Eastern Shore

A family-run pub and restaurant on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore serving fresh seafood, daily specials, and East Coast hospitality. Features Welsh Afternoon Tea and attached Sober Island Brewing Company.

Beanie's Bistro in Sherbrooke serves scratch-made comfort food, specialty coffees, and community spirit on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. This cozy bistro at 27 Main Street uses locally sourced ingredients to create sandwiches, salads, daily specials, and delicious baked goods. The highest-rated restaurant in Sherbrooke.

A small scratch-bakery cafe in the heart of Grand Desert on the Eastern Shore. A local and visitor favourite for breakfast and lunch, with an incredible weekend brunch featuring in-house baked bread and a licensed patio.

A craft brewery and taproom on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore in Sheet Harbour. Home of Nova Scotia's first oyster stout, family and dog-friendly taproom, two seasonal beer gardens, and live music events. 4.8 Google rating.

A nano-brewery in Musquodoboit Harbour that opened in summer 2018 with a one-barrel system and a passion for small-batch experimentation. With more than 60 beers on its Untappd roster, it has become a cornerstone of the Eastern Shore craft beer scene.

Wildlife rescue and education centre in Seaforth, NS. Since 1997, rehabilitated over 100,000 injured and orphaned wild animals.

Animal therapy farm in Lawrencetown offering free guided tours with horses, donkeys, goats, and chickens, plus Equine Assisted Learning programs and Ataraxy Yoga for mental health and wellbeing.

Award-winning craft distillery on the Guysborough waterfront — FORTRESS rum, GLYNNEVAN whisky, craft beer, tasting bar, tours, kayak rentals and Yurts in the Vineyard glamping. A Good Cheer Trail stop on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore.

The only dedicated folk art gallery on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, open since 2000 and housed in a converted 1,200-square-foot fish plant in Jeddore. It features the work of more than 40 Nova Scotia folk artists, including pieces by the celebrated Maud Lewis, Joe Norris, and Joe Sleep. Open by appointment.

Coastal Adventures provides outfitted sea kayaking tours from their base in Tangier on Nova Scotias Eastern Shore. They offer full-day and half-day trips exploring the 100 Wild Islands, plus extended 3-8 day expeditions. Beginners welcome, Paddle Canada certified instructors, equipment rental available. Onsite Paddlers Retreat B&B for accommodations. 2026 is their 45th and final season.

⚠️ PERMANENTLY CLOSED (March 2024). Formerly boat tours on a real lobster fishing boat from Sheet Harbour — past Sheet Rock Light and through the 100 Wild Islands archipelago to Taylor Head Provincial Park with a fourth-generation fishing family. See our other Eastern Shore boat tour options instead.

Sober Island Oysters offers farm tours on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore — learn about oyster aquaculture, ride a boat to see harvesting and grading, try shucking, and taste fresh oysters straight from the ocean (up to 12 oysters). Featured by Discover Halifax. Fills the culinary tour / Eastern Shore gap.

Hike or bike 41 km of trails along the Musquodoboit River: an easy 15 km former rail trail with kilometre markers and naturalist signage, plus rugged backcountry loops like Gibraltar Rock and Skull Rock with sweeping look-off views. Wheelchair- and stroller-friendly sections make it accessible for all ages.

A quick, easy 20-minute walk from the trailhead leads to a set of scenic waterfalls on West River in Sheet Harbour. Best after spring melt or a good rainstorm, this short loop is a favourite leg-stretcher for families, snowshoers and trail runners along the Eastern Shore.

An award-winning living history museum in Lake Charlotte on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, depicting rural coastal life during the 1940s with 18 historic buildings, free-roaming farm animals, and a celebrated 1940s cookhouse.

Nova Scotia's largest living-history museum depicting 1860s gold rush life. Costumed interpreters demonstrate blacksmithing, weaving, and heritage crafts across 25+ restored buildings on the St. Mary's River.

Parks Canada site on the Eastern Shore preserving the 18th-century English fishing settlement and earthen fort on Grassy Island. Free boat shuttle to the island, visitor centre with displays on the fish and fur trades, and the story of the 1744 battle for Canso.

Award-winning international festival of songwriters celebrating its 30th anniversary on the Eastern Shore. 40+ artists across 3 stages, plus the Stanfest Roadshow and Stan Rogers Tribute concert. July 20-26, 2026 in Canso.

Annual sandcastle and sand sculpturing contest that has drawn over 10,000 people to the Eastern Shore every August since 1979. The 2026 edition (Aug 23) was cancelled by HRM over weather-safety concerns; the competition is expected to return in August 2027.

Ten authentic Canadian-made Mongolian yurts on a private oceanside vineyard peninsula at Guysborough Harbour — Yurts in the Vineyard. Wood-fired hot tubs, private fire pits, kayak rentals, and the Authentic Seacoast Distillery & Brewhouse on site. The Eastern Shore's signature glamping stay.