Food scene
A cool pub for good food and drinks. They won PEI burger wars!
14 locals recommend
Backwoods Burger - Craft Beer Cookhouse
1327 Port Hill Station RdA cool pub for good food and drinks. They won PEI burger wars!
Valley Pearl Oysters
1323 Port Hill Station RoadFresh oysters (and other great pub fare) minutes from the cottage.
Hands down the best soft serve ice cream in Canada. Kids can enjoy a free zip-line ride while they wait! Depending on the time of year and time of day, mosquito repellent is a good idea…
Kenny's Restaurant & Dairy Bar
1256 Ellerslie RoadHands down the best soft serve ice cream in Canada. Kids can enjoy a free zip-line ride while they wait! Depending on the time of year and time of day, mosquito repellent is a good idea…
So many great ice cream spots in PEI! If driving through Kensington, this is worth a stop. I recommend the deep-fried mars bar!
10 locals recommend
Frosty Treat Dairy Bar
109 Veteran's Memorial HwySo many great ice cream spots in PEI! If driving through Kensington, this is worth a stop. I recommend the deep-fried mars bar!
Cows Creamery has a wide selection of hard ice cream and other treats. You can tour the facilities and pick up a cool t-shirt. There are lots of other cool shops to visit in this area.
40 locals recommend
COWS Creamery
12 Milky WyCows Creamery has a wide selection of hard ice cream and other treats. You can tour the facilities and pick up a cool t-shirt. There are lots of other cool shops to visit in this area.
The food at Sim’s matches the ambiance. Another great spot to enjoy fresh oysters!
63 locals recommend
Sims Corner Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
86 Queen StThe food at Sim’s matches the ambiance. Another great spot to enjoy fresh oysters!
A true Napoli-style pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven. This place is hard to beat!
28 locals recommend
Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca Charlottetown
45 Queen StA true Napoli-style pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven. This place is hard to beat!
Olde Dublin Pub
131 Sydney StA great spot with drinks and good pub food.
Moth Lane Brewing
101 Mickie Allan Shore RoadLocal craft beer!
Family Fun
Places to go for family fun
Shining Waters Family Fun Park
122 Cavendish RdA fun destination for kids of all ages.
A long sandy beach on the north shore of PEI. A great place to enjoy the sun, sand, and waves. This beach is a favourite among locals.
54 locals recommend
Thunder Cove Beach
A long sandy beach on the north shore of PEI. A great place to enjoy the sun, sand, and waves. This beach is a favourite among locals.
Sandspit Cavendish Beach
8986 Cavendish RdRides and games for children of all ages.
Cavendish Beach
590 Graham's LnA beautiful sandy beach - very popular with tourists.
Goats and soap! Our boys (~8 and ~10 at the time) really enjoyed playing with the goats.
23 locals recommend
Island Hill Farm
Goats and soap! Our boys (~8 and ~10 at the time) really enjoyed playing with the goats.
This South-shore beach is a short drive from the Cottage. It offers warm waters and sand bars. You can search your gps for “Rocky Point Road, Richmond, PEI” to find the beach. Normally there is parking along the side of Rocky Point Road.
Harmony Beach
This South-shore beach is a short drive from the Cottage. It offers warm waters and sand bars. You can search your gps for “Rocky Point Road, Richmond, PEI” to find the beach. Normally there is parking along the side of Rocky Point Road.
Campbellton Beach has sandy shores and a cool fresh water spring that empties into the ocean. Enjoy the sand and waves or spend time exploring the beach and searching for beach-glass! You can search “Factory Road, Bloomfield Station, PEI” on your gps to find the beach. There is parking at the end of Factory Road. (Be careful because there are more than one factory road in pei. This beach is about 30-35 minutes from the cottage).
Factory Road
Campbellton Beach has sandy shores and a cool fresh water spring that empties into the ocean. Enjoy the sand and waves or spend time exploring the beach and searching for beach-glass! You can search “Factory Road, Bloomfield Station, PEI” on your gps to find the beach. There is parking at the end of Factory Road. (Be careful because there are more than one factory road in pei. This beach is about 30-35 minutes from the cottage).
Golf
PEI has many world-renowned golf courses!
A challenging coastal golf course - bring extra golf balls!
30 locals recommend
Links At Crowbush Cove
710 Lakeside RdA challenging coastal golf course - bring extra golf balls!
Green Gables Golf Course
8727 Cavendish RdOne of many summer attractions in Cavendish, PEI.
A beautiful golf courses, only 15-20 minutes from the cottage.
14 locals recommend
Mill River Golf Course
180 Mill Cove RdA beautiful golf courses, only 15-20 minutes from the cottage.
A really nice 9-hole golf course. Challenging enough for experienced golfers, but also approachable for beginners.
19 locals recommend
Red Sands Golf Course
30 Hurst RdA really nice 9-hole golf course. Challenging enough for experienced golfers, but also approachable for beginners.
Sightseeing
We enjoyed touring the lighthouse and walking along the beach.
21 locals recommend
West Point Lighthouse Museum
364 Cedar Dunes Park RdWe enjoyed touring the lighthouse and walking along the beach.
Island Shops
Bring some local pottery home as a reminder of your time on the island!
15 locals recommend
Village Pottery Inc.
10567 PE-6Bring some local pottery home as a reminder of your time on the island!
Prince Edward Island Preserve Restaurant
2841 New Glasgow RoadMacAusland's Woolen Mills
38317 Prince Edward Island 2Locally made wool blankets.
Shop in the Gallery, which features an extraordinary collection of fine Canadian craft – work from over fifty artisans, including: fine woodworking, gold and silver jewelry, textiles, stained and blown glass, candles, baskets, preserves, soaps, books, pottery and more.
104 locals recommend
The Dunes Cafe
Prince Edward Island 15Shop in the Gallery, which features an extraordinary collection of fine Canadian craft – work from over fifty artisans, including: fine woodworking, gold and silver jewelry, textiles, stained and blown glass, candles, baskets, preserves, soaps, books, pottery and more.
PEI Potter's Cove
666 Upper Meadowbank RoadLocal pottery.