Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Wilson's Beach
VILLAGE
Ten kilometers north of Roosevelt Park, Wilson's Beach has a large pier with fish for
sale, and a sardine-processing plant with an adjacent store. There are various services
and shops here in the island's biggest community.
East Quoddy Head Lighthouse
LIGHTHOUSE
Four kilometers north of Wilson's Beach is East Quoddy Head Lighthouse. Whales
browse offshore and many people sit along the rocky shoreline with binoculars enjoying
the sea breezes.
Tours
Island Cruises
CRUISE
( 506-752-1107, 888-249-4400;
www.bayoffundywhales.com
;
62 Harbour Head Rd, Wilson's
Beach; adult/child $52/42;
Jul-Oct)
Offers 2½-hour whale-watching cruises.
Sleeping & Eating
There are very few restaurants on Campobello, and the pickings across the bridge in
Lubec, Maine, aren't much better. For self-catering, there's a Valufoods supermarket in
Welshpool.
Herring Cove Provincial Park
CAMPGROUND $
( 506-752-7010;
www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca
;
136 Herring Cove Rd; campsites/RV sites $22/
24; Jun-Sep)
This 76-site park on the east side of the island, 3km from the Deer Island
ferry, has some nice secluded sites in a forest setting, plus there's a sandy beach and
ample hiking.
Pollock Cove Cottages
COTTAGES $$$
(
506-752-2300; senewman@nbnet.nb.ca; 2455 Rte 774, Wilson's Beach; cottages $75-175;
)
Simple, clean one- and two-bedroom cottages with million-dollar views.
Owen House B&B
B&B $$$
( 506-752-2977;
www.owenhouse.ca
;
11 Welshpool St, Welshpool; d incl breakfast with/without
bathroom from $122/114)
A classic seaside vacation home of yesteryear, complete with an-
tique spool beds made up with quilts, cozy reading nooks and lots of windows on the
ocean.
Search WWH ::
Custom Search