Pictou

Pictou is a small town of 3,200 people (2016) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia on the north-western shore of a natural harbour. It is most well-known for its claim to be the birthplace of new Scotland after the landing of the first settlers to come to Nova Scotia directly from Scotland in 1773. There are many old buildings to see, an attractive waterfront and several museums.

By road Speed demons coming from New Brunswick , Cape Breton or Halifax can get to Pictou quickly via the Highway 104 and the short connecting Highway 106. A more leisurely drive from New Brunswick can be taken along Trunk 6. Highway 104 is part of the main route route of the Trans-Canada Highway . Highway 106 continues at Highway 1 on Prince Edward Island, and both of those highways are part of a branch of Trans-Canada Highway.

Walk - around town - it's only 2 km from one end of downtown to the other. Drive - around to the different attractions in Pictou County Cabs - a $5 cab ride gets you just about anywhere Water taxis and boat tours of the harbour are available, which also connect to the town of New Glasgow.

🌍 Hector Heritage Quay ( The Ship Hector ), 33 Caladh Avenue , ☏ +1 902 485-4371 , [email protected] . June to mid-Oct: daily 10AM-4PM . The replica ship Hector and the Hector Quay re-tells the story of the first wave of two hundred Scottish Highlanders who arrived in Pictou aboard the Hector , and pays a dramatic tribute to their proud Highland spirit. The Quay also has an interpretive centre telling the story of these early settlers, a blacksmith shop, and a carpentry shop. Merchandise is available on site. $8 adults, $6 seniors, $3 students, $20 family . ( updated Aug 2017 ) 🌍 deCoste Centre , 99 Water St , ☏ +1 902 485-8848 , toll-free: +1 800-353-5338 . Box Office: M-F 11:30AM-5PM . The local performing arts theatre. ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 McCulloch House Museum , 86 Haliburton Rd , ☏ +1 902 485-4563 , [email protected] . Museum (open June-September or by appointment) and genealogy centre. ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Northumberland Fisheries Museum , 21 Caladh Ave ( next door to the Hector Heritage Quay ), ☏ +1 902 485-8925 , [email protected] . Explore the heritage and culture of the fishing industry and boatbuilding. Adopt a lobster. ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 No. 2 Construction Battalion Monument , 87 Caladh Ave . ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial) , 71 Front St . ( updated Nov 2017 ) The Pictou Lodge Historic stone buildings Water Street

The Pictou Lobster Carnival in July. An amusement park is set up. This yearly event celebrating the end of the fishing season and has been a town festival since 1934. There are several beaches near the town, most notably Caribou Provincial Park and Waterside Beach Provincial Park.

Lobster in season, of course. Pictou County pizza is a regional variant of pizza found in Pictou County. The pizza is made with a "brown sauce" and Halifax-made pepperoni called "Brothers". The pizza can be shipped frozen across Canada via an arrangement between a local pizza shop and the local UPS agent. 🌍 Acropole Pizza and Donair , 8 Church St , ☏ +1 902 485-9299 . ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Crown Pizza , 31 Front St , ☏ +1 902 485-1988 . ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Sharon's Place , 12 Front St , ☏ +1 902 485-4669 . ( updated Nov 2017 )

Local pubs 🌍 Harbour house ales and spirits , 41 Coleraine St . ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Highlander Pub , 16 Twining St , ☏ +1 902 485-1539 . ( updated Nov 2017 )

🌍 Customs House Inn , 38 Depot St , ☏ +1 902 485-4546 . ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Lionstone Inn and Cabins , 241 West River Rd , toll-free: +1-866-785-4157 . Check-in: 3PM , check-out: 11AM . Clean and comfortable accommodations, very close to PEI ferry terminal on a 3-acre park-like setting. Very good value for the money. $59-99 . 🌍 Pictou Lodge Beach Resort , 172 Lodge Rd , ☏ +1 902 485-4322 . Open during the tourist season only. ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Willow House Inn , 11 Willow St , ☏ +1 902 485-5740 , toll-free: +1 800-459-4133 , [email protected] . A bed and breakfast with four rooms and two suites. $70-130 . ( updated Nov 2017 )

🌍 Grohmann Knives , 116 Water Street , toll-free: +1-888-756-4837 . Locally-made knives for kitchen and outdoor uses. Grohmann Knives Ltd, the only knife manufacturing factory in Canada, are the sole producers of the historic D.H. Russell Belt Knives and Grohmann Kitchen Knives. Free factory tours of the plant are offered. ( updated Nov 2017 ) 🌍 Mrs. MacGregor's Shortbreads , 59 Water St , ☏ +1 902 382-1878 , [email protected] . Bakery. ( updated Nov 2017 )

North to the ferry to Prince Edward Island , south to Highway 104 and New Glasgow , or east on Trunk 6 along the Northumberland Shore coast (eventually reaching Amherst ). Pictou is 5 km south of the port of Caribou where Northumberland Ferries Limited operates a seasonal vehicle-pedestrian ferry service to Prince Edward Island; there is also a pedestrian-only ferry that operates seasonally to Pictou Island. Routes through Pictou Charlottetown ← Wood Islands ← becomes ← ← N S → New Glasgow → END END ← Amherst ← W E → END This article is issued from Wikivoyage . The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.