This away-from-it-all spot, high up along its own road (signposted off Meat Cove Rd), has plain, almost dormitory-style rooms and a shared kitchen. The views are truly breathtaking, but it's not for those who don't like the feeling of isolation. Cash only.
Hine's Ocean View Lodge
Cape Breton Island
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park
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Stop in this wonderful provincial park, 10km north of the Cabot Trail en route to Bay St Lawrence, to enjoy Aspy Bay and its spectacular beach.
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This small crescent of sand is pretty much as far north as you can get in Nova Scotia. The name is believed to derive from the beach's popularity as a…
2. Cabots Landing Provincial Park
7.8 MILES
Stop in this wonderful provincial park, 10km north of the Cabot Trail en route to Bay St Lawrence, to enjoy Aspy Bay and its spectacular beach.
13.48 MILES
This abbey, 8km north of Pleasant Bay past the village of Red River, is a monastery for followers of Tibetan Buddhism. Ane Pema Chödrön is the founding…
17.72 MILES
Get some background on cetaceans at this modest visitor center, which has illustrations of 16 whale species, and a life-size model of a pilot whale…
5. Cape Breton Highlands National Park
18.57 MILES
One of Atlantic Canada's most famous and spectacular national parks, Cape Breton Highlands occupies 20% of the Cape Breton Island landmass. It's…
27.33 MILES
Ingonish's long, wide strip of sand is sheltered in a bay surrounded by green hills. It's a popular spot for some shore time in summer, even though the…