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Picnic Ferryland Newfoundland

Activities
near the inn

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BOAT TOURS

 

  • GATHERALL’S – ATLANTIC PUFFIN, ICEBERG AND WHALE-WATCHING TOURS BY BOAT FROM BAY BULLS

  • O’BRIEN’S – BOAT TOURS FROM BAY BULLS TO SEE ATLANTIC PUFFINS, HUMPBACK WHALES, ICEBERGS AND MORE

  • MOLLY BAWN - PUFFIN, WHALE AND ICEBERG TOURS AND PROUD MEMBERS OF THE PUFFIN PATROL, BASED IN MOBILE  

  • OCEAN QUEST - ZODIAC BOAT TOURS FROM PETTY HARBOUR  

BOAT TOURS FROM BAY BULLS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO VIEW THE ISLANDS THAT COMPOSE THE WITLESS BAY ECOLOGICAL RESERVE. 

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

 

  • FOOD, CULTURE, PLACE, LET RENOWNED CULTURAL AMBASSADOR LORI MCARTHY  SHARE "THE VALUE OF RESOURCEFULNESS AND WORKING WITH WHAT THE LAND PROVIDES" ON ONE OF HER COURSES. CHECK HER WEBSITE FOR DATES

  • SULLIVAN’S SONGHOUSE – A UNIQUE MUSIC, SONG AND TRADITIONAL STORIES EXPERIENCE LOCATED IN CALVERT, WEDS AND SATURDAY 3-5PM, FROM EARLY JUNE TO LATE OCTOBER. CALL TO BOOK  TEL. 709 693 4300

  • WAYNE MALONEY ART, VISIT WAYNE AT HIS SHED STUDIO IN BAY BULLS  TEL. 709 763 868

  • MERRYMEETING – A WORKING ARTS SPACE WITH RESIDENT ARTIST, MUSIC AND STORIES, LOCATED IN RENEWS TEL. 709 690 649

  • NATURE MINDED - JOIN TINA, A CERTIFIED FOREST THERAPY GUIDE, FOR FORAGING WALKS & WILD FOOD TASTINGS OR GUIDED FOREST BATHING WALKS, SEE WEBSITE FOR DATES AND TO BOOK  TEL. 709 682 972

  • QUIDI VIDI VILLAGE ARTISAN STUDIOS – A ST JOHN’S BASED COLLECTIVE OF STUDIOS AND SHOPS FOR EMERGING CRAFT-BASED ENTREPRENEURS  

  • COLONY OF AVALON – WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST PRESERVED EARLY ENGLISH COLONIAL SITE IN NORTH AMERICA AND AN ACTIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG, OPENS ANUALLY IN JUNE   TEL. 709 432 3200

Craft Beer Newfoundland

© Alex Stead

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FISHING

 

BREWERIES

  • LANDWASH, OPEN WEDS TO SUNDAY, LOCATED IN MOUNT PEARL   TEL. 709 368 0220

  • BANNERMAN, OPEN DAILY FROM BREAKFAST TO LATE, LOCATED IN ST JOHN’S  TEL. 709 747 233

  • NINEPENNY BREWERY, OPEN WEDS TO SUNDAY, LOCATED IN CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH  TEL. 709 240 5000

FOOD & DRINK

  • LA ROCA, BAY BULLS - LOCAL INGREDIENTS WITH A SPANISH / ASIAN TWIST, OUR RESTAURANT AT THE BREAD AND CHEESE INN, SET MENU AT 6.30PM, CALL FOR OUR SCHEDULES AND TO BOOK (SORRY, NO WALK-INS) TEL. 709 701 9426 OR 236 863 1525

  • ARBOUR, BAY BULLS - COCKTAILS, APPIES, BISTRO FOOD, LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS, OPEN WEDS TO SUNDAY,  TEL. 709 334 3388  

  • THE STONE DUCKY, BAY BULLS - ITALIAN INSPIRED MENU WITH BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE OCEAN AND BAY BULLS, OPEN FROM 11AM SEE WEBSITE FOR DAYS,  TEL. 709 334 3825

  • THE JIGGER, BAY BULLS – NEWFOUNDLAND FOOD LIKE COD BITES, FISH AND CHIPS AND DAILY SPECIALS, OPEN EVERY DAY TEL. 709 334 3330

  • IRISH LOOP COFFEE HOUSE, WITLESS BAY – ALL-DAY BREAKFASTS, LUNCH AND BAKED GOODS, OVERLOOKING THE WATER, OPEN DAILY FROM APRIL 1ST,  TEL. 709 334 1085

  • THE FORK, MOBILE – CASUAL FINE DINING ON A 5-ACRE PROPERTY, FOCUSING ON SEASONAL, LOCALLY SOURCED FOOD TEL. 709 743 3490

  • CAPTAIN’S TABLE, MOBILE – SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, OPEN DAILY FROM 12-8PM,  TEL. 709 334 2278

  • THE FORAGER, BAULINE SOUTH - A SEA, FARM AND FOREST TO TABLE EXPERIENCE, FOR HOURS AND BOOKINGS TEL. 709 765 8144

Live Music newfoundland

© Brian Ricks

KAYAKING

 

  • KAYAKING WITH OCEAN QUEST CONCEPTION BAY OR PETTY HARBOUR (DEPENDS ON TOUR TYPE), JUNE 3 TO SEPT 30 ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY 

MUSEUMS

  • THE ROOMS, ST JOHN’S – MODERN ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK  TEL. 709 757 8090

  • MYRICK WIRELESS INTERPRETATION CENTRE – REPLICA OF THE 1904 MARCONI WIRELESS STATION, HOUSING AN EXHIBITION ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS AT CAPE RACE, A NEW TITANIC EXHIBIT AND A GIFT SHOP, LOCATED IN CAPE RACE  TEL. 709 438 1100

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

 

  • RUNNING THE GOAT – A COZY BOOKSTORE AND WORKING LETTERPRESS PRINTSHOP FEATURING NEWFOUNDLAND AUTHORS, LOCATED IN TORS COVE  TEL. 709 334 3239 OR 709 691 1317

  • LITTLE EMPORIUM – NEW AND VINTAGE GIFTS, SOUTHERN SHORE HIGHWAY, BAY BULLS  TEL. 709 770 0868

  • PLAY GOLF, GO SALMON FISHING OR HIKE AT THE WILDS RESORT, LOCATED ON THE SALMONIER RIVER IN HOLYROOD  TEL. 709 229 5444

  • CHECK OUT NEWFOUNDLAND'S CREEPY CULTURE

DISTINCTIVE EATS

 

  1. FERRYLAND PICNICS – BASED AT FERRYLAND LIGHTHOUSE (BUILT IN 1870) AND OFFERING UNIQUE PICNIC FOOD TO BE ENJOYED WHILE RELAXING AND ADMIRING THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, MID-JUNE TO MID-OCTOBER, CONTACT FOR DETAILS  

  2. TETLEY TEA ROOM BY THE SEA – RUN BY THE SOUTHERN SHORE FOLK ARTS COUNCIL, OPEN JUNE TO SEPT IN FERRYLAND
    TOLL FREE TEL. 1-888-332-2052

 

 

FOR MORE INSPIRATION AND ITINERARY SUGGESTIONS HEAD TO NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR TOURISM 

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