Things to do around #mistyboatcottage
Beach
Beaches
5 minutes from the cottage. A great spot to take the kids and enjoy the sun, surf and sand. Stroll along the sandy beach and enjoy the fresh air. With amenities such as change rooms, bathrooms and canteen. Surf lessons are often held here.
The beach park connects to walking trail on a former rail bed and is part of the larger Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System
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Park Prowincji Lawrencetown Beach
Nova Scotia 2075 minutes from the cottage. A great spot to take the kids and enjoy the sun, surf and sand. Stroll along the sandy beach and enjoy the fresh air. With amenities such as change rooms, bathrooms and canteen. Surf lessons are often held here.
The beach park connects to walking trail on a former rail bed and is part of the larger Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System
5 minutes from the cottage. There are supervised beaches(Lawrencetown Beach) where you can go swimming or spend the day relaxing on the gorgeous sandy beaches. You can also explore the well marked trails, and old rail bed which will take you to salt marshes, wetlands and through the forests.The beach park connects to the walking trail.
Cole Harbour-Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park
5 minutes from the cottage. There are supervised beaches(Lawrencetown Beach) where you can go swimming or spend the day relaxing on the gorgeous sandy beaches. You can also explore the well marked trails, and old rail bed which will take you to salt marshes, wetlands and through the forests.The beach park connects to the walking trail.
5 minutes from cottage.- You can learn to surf. -The school makes use of the amazing waves that occur at Lawrencetown Beach. A surf lesson comes with a full wetsuit and surfboard and the certified surf instructor will teach you the proper techniques of how to paddle, stand up and surf. (offers lessons at Lawrencetown Beach)
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East Coast Surf School
4348 Lawrencetown Rd5 minutes from cottage.- You can learn to surf. -The school makes use of the amazing waves that occur at Lawrencetown Beach. A surf lesson comes with a full wetsuit and surfboard and the certified surf instructor will teach you the proper techniques of how to paddle, stand up and surf. (offers lessons at Lawrencetown Beach)
5 minutes from cottage - Located in the historic Macdonald House. Visit the largest surf shop in Eastern Canada. Get ready to catch the waves at Lawrencetown Beach. Along with being able to pick up everything you need to go surfing you can also sign up for lessons if you are a beginner at surfing, windsurfing or stand - up paddle boarding.
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Kannon Beach Surf Shop
4144 Lawrencetown Rd5 minutes from cottage - Located in the historic Macdonald House. Visit the largest surf shop in Eastern Canada. Get ready to catch the waves at Lawrencetown Beach. Along with being able to pick up everything you need to go surfing you can also sign up for lessons if you are a beginner at surfing, windsurfing or stand - up paddle boarding.
5 minutes from cottage - When the surf is up you can find the rental van on the head bank looking over Lawrencetown Beach you can learn how to surf, stand up paddle board or rent what you need. You can also rent kayaks here they deliver.
Happy Dudes Surf Emporium
4891 NS-2075 minutes from cottage - When the surf is up you can find the rental van on the head bank looking over Lawrencetown Beach you can learn how to surf, stand up paddle board or rent what you need. You can also rent kayaks here they deliver.
5 minutes from cottage - Kite surfing has become an extremely popular beach spot because it looks cool. Halifax Kite surfing offers lessons that will teach you how to kite surf safely, without the cost of buying all the equipment you will need before knowing if you love the sport. The Zero2Hero course will teach you everything that you need to know about kite surfing in just about 8 hours.
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Halifax Surf School
2315 E Petpeswick Rd5 minutes from cottage - Kite surfing has become an extremely popular beach spot because it looks cool. Halifax Kite surfing offers lessons that will teach you how to kite surf safely, without the cost of buying all the equipment you will need before knowing if you love the sport. The Zero2Hero course will teach you everything that you need to know about kite surfing in just about 8 hours.
10 minutes from cottage - This maybe Lawrencetown's best kept secret, so it is a great option if you are looking to get away from the crowds at the Lawrencetown Beach. The beach is smaller than others nearby, but it has a boardwalk that is part of the Nova Scotia Coastal Heritage Park System. Near the beach, you can spot Piping Plovers and the chicks.
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Conrad’s Beach
10 minutes from cottage - This maybe Lawrencetown's best kept secret, so it is a great option if you are looking to get away from the crowds at the Lawrencetown Beach. The beach is smaller than others nearby, but it has a boardwalk that is part of the Nova Scotia Coastal Heritage Park System. Near the beach, you can spot Piping Plovers and the chicks.
20 minutes fro the cottage - This beach has a large sand and cobbled beach that has supervised swimming in July and August. So you can relax on the beach, take a dip in the water or walk along the boardwalk. Rainbow Haven Beach also has a lake/wetlands area populated by wide variety of bird life, so it is a nice place to walk and enjoy nature.
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Rainbow Haven Beach
Cow Bay Rd20 minutes fro the cottage - This beach has a large sand and cobbled beach that has supervised swimming in July and August. So you can relax on the beach, take a dip in the water or walk along the boardwalk. Rainbow Haven Beach also has a lake/wetlands area populated by wide variety of bird life, so it is a nice place to walk and enjoy nature.
50 minutes from cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Rd (left turn out of driveway) Turn left on NS trunk 7, then turn right on to Clam Harbour Rd. The beach park is a long, wide,natural sand beach. Visitors can enjoy a picnic area in a field on top a bluff. Other park facilities include a interpretive display, boardwalks, hiking trails, change rooms, flush toilets. A truly unique and family friendly feature of Clam Harbour beach is the warm, shallow tidal stream which runs through the beach. Families often bring I inflatables and children love floating down stream over and over. Clam Harbour Provincial Park is most famous for the annual Clam Harbour Sandcastle Competition which has taken place in August for the last 35 years. Rain or shine, you will see hundreds of contestants and thousands of spectators.
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Park Prowincyjny Clam Harbour Beach
158 Beach Rd50 minutes from cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Rd (left turn out of driveway) Turn left on NS trunk 7, then turn right on to Clam Harbour Rd. The beach park is a long, wide,natural sand beach. Visitors can enjoy a picnic area in a field on top a bluff. Other park facilities include a interpretive display, boardwalks, hiking trails, change rooms, flush toilets. A truly unique and family friendly feature of Clam Harbour beach is the warm, shallow tidal stream which runs through the beach. Families often bring I inflatables and children love floating down stream over and over. Clam Harbour Provincial Park is most famous for the annual Clam Harbour Sandcastle Competition which has taken place in August for the last 35 years. Rain or shine, you will see hundreds of contestants and thousands of spectators.
Hubbards Beach
Waters a little warmer and great sand!
Sightseeing
40 minutes from Cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Rd. (left turn out of driveway) Turn left on NS trunk 7 then right onto Clam Harbour Rd. Travel back in time. This village is made up of 16 buildings from 1940's so you can explore the icehouse,church,cookhouse, and schoolhouse. You can also try your hand at rural industries. The costumed guides are available for tours, traditional skill demonstrations and answering questions. In the cookhouse, you can enjoy authentic 1940's meals.
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Memory Lane Heritage Village
5435 Clam Harbour Rd40 minutes from Cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Rd. (left turn out of driveway) Turn left on NS trunk 7 then right onto Clam Harbour Rd. Travel back in time. This village is made up of 16 buildings from 1940's so you can explore the icehouse,church,cookhouse, and schoolhouse. You can also try your hand at rural industries. The costumed guides are available for tours, traditional skill demonstrations and answering questions. In the cookhouse, you can enjoy authentic 1940's meals.
5 minutes west down the 207. Is a historical house which sits, atop the hill overlooking, Lawrencetown Beach and Stoney Beach. A popular spot for wind and kite surfing. There is a bench on top of the hill so you can enjoy the views.
Home to Heron's Nest Tea Room, Kannon Beach Surf shop, and Fancy Lucky Seaside shop.
Enjoy lunch at The Heron's Nest Tea Room with a beautiful view, this is local favorite, which has amazing daily specials. It is very popular location for those going to or leaving the beach. On the weekend and holidays, it is recommended that you make reservations.
The Fancy Seaside Shop is located in the historic Macdonald House. You can find vintage clothing, locally made crafts and Nova Scotia artwork.
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MacDonald House Tea Room & Crafts
4144 Lawrencetown Rd5 minutes west down the 207. Is a historical house which sits, atop the hill overlooking, Lawrencetown Beach and Stoney Beach. A popular spot for wind and kite surfing. There is a bench on top of the hill so you can enjoy the views.
Home to Heron's Nest Tea Room, Kannon Beach Surf shop, and Fancy Lucky Seaside shop.
Enjoy lunch at The Heron's Nest Tea Room with a beautiful view, this is local favorite, which has amazing daily specials. It is very popular location for those going to or leaving the beach. On the weekend and holidays, it is recommended that you make reservations.
The Fancy Seaside Shop is located in the historic Macdonald House. You can find vintage clothing, locally made crafts and Nova Scotia artwork.
10 minutes from the cottage - One of the most popular, well maintained multi-use trails on the Eastern Shore. The trail was a former railway track and is 9km long. During a hike, you can spot up to 90 bird species. Along the trail, there are several beaches that are great places for you to take a break or have a picnic.
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Salt Marsh Trail
Trans Canada Trail10 minutes from the cottage - One of the most popular, well maintained multi-use trails on the Eastern Shore. The trail was a former railway track and is 9km long. During a hike, you can spot up to 90 bird species. Along the trail, there are several beaches that are great places for you to take a break or have a picnic.
20 minutes from the cottage - Visit a rural oasis hidden in modern suburban area and meet friendly farm animals. You can see both grown and young animals including goats, cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens at this farm. There is ten buildings that allow you to experience what farm life was like from the 1780's to the 1930's.If you get hungry be sure to visit the Rose and Kettle Tea Room which serves dishes and desserts made from the produce grown ar the farm.
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Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
471 Poplar Dr20 minutes from the cottage - Visit a rural oasis hidden in modern suburban area and meet friendly farm animals. You can see both grown and young animals including goats, cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens at this farm. There is ten buildings that allow you to experience what farm life was like from the 1780's to the 1930's.If you get hungry be sure to visit the Rose and Kettle Tea Room which serves dishes and desserts made from the produce grown ar the farm.
15 minutes from the cottage - Hope for wildlife is different from a zoo because it is a rehabilitation facility that cares for injured and orphaned wildlife. You can meet the education animals in the Wildlife Gardens and the Learning Centre. The center opened in 1997 and has cared for and released over 40,000 wild animals over the past 20 years.
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Hope For Wildlife
5909 Hwy 20715 minutes from the cottage - Hope for wildlife is different from a zoo because it is a rehabilitation facility that cares for injured and orphaned wildlife. You can meet the education animals in the Wildlife Gardens and the Learning Centre. The center opened in 1997 and has cared for and released over 40,000 wild animals over the past 20 years.
Quiet lakeside setting offers a range of activities boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming and hiking trails. 12 minutes from cottage.
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Porters Lake Provincial Park
1160 W Porters Lake RdQuiet lakeside setting offers a range of activities boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming and hiking trails. 12 minutes from cottage.
20 minutes from the cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Rd (left turn out of driveway)
Turn left on NS trunk 7 then let onto Myra Road.
The trails are 16.5 km of wilderness and there are several loops that you can choose to take, which allow you to enjoy the unspoiled waterways, lakes, and forests. These trails are rugged and can be a demanding challenge at times. It is easy to spend as little as an hour or up to a full day hiking the trails.
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Crowbar Lake Trail
1800 Myra Rd20 minutes from the cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Rd (left turn out of driveway)
Turn left on NS trunk 7 then let onto Myra Road.
The trails are 16.5 km of wilderness and there are several loops that you can choose to take, which allow you to enjoy the unspoiled waterways, lakes, and forests. These trails are rugged and can be a demanding challenge at times. It is easy to spend as little as an hour or up to a full day hiking the trails.
35 minutes from Cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Road (left out of driveway)
Turn left on NS trunk 7 turn left onto Navy Pool/old Tr 7 Rd.
Spend a day learning what it is like to be a fisherman. The museum is a traditional fisherman's home from the late 1800's to the early 1900's. There is so much to see and do at the museum, and they host monthly events that make visits more special.
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Fisherman's Life Museum
10309 Nova Scotia Trunk 735 minutes from Cottage - Head northeast on to Crowell Road (left out of driveway)
Turn left on NS trunk 7 turn left onto Navy Pool/old Tr 7 Rd.
Spend a day learning what it is like to be a fisherman. The museum is a traditional fisherman's home from the late 1800's to the early 1900's. There is so much to see and do at the museum, and they host monthly events that make visits more special.
Food Scene
2 minutes from the cottage - You can find internationally and locally made products like Delft giftware from Holland along with foods like specialty cheeses, cookies, cakes, soups, and Conimex at this amazing shop. You can also try the Dutch confectionery and become a kid in a candy shop.
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Atlantic Dutch Shop
94 Horseshoe Turn2 minutes from the cottage - You can find internationally and locally made products like Delft giftware from Holland along with foods like specialty cheeses, cookies, cakes, soups, and Conimex at this amazing shop. You can also try the Dutch confectionery and become a kid in a candy shop.
10 minutes from cottage - East down the 207 is a local favorite for both breakfast and lunch. If you visit on the weekend, you should make sure to try their incredible brunch special. They serve NS roasted coffee and espresso that pair great with their fresh sweet treats that you can enjoy on front or back patio.
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Rose & Rooster Cafe
6502 NS-20710 minutes from cottage - East down the 207 is a local favorite for both breakfast and lunch. If you visit on the weekend, you should make sure to try their incredible brunch special. They serve NS roasted coffee and espresso that pair great with their fresh sweet treats that you can enjoy on front or back patio.
Stop in on your way back to the cottage, for some ice cream or pizza, very close to Lawrencetown Beach. The smells are phenomenal and so pleasant.
Decent pizza, great convenience store, well priced, nice owner.
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Lawrencetown Grocery & Pizza
3726 Lawrencetown RdStop in on your way back to the cottage, for some ice cream or pizza, very close to Lawrencetown Beach. The smells are phenomenal and so pleasant.
Decent pizza, great convenience store, well priced, nice owner.
10 minutes from Cottage - West down the 207, destination on the right.
Nova Scotia Organics is the producer of the only complete line of vitamins, minerals, supplements and snacks that are USDA Certified Organic anywhere. Their main store in Lawrencetown has been open for over 20 years. Visiting the shop is a great way of learning about supplements, organic foods, and why Nova Scotians are proud of what they make.
Nova Scotia Organics
2769 Lawrencetown Rd10 minutes from Cottage - West down the 207, destination on the right.
Nova Scotia Organics is the producer of the only complete line of vitamins, minerals, supplements and snacks that are USDA Certified Organic anywhere. Their main store in Lawrencetown has been open for over 20 years. Visiting the shop is a great way of learning about supplements, organic foods, and why Nova Scotians are proud of what they make.
Trails
400 acre Provincial park was built and maintained by the Cole Harbour Park and Trails Association. A hike at the Heritage Park will have you meandering through the fields of two old farms following a babbling brook, and sweeping past the shoreline of Cole Harbour.
http://www.chpta.org/p/heritage-park.html
Cole Harbour Heritage Park
400 acre Provincial park was built and maintained by the Cole Harbour Park and Trails Association. A hike at the Heritage Park will have you meandering through the fields of two old farms following a babbling brook, and sweeping past the shoreline of Cole Harbour.
http://www.chpta.org/p/heritage-park.html