Guidebook for Kingsburg
Food Scene
Great local food with a homey atmosphere. This is one of our favourite spots in all of NS.
50 locals recommend
Salt Shaker Deli
124 Montague StGreat local food with a homey atmosphere. This is one of our favourite spots in all of NS.
Our usual stop on the way out to our cottage for lunch and dinner. Typical pub food with local beer on tap.
53 locals recommend
The Knot Pub
4 Dufferin StOur usual stop on the way out to our cottage for lunch and dinner. Typical pub food with local beer on tap.
Great fish and chips with great harbour views from the patio. Open Wedneday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm, 5pm - 9pm. Line ups start before the doors open.
17 locals recommend
The South Shore Fish Shack
108 Montague StGreat fish and chips with great harbour views from the patio. Open Wedneday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm, 5pm - 9pm. Line ups start before the doors open.
A small but mighty menu based on farmers market offerings and local producers. Reservations recommended.
8 locals recommend
Lincoln Street Food
200 Lincoln StA small but mighty menu based on farmers market offerings and local producers. Reservations recommended.
What started as a simple fruit stand has grown into a market, gourmet deli, bake shop, cafe, jammery and ice cream parlor. A must stop for any trip to the south shore.Open Mid-May to October.
11 locals recommend
Jo-Ann's Deli Market and Bake Shop
9 Edgewater StWhat started as a simple fruit stand has grown into a market, gourmet deli, bake shop, cafe, jammery and ice cream parlor. A must stop for any trip to the south shore.Open Mid-May to October.
Half the fun is getting there on the ferry. A must stop for any south shore stay.
82 locals recommend
LaHave Bakery
Nova Scotia 331Half the fun is getting there on the ferry. A must stop for any south shore stay.
Local food, vegetables, crafts and much much more. Open Year Round - Thursday morning 8:30 to 12:00.
17 locals recommend
Lunenburg Farmers' Market
15 Green StLocal food, vegetables, crafts and much much more. Open Year Round - Thursday morning 8:30 to 12:00.
At Kate's, we set our standards high, make everything
from scratch and use as many locally sourced,
organic ingredients as we can.
6 locals recommend
Kate's Sweet Indulgence Catering and Cafe
242 Lincoln StAt Kate's, we set our standards high, make everything
from scratch and use as many locally sourced,
organic ingredients as we can.
Using locally sourced ingredients has been a mainstay of our cooking since day one. More than one customer has commented that they saw a 35 lb. halibut going in the door an hour before dinner service. Our scallops and haddock are also landed just down the road. Of course not all ingredients can be sourced in Lunenburg or Nova Scotia. Our limes for our famous Key Lime Pie for example are definitely an import.
Magnolia's Grill
128 Montague StUsing locally sourced ingredients has been a mainstay of our cooking since day one. More than one customer has commented that they saw a 35 lb. halibut going in the door an hour before dinner service. Our scallops and haddock are also landed just down the road. Of course not all ingredients can be sourced in Lunenburg or Nova Scotia. Our limes for our famous Key Lime Pie for example are definitely an import.
Parks & Nature
A nature enthusiast’s paradise. Categorized as a living beach because the beach moves and shifts at the whim of the ocean. Hirtle’s Beach is ever changing. Here you will find more than three kilometers of white sand, rolling surf, fresh sea air, drumlin cliffs and breathtaking views. Bring the body boards for some great surf.
60 locals recommend
Hirtle's Beach
Hirtle Beach Road A nature enthusiast’s paradise. Categorized as a living beach because the beach moves and shifts at the whim of the ocean. Hirtle’s Beach is ever changing. Here you will find more than three kilometers of white sand, rolling surf, fresh sea air, drumlin cliffs and breathtaking views. Bring the body boards for some great surf.
Kids can spend hours looking for sand dollars and hermit crabs. Check the tide tables to time it right - the beach is completely underwater at high tide.
16 locals recommend
Sand Dollar Beach
Kids can spend hours looking for sand dollars and hermit crabs. Check the tide tables to time it right - the beach is completely underwater at high tide.
Gaff Point is a fabulous place to experience some of Nova Scotia’s unique and rugged coastline. It is 124 acres of unspoiled land that separates the LaHave estuary and Hartling Bay. It consists of marine, terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. The 7 km looped trail is off the beaten path with some utterly fantastic scenery with a mixture of beach, estuary, forest and rugged coastline.
12 locals recommend
Gaff Point Trail
Gaff Point TrailGaff Point is a fabulous place to experience some of Nova Scotia’s unique and rugged coastline. It is 124 acres of unspoiled land that separates the LaHave estuary and Hartling Bay. It consists of marine, terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. The 7 km looped trail is off the beaten path with some utterly fantastic scenery with a mixture of beach, estuary, forest and rugged coastline.
Experience the Park's fascinating gold rush history, unique geology and diverse coastal environment as you enjoy our self-guided tour along the beautiful sea cliff trail that leads to the famous Ovens Sea caves. High points of the tour are the visits to Tucker's Tunnel, the overlook at Indian Cave and finally, spectacular Cannon Cave, where you will be able to hear the resounding boom created as the waves enter the cavern. This is an easy 1 hour tour.
44 locals recommend
Ovens Natural Park
326 Ovens RoadExperience the Park's fascinating gold rush history, unique geology and diverse coastal environment as you enjoy our self-guided tour along the beautiful sea cliff trail that leads to the famous Ovens Sea caves. High points of the tour are the visits to Tucker's Tunnel, the overlook at Indian Cave and finally, spectacular Cannon Cave, where you will be able to hear the resounding boom created as the waves enter the cavern. This is an easy 1 hour tour.
This 10 km trail along the “Lunenburg Spur” connects the Towns of Lunenburg and Mahone Bay and links with both the Adventure Trail and the Dynamite Trail. Access includes hikers, bicycles, skies, and horses. Parking is available at access points along the trail.
Bay to Bay Trail
Bay to Bay TrailThis 10 km trail along the “Lunenburg Spur” connects the Towns of Lunenburg and Mahone Bay and links with both the Adventure Trail and the Dynamite Trail. Access includes hikers, bicycles, skies, and horses. Parking is available at access points along the trail.
A 5 km looping trail system with interpretive stations, picnic tables, benches and outdoor washroom facilities. Trails are level, smooth and wide with plenty of parking available at the park entrance. Beautiful views of the LaHave River are an attractive feature of this trail system.
Miller Point Peace Park
13905 Nova Scotia Trunk 3A 5 km looping trail system with interpretive stations, picnic tables, benches and outdoor washroom facilities. Trails are level, smooth and wide with plenty of parking available at the park entrance. Beautiful views of the LaHave River are an attractive feature of this trail system.
Essentials
Full grocery store with a liquor store attached for all of your food, wine, beer and spirit needs.
9 locals recommend
Francis Your Independent Grocer Lunenburg
143 Victoria RoadFull grocery store with a liquor store attached for all of your food, wine, beer and spirit needs.
Great stop if you run out of any essentials. LaHave bakery goods. Take out menu. Fireworks. Small selection of wine, beer and spirits.
19 locals recommend
Rose Bay General Store
3452 NS-332Great stop if you run out of any essentials. LaHave bakery goods. Take out menu. Fireworks. Small selection of wine, beer and spirits.
Shopping
Dots & Loops
183 Lincoln StA happy shop carrying curated gifts and goods to make you smile.
A wide range of distinctive products such as textiles, home & garden, housewares, antiques, jewelry, creative handwork and art from international and local artists, artisans and designers.
10 locals recommend
Jenny Jib
174 Lincoln StA wide range of distinctive products such as textiles, home & garden, housewares, antiques, jewelry, creative handwork and art from international and local artists, artisans and designers.
Down Home Living - Locally crafted furniture, décor, pillows, art and personal gifts will help to make your house a maritime home.
175 Lincoln St
175 Lincoln StreetDown Home Living - Locally crafted furniture, décor, pillows, art and personal gifts will help to make your house a maritime home.
Hand blended skin care products - using luscious moisturizing oils, therapeutic grade essential oils, right down to our natural preservatives, we are passionate about creating the best products for you at a price that we all can afford.
Fiore Botanica Natural Skin Care®
Hand blended skin care products - using luscious moisturizing oils, therapeutic grade essential oils, right down to our natural preservatives, we are passionate about creating the best products for you at a price that we all can afford.
A boutique that exclusively carries independent Canadian clothing for women. All of their designers are Canadian and their lines are manufactured in Canada.
Luvly In Lunenburg
230 Lincoln StA boutique that exclusively carries independent Canadian clothing for women. All of their designers are Canadian and their lines are manufactured in Canada.
Distilling by hand in small batches, at Ironworks we use only natural ingredients, as fresh and as local as possible, showcasing the remarkable produce of the Annapolis Valley.
22 locals recommend
Ironworks Distillery
2 Kempt StDistilling by hand in small batches, at Ironworks we use only natural ingredients, as fresh and as local as possible, showcasing the remarkable produce of the Annapolis Valley.
If you like your used bookstores to be cluttered and full of semi-hidden treasures, you'll love Elizabeth's Books.
Elizabeth's Books
134 Montague StIf you like your used bookstores to be cluttered and full of semi-hidden treasures, you'll love Elizabeth's Books.
My intent as a studio potter is to inspire interaction with my pots through their sensual forms and colorful surfaces. The pots function as decorative objects which come to life through use.
Nova Terra Cotta Pottery
10 Dufferin StMy intent as a studio potter is to inspire interaction with my pots through their sensual forms and colorful surfaces. The pots function as decorative objects which come to life through use.
159 Lincoln St
159 Lincoln StreetPentper - Men and Home Store
Lexicon Books - Lexicon books is Jo Treggiari, Alice Burdick and Anne-Marie Sheppard. We've hand-picked books to reflect our passion for quality & variety. Fiction, poetry, small press, graphic novels, young adult & children's books are our focus. Both Jo and Alice are authors themselves, and Anne-Marie is a children's book enthusiast and former lawyer.
125 Montague St
125 Montague StreetLexicon Books - Lexicon books is Jo Treggiari, Alice Burdick and Anne-Marie Sheppard. We've hand-picked books to reflect our passion for quality & variety. Fiction, poetry, small press, graphic novels, young adult & children's books are our focus. Both Jo and Alice are authors themselves, and Anne-Marie is a children's book enthusiast and former lawyer.
Arts & Culture
The Gallery provides a public venue for local, provincial and international artists to exhibit their work to the public.
Lunenburg Art Gallery
194b Lincoln StThe Gallery provides a public venue for local, provincial and international artists to exhibit their work to the public.
The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada and has recently been named as one of the top 1000 best places to see in the US and Canada before you die. Housed in brightly painted red buildings, with floating vessels at wharfside, the Museum offers a host of attractions, a maritime gift shop and restaurant.
42 locals recommend
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
68 Bluenose DrThe Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada and has recently been named as one of the top 1000 best places to see in the US and Canada before you die. Housed in brightly painted red buildings, with floating vessels at wharfside, the Museum offers a host of attractions, a maritime gift shop and restaurant.
Sightseeing
Canada's most famous tall ship, Bluenose, was a classic tribute to Lunenburg's shipbuilding expertise. Bluenose II, a replica of the original, is Nova Scotia's "Ambassador of Goodwill" and delights thousands as she majestically sails the Atlantic. Visit Bluenose II at her home port of Lunenburg, or check to see if the world-voyaging barque Picton Castle, which was rebuilt in Lunenburg, is at her dock.
Lunenburg Bound
139 Montague StCanada's most famous tall ship, Bluenose, was a classic tribute to Lunenburg's shipbuilding expertise. Bluenose II, a replica of the original, is Nova Scotia's "Ambassador of Goodwill" and delights thousands as she majestically sails the Atlantic. Visit Bluenose II at her home port of Lunenburg, or check to see if the world-voyaging barque Picton Castle, which was rebuilt in Lunenburg, is at her dock.
A small village about a six minute drive from the Town of Lunenburg. The little community of Blue Rocks is advertised as “Lunenburg’s answer to Peggy’s Cove”. Still a working fishing village with blue slate rocks on the edge of the ocean making it an artisan and photographers muse. The fish shack sitting in the water is the most photographed building in the county.
31 locals recommend
Blue Rocks
A small village about a six minute drive from the Town of Lunenburg. The little community of Blue Rocks is advertised as “Lunenburg’s answer to Peggy’s Cove”. Still a working fishing village with blue slate rocks on the edge of the ocean making it an artisan and photographers muse. The fish shack sitting in the water is the most photographed building in the county.
Drinks & Nightlife
French colonists planted the first vine in this area in the early 1600’s. In 1994, Petite Riviere Vineyards revived the tradition. Wines from Canada’s oldest wine growing region are now available at the winery, and at select restaurants in the area.
25 locals recommend
Petite Rivière Vineyards
1300 Italy Cross RdFrench colonists planted the first vine in this area in the early 1600’s. In 1994, Petite Riviere Vineyards revived the tradition. Wines from Canada’s oldest wine growing region are now available at the winery, and at select restaurants in the area.