, Ewarton, and Ewarton bauxite-belt communities. A type-C hospital under the South East Re
  • Spanish Town Police Station — The main police station for Spanish Town and upper St Catherine, on Burke Road near Spanish Town Hospital and the parish courts. Open 24 hours for reports, stat

ROOTS in Spanish Town (2)

  • Spanish Town — Jamaica's capital from 1534 under Spanish rule and then under the English from 1655 until 1872, located in the St. Catherine plains west of Kingston. The histor
  • Sligoville — Hillside village in St. Catherine parish, established in 1835 as the first so-called free village in the British Empire, founded by Baptist minister James Phill

JAMAICA in Spanish Town (2)

  • Old Harbour Fish Market — Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine is one of the largest working fishing beaches on Jamaica's south coast and the main wholesale supplier for Kingston's fishmonge
  • Hellshire Beach Fish Vendors — Hellshire Beach in Portmore, St. Catherine, is the Kingston Sunday-lunch institution. A strip of painted wooden shacks along the sand buys fish direct from the

MIND in Spanish Town (2)

  • Linstead Mental Health Clinic — A community mental-health clinic in Linstead, upper St Catherine, providing outpatient psychiatric care for the upper parish catchment including Bog Walk and Ew
  • Spanish Town Mental Health Clinic — Community mental-health clinic attached to Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine. Provides outpatient psychiatric care, medication management, and referrals to

VIBES in Spanish Town (1)

  • Famous Nightclub — Famous is one of Portmore's biggest nightclubs, on the south-side commuter belt across the Kingston Harbour causeway from the capital. The programme runs danceh

SHORES in Spanish Town (1)

  • Hellshire Beach — Hellshire is the Kingston Sunday afternoon tradition. A strip of beach in Portmore, St. Catherine, lined with painted wooden shacks serving fresh fried fish, fe

ALIVE in Spanish Town (1)

  • Sting Concert — Sting is a one-night dancehall stage show held each Boxing Day, for many years at Jamworld in Portmore, St Catherine. It built its global reputation on the lyri

OF JA in Spanish Town (1)

  • Spanish Town Realty — Spanish Town Realty is a brokerage covering Spanish Town, Portmore, and the broader St Catherine residential market. Always verify any Jamaican realtor's curren

RIGHTS in Spanish Town (1)

  • Registrar General's Department (RGD) — The Registrar General's Department at Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine is the source of all Jamaican birth, marriage, and death certificates. Apply o

SERVICES in Spanish Town (1)

  • Red Stripe Brewery — Red Stripe Brewery, at 214 Spanish Town Road, Kingston, is the home of Jamaica's most famous beer — Red Stripe, brewed since 1928 by Desnoes & Geddes. Brewery t

Frequently Asked

Where is Spanish Town in Jamaica?
Spanish Town is in the St. Catherine parish on Jamaica' South Coast.
What is Spanish Town known for?
Spanish Town Cathedral, Old King's House, Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town Square
How many venues does GetJamHub track in Spanish Town?
GetJamHub tracks 20 verified venues, businesses, and resources in Spanish Town.