Location: Canada
Nearest Airport:
Halifax International at 70
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
Digby at 95
Miles
Nearest Train:
Halifax at 70
Miles
Nearest Motorway:
Wolfville-Greenwich Exit 10 at 12
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 50.0
Metres
Car: necessary
Kingsport Beach, with swimming at high tide, a wharf, and boat launch, and miles of walking at low tide along red sandstone cliffs, is less than a minute's walk away. The highest tides in the world are here in the Minas Basin. You can explore the bottom of the sea at low tide and move up the beach as the tide comes in. Great fun! The basin is summer feeding ground for migratory shore birds. Hike the fabulous trails at Blomidon Provincial Park and Cape Split, 15 minutes away. Visit Wolfville with its theatres, restaurants, galleries, and shops, Acadia University, and botanical garden featuring native species. This is the home of the Acadians, the original French settlers who came here 400 years ago. Grand Pre National Historic Site, which commemorates their lives and losses, is 15 minutes away. Dine on lobster at the wharf and visit artists' studios in Halls Harbour. Rent kayaks and canoes nearby or join a group for hourly or daily outings.