//
Rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Peggy's Cove is a hamlet and popular tourist spot in Nova Scotia. It is both bleak and picturesque with its historic and still-used lighthouse standing watch over the village and the granite rocks and cliffs.
From the travel guide. Select a place for details, a map and what is nearby.
Peggys Point Lighthouse
The town's website says that the Peggy's Cove lighthouse "is the most photographed lighthouse in Canada and an icon of our marine heritage." Unless you time your visit very well, your photographs will probably include other sightseers taking their own photographs of the lighthouse.
Sightseeing and marine wildlife observation tours, deep sea fishing, private charters, lobster dinner cruises, photographers-only expeditions, puffin and seal tours.
Large white-sand beach (supervised July/August), picnic area with view of the open ocean, barbecue grills, change rooms and toilets.
+1 902-221-7752 (mobile). Charter boat operator based midway between Halifax and Peggy's Cove.
Lots of fish and seafood on the menu here. The chowder is good. Also has a two-floor gift shop.
Hot dogs.
Pub food with lots of seafood options.
Waterfront seafood restaurant with local craft beers and mixed drinks.
Five rooms with off-room decks, TV, private baths.
Century home adjacent to Whale's Back Country Store.
This motel has beautiful views of St. Margaret's Bay.
The village, while pretty, is tiny. There is a large parking lot near the edge of the village, at the Visitor Information Center; you can walk down to the village from there.
Read in the guideChoose an airport to see hotels, stations, taxi ranks and car rental desks around it.
Halifax · International · YHZ
Loading places around the airport…
Articles and travel topics about Peggy's Cove and Canada.
Travel tipsDiscover how to use AI to find cheap flights. Learn prompt strategies, smart fare engines, open-jaw routings, and error-fare booking techniques.
6 min read
Travel tipsSee modern and contemporary art for video as an artistic medium. Video recording devices have evolved quickly during the 21st century.
Wikivoyage
Nature & adventureThe National Parks of Canada, and some of the National Historic Sites of Canada, are managed by Parks Canada, an agency of the Government of Canada.
Wikivoyage
Travel tipsAlthough trains are not nearly as ubiquitous and convenient a mode of travel in Canada as in Europe or East Asia, they remain popular with some travelers because of the spacious design of the cars, the scenic routes,…
Wikivoyage
Every section of the guide. Open one to read it in full.