Two local beaches are just 7 minutes away!
What kind of vacationer are you? Do you like nature? The great outdoors? Do you want to get away from it all but still be close to all the amenities? Do you like festivals and country fairs? The theatre and the arts? Or maybe you like to sail or fish? Golf or swim? Or just rediscover you're family roots? You can find all this and more in Shelburne County. And as it just so happens, Boulder Cove Cottages is right in the middle of it all! Here is a summarized list of all the day trips and activities you can do while vacationing with us. While you are booking you're cottage ask about any events, activities, festivals or suppers happening around the county.
Sand Beaches. Two of Shelburne's public access sand beaches are less than 7 minutes away from Boulder Cove. Carleton Village Beach, once home to the community fish plant is now a rest stop for sun bathing seals and occasional dog walker. Great quiet beach for the kids to enjoy. Or further down the road, Roseway Beach were there is breakwater ocean swimming AND fresh water channel swimming. Take a Boulder Cove tube and float down the channel into the ocean. Makes a great picnic beach!
Lake swimming and fishing. Just minutes from Boulder Cove, or a nice evening stroll for the ambitious, is North Churchover Lake. You can catch trout, go swimming in the warm, fresh water or watch the sun go down from a row boat out in the middle of the lake, surrounded by the sound of the evening crickets.
Fresh, local seafood is just 1 mile from Boulder Cove. Owned and operated by Bill and Pat Rapp, Bill is a local fisherman and owns the fish plant where the seafood is sold. Pat, his wife, runs the store and has only the freshest fish to sell-right off the boat. You won't find anything better. Or if you can't find what you're looking for there, the Van Buskirk's are fishermen and have a fish plant in Gunning Cove. We can offer what ever is being caught on the boats. Just ask at the office and we can try and find what you're looking for.
Golf
at the River Hill Golf and Country Club. Just a calming, 20
minute
coastal drive away from Boulder Cove. Opens in March and closes in
November.
Aqua Driving Range. To practice that golf swing.
Sandy Point Lighthouse Centre. A great picnic park and at low tide visitors can walk out to the lighthouse on a sand bar. Sandy Point Lighthouse is located at the entrance of Shelburne Harbour and can be seen from Boulder Cove. The centre sells souvenirs and ice -cream and is the local community hall where the community hosts they're famous lobster suppers. Watch for dates!
Historic
Dock Street, Shelburne. All the shopping and museum hopping
you
need to fill the afternoon. Just 10 minutes from Boulder Cove.
Find your roots. Many travelers learn a lot about local history when they travel but never think to look for their own history. It can be interesting and easy with the help of our local genealogical societies. You may discover that you are more of a local then you would have ever thought.
Osprey Theatre. Also found on Dock Street and run by a local theatre group, the Osprey features great programing the whole family can enjoy. Ask about it when booking.
Capital Theatre is a small town movie theatre showing the latest of Hollywood's blockbusters and award winning cultural films during the week. Ask about it when booking.
Dairy Treat. As all the children do at least once- bike to the dairy treat! Boulder Cove has the bikes and the helmets- all you need are the kids! Estimated bike time: 1 hour.
Island's Park. A provincial campground and picnic park. Island's Park is great for swimming because it is closer to the fresh water of the Roseway River making the ocean water warmer. The park also offers lots of picnic tables and a boat ramp.
Welshtown Lake and Welkum Park. One of Shelburne's many lakes, Welkum Park is a picnic park found on Welshtown lake with a public swimming area, picnic tables and change rooms.
Site seeing and coastal driving is a great way to see the county. With many lighthouses and small community museums, Boulder Cove will be happy to direct you around to all the picturesque scenery Shelburne County has to offer.
Birchtown, home of the Black Loyalist landing and Museum complex. Only in it's beginning stages of development the complex features a museum, gift shop and research centre on the Black Loyalist heritage.
Town of Lockeport. Just ½ an hour away, Lockeport is a great day trip and features a the large sand beach, Crescent Beach (once featured on the fifty dollar bill ). At the beach there is a beach centre that features a gift gallery, visitor information, beach equipment rentals, showers, change rooms, ice-cream shoppe, canteen and interpretive displays.
Barrington. On the other side of Boulder Cove, about a ½ hour drive, is the municipality of Barrington which features one of the greatest bird watching areas in the province, many sandy beaches and has a unique cultural all it's own. Relying heavily on the fishing industry, Barrington is a must see when traveling Shelburne County with it's Important Birding Area, fascinating Museum complex as well as several quaint community museums, it is sure to please the cultural traveler.
Pubnico. Land of the Acadians. The Acadians were the first Europeans to live in the area – circa 1653-and their culture lives on in Pubnico. Learn all about their struggles and achievements at Le village historique acadien or do some research at Le musee acadien, archives and research centre.
Thomas Raddall Provincial Park or the Kedji Seaside Adjunct in Port Mouton. Just a 40 minute drive these two parks are great for the outdoors-men and women. Great picnic parks with interpretive panels and rangers to help answer and questions you may have.