views, walks, peace and quiet
Review Submitted: June 5, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2008
e found this cottage online and I was nervous to know what it would actually be like since it's 1,100 miles away from our home and we were there for two weeks. We couldn't have been happier when we arrived.
The cottage is lovely and old fashioned perched on a hill with great views from the property and lovely local walks. It's the kind of house where the back screen door snaps after you and you can hang your laundry on the line and lie in the sun on the lawn watching the wind dry the clothes.
Inside is charming, with a large kitchen big enough for a table as well as separate dining room. The living room is on the small side but cozy and comfortably furnished. There's even one bedroom downstairs as well as three above with the bathroom.
Englishtown itself is a very quiet place, really not a town except in name. It takes a few minutes to drive from the house for groceries or to a restaurant (we recommend the Lobster Galley which is situated at the bottom of St. Ann's Bay and has amazing views and amazing mussels).
The Englishtown ferry is a quarter mile from the house and once you're across, the Cape Breton highlands are spectacular to explore. There are beaches and numerous hikes, and all kinds of artists selling crafts and teashops along that road.
We liked staying on the home side almost as much since you get the views of the highlands from local walks and the local pebble beaches are lovely. You will be walking on the road, but it's so extremely rural here that cars will not bother you.
We had beautiful weather while we were visiting but I think this part of the world can be foggy too--weather I enjoy, but you should know this isn't the sunny/hot bit of Nova Scotia.
This is also not the area for action, nightlife, or shopping (aside from aforementioned crafts). If you like country walks, views, rocky beaches, fresh mussels, cool breezes and a local legendary giant, this is the place.
We spent two magical weeks here with our very newborn baby (she was 2 weeks old when we arrived). Although we'd been warned not to travel with a tiny baby, it was blissful and I'm glad we ignored all the good advice. Fortunately the house has rocking chairs in the kitchen and upstairs which were perfect retreats for mother and child.
I'd recommend this as a great place for anyone ready for quiet idyll in old fashioned and charming house who is happy to leave strip malls far behind and breathe fresh, quiet air.
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