Guidebook for Upper Stewiacke
Food Scene
The Nook and Cranny is a brewpub restaurant that serves up decent food and has its own microbrew as well as serving up beers from other local brewers. Just next door is Sauced, a wood-fired pizza place that is great, and beside that is the Salty Dog Brewing Company (excellent beers there too).
16 locals recommend
The Nook and Cranny
627 Prince StThe Nook and Cranny is a brewpub restaurant that serves up decent food and has its own microbrew as well as serving up beers from other local brewers. Just next door is Sauced, a wood-fired pizza place that is great, and beside that is the Salty Dog Brewing Company (excellent beers there too).
Jimollie’s is another great cafe, that has excellent coffee and treats as well as tasty sandwiches. It’s a fun space with plenty of big tables and a fireplace.
Jimolly's Bakery Cafe
76 Inglis PlJimollie’s is another great cafe, that has excellent coffee and treats as well as tasty sandwiches. It’s a fun space with plenty of big tables and a fireplace.
NovelTea Bookstore and Cafe is a lovely spot for coffee and a treat, with a little children’s play area. Try the cheesecake.
9 locals recommend
NovelTea Bookstore Cafe
604 Prince StNovelTea Bookstore and Cafe is a lovely spot for coffee and a treat, with a little children’s play area. Try the cheesecake.
Sugar Moon Farm is a maple syrup farm that’s a great place to head for a pancake and sausage breakfast. The Rogart Mountain Trail starts just outside, so you can work up an appetite.
30 locals recommend
Sugar Moon Farm
221 Alex MacDonald RdSugar Moon Farm is a maple syrup farm that’s a great place to head for a pancake and sausage breakfast. The Rogart Mountain Trail starts just outside, so you can work up an appetite.
Everything here is so good. Pick up a pie or some cookies, you won't be disappointed! There's a cafe attached that is a sweet spot for lunch.
Brookfield Bakery Ltd
652 Nova Scotia Trunk 2Everything here is so good. Pick up a pie or some cookies, you won't be disappointed! There's a cafe attached that is a sweet spot for lunch.
Curly’s Portables is a fun bar/ family restaurant where there’s tons of taxidermy and historical artifacts to admire while you chow down on great burgers and poutine (the donair poutine is Lola’s favourite).
8 locals recommend
Curly Portable's Pub & Grub
450 Nova Scotia Trunk 2Curly’s Portables is a fun bar/ family restaurant where there’s tons of taxidermy and historical artifacts to admire while you chow down on great burgers and poutine (the donair poutine is Lola’s favourite).
Entertainment & Activities
The Truro Public Library is new and fantastic. It has a large children’s area with a slide and these cool cubbies to play in. An excellent option on a rainy day.
Truro Library
754 Prince StThe Truro Public Library is new and fantastic. It has a large children’s area with a slide and these cool cubbies to play in. An excellent option on a rainy day.
Tidal Bore Rafting is a family friendly adventure where you ride the surf created by the world’s highest tides rushing into the Stewiacke River - it is a rush and outfitters operate about 45 minutes away from here.
8 locals recommend
Shubenacadie Tidal Bore Rafting Resort
12215 NS-215Tidal Bore Rafting is a family friendly adventure where you ride the surf created by the world’s highest tides rushing into the Stewiacke River - it is a rush and outfitters operate about 45 minutes away from here.
Here you'll find a great pool with both leisure and competition swimming, a rink, climbing wall, and new gym. Perfect for rainy days.
6 locals recommend
Rath Eastlink Community Centre
625 Abenaki RdHere you'll find a great pool with both leisure and competition swimming, a rink, climbing wall, and new gym. Perfect for rainy days.
Sightseeing
This sweet little museum just down the street from our house and has exhibits showcasing the history of our area, including a 100 year old hearse.
Stewiacke Valley Museum
This sweet little museum just down the street from our house and has exhibits showcasing the history of our area, including a 100 year old hearse.
The Shubenacadie Wildlife Park is about 40 minutes away, and there you’ll find recused native animals (including bears, wolves, arctic foxes, and lots of birds). This is a great spot for little kids.
24 locals recommend
Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park
149 Creighton RdThe Shubenacadie Wildlife Park is about 40 minutes away, and there you’ll find recused native animals (including bears, wolves, arctic foxes, and lots of birds). This is a great spot for little kids.
Parks & Nature
Victoria Park is a 1000-acre park with trails, waterfalls, an awesome playground with splash pad, and a huge outdoor pool complete with toddler pool, slide, and fountains - we spend most of our summer there.
45 locals recommend
Victoria Park
29 Park RdVictoria Park is a 1000-acre park with trails, waterfalls, an awesome playground with splash pad, and a huge outdoor pool complete with toddler pool, slide, and fountains - we spend most of our summer there.
Melmerby Beach is just under an hour away, and it is a perfect long sandy beach that’s great for families. The waters are warmer than in other places of the province because it faces PEI and is on the Northumberland Strait.
32 locals recommend
Melmerby Beach Provincial Park
6280 Little Harbour RdMelmerby Beach is just under an hour away, and it is a perfect long sandy beach that’s great for families. The waters are warmer than in other places of the province because it faces PEI and is on the Northumberland Strait.
Burntcoat Head Park is home to the highest tides in the world, and if you visit when the tide is out you get to walk on the ocean floor amongst these super cool red-rock formations, exploring tidal pools and cool geological variations.
23 locals recommend
Burntcoat Head Park
45 Faulkner LaneBurntcoat Head Park is home to the highest tides in the world, and if you visit when the tide is out you get to walk on the ocean floor amongst these super cool red-rock formations, exploring tidal pools and cool geological variations.
Upper Burnside Falls has a pebble beach with swimming hole, and gorgeous falls that you can climb up. There are a lot of stairs to get down to the falls (and to climb back up) but they are in a maintained by the community and usually in good shape.
Upper Burnside
Upper Burnside Falls has a pebble beach with swimming hole, and gorgeous falls that you can climb up. There are a lot of stairs to get down to the falls (and to climb back up) but they are in a maintained by the community and usually in good shape.
Shopping
Come here for locally made clothing and giftware, as well as a great selection of fun greeting cards.
My Home Apparel Studio
10 Inglis PlCome here for locally made clothing and giftware, as well as a great selection of fun greeting cards.
This quaint store is owned by a young couple who've set out to bring the best of local goods and produce into one place. From fresh bread to preserves, veggies, teas, and wooden toys, there's lots of fun stuff here.
8 locals recommend
Earltown General Store
5556 NS-311This quaint store is owned by a young couple who've set out to bring the best of local goods and produce into one place. From fresh bread to preserves, veggies, teas, and wooden toys, there's lots of fun stuff here.
You can get everything here, this is where we do most of our grocery shopping and there's a liquor store attached for all your alcohol needs.
Atlantic Superstore
46 Elm StYou can get everything here, this is where we do most of our grocery shopping and there's a liquor store attached for all your alcohol needs.
Masstown Market is a huge farm market with a bakery, butchers, ice cream shop, garden centre and seafood restaurant - the fish and chips are amazing, and portions huge. It’s a 40 minute drive from here, but worth it. The takeout seafood pie is legendary, so bringing one home with you is a really good idea.
27 locals recommend
Masstown Market
Nova Scotia 2Masstown Market is a huge farm market with a bakery, butchers, ice cream shop, garden centre and seafood restaurant - the fish and chips are amazing, and portions huge. It’s a 40 minute drive from here, but worth it. The takeout seafood pie is legendary, so bringing one home with you is a really good idea.