Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Gaelic College of Celtic
Arts & Crafts
CULTURAL BUILDING
( 902-295-3411;
www.gaeliccollege.edu
;
51779 Cabot Trail; 5-day course incl lodging $705-805;
9am-5pm Jun-Oct)
At the end of St Ann's Bay, the college teaches Scottish Gaelic, bag-
pipe playing, Highland dancing, weaving and more. The college's
Great Hall of the
Clans Museum
(admission $3)
traces Celtic history from ancient times to the Highland
clearances.
Sleeping & Eating
The Maven Gypsy B&B & Cottages
B&B $$$
( 902-929-2246;
www.themavengypsy.com
; 41682 Cabot Trail, Wreck Cove; r $92-117; Jun-
Nov; )
At this adorable butter-yellow cottage three minutes' walk to the beach, en-
joy friendly hosts and fresh baked goods for breakfast.
Chanterelle Country Inn & Cottages
INN $$$
( 902-929-2263, 866-277-0577;
www.chanterelleinn.com
;
48678 Cabot Trail, North River; r
$145-225, restaurant mains $20-28, 4-course set menu veg/nonveg $38/45; May-Nov; )
Unparalleled as an environmentally friendly place to stay, the house and cabins are on 60
hectares overlooking rolling pastures and bucolic bliss. Meals (breakfast and dinner) are
served on the screened-in porch. If you're not staying, you can reserve for dinner at the
highly reputed restaurant.
Clucking Hen Deli & Bakery
CAFE $
( 902-929-2501; 45073 Cabot Trail; mains $5-15; 7am-7pm May-Oct)
A sign reads 'no fowl
moods in here.' Listen to the local 'hens' cluck away while you eat a delicious meal of
homemade breads, soup and salad.
DON'T MISS
HIGHLAND VILLAGE MUSEUM
tp://highlandvillage.novascotia.ca
; 4119 Hwy 223 Iona; adult/child $9/4; 9:30am-5:30pm)
, a living
history museum perched on a hilltop overlooking the Bras d'Or Lake. Costumed
Scots demonstrate day-to-day activities of early settlers' lives and there are Celtic-
inspired workshops from spring through fall - check the website for scheduling.
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