Nearest airport:
Halifax International at 60 Miles
Nearest ferry:
Digby - Saint John, NB at 40 Miles
Nearest train:
Halifax, NS at 60 Miles
Nearest motorway:
Exit 11, Highway 101 at 10 Miles
Nearest beach:
beach at 3.0 Miles
Car:
recommended
Relax and enjoy the tranquility of the location, or explore! Kingsport Beach is just down the road, where you can swim at high tide, and at low tide walk for miles along red sandstone cliffs on the bottom of the sea. Watch the world's highest tide come in. Migratory shore birds feed here in summer. 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 at the Irving Centre. Visit Grand Pré National Historic Park, which commemorates the Acadians who settled the area 400 years ago and were expelled by the British & American colonists in 1755. Dine on lobster at the wharf and visit artists' studios in Halls Harbour. Kayaking, canoeing & fishing nearby. There are three 18-hole golf courses within a 15-30 minute drive. Bicycle rentals and group bike rides available. Horseback trail riding on the nearby North Mountain.