Let us tell you about our beautiful setting in Malvern, St Elizabeth, Jamaica
High in the Santa Cruz Mountains lies the sleepy town of Malvern, named after its counterpart in England, which is famous for the Malvern Health Resort. For a place in St Elizabeth (generally regarded as one of the hottest parishes on the island), Malvern has an unusually mild climate. Even on very warm days the temperature rarely averages more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Malvern is best known to Jamaicans as the home of three important and historic Jamaican schools: Munro College for boys, Hampton College for girls and the Bethlehem Teacher's College. Munro and Hampton are two of the few remaining boarding schools in Jamaica. Both hold well-respected reputations, and are the alma mater of many successful and distinguished Jamaicans.
Most year-round residents of the tiny community are farmers or professionals who work in the plains and commute in order to enjoy the spectacular views and agreeable climate.
Malvern, at 2300 feet above sea level, is said to have one of the best climates anywhere on earth - dry and cool with crisp, unpolluted air. While its climate once made it popular, today Malvern is best known to generations of Munro and Hampton alumni as the place where many memorable coming-of-age moments and schoolmate-bonding experiences took place. Every few years, the small village comes alive when the schools hold their reunions and Summer School, and the mountains reverberate with the sounds of laughter and gaiety of long-lost and new friends coming together.