Guidebook for Baddeck

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Guidebook for Baddeck

Food Scene

We absolutely LOVE this place! What a find! From the moment you drive up to this charming renovated farmhouse you are completely captivated. When we first went to the Bitehouse for dinner we could hear the lovely strains of Jazz coming from inside and once entered were immediately enveloped in an enticing atmosphere complete with candlelight, soft music, heavenly aromas from the open kitchen where the chef was preparing our meals for the evening. You will have to book way in advance as they only seat 12 for the entire evening and are only open on weekends. www.thebitehouse.com ***currently closed - check their website for special events happening in the area.
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The Bite House
1471 Westside Baddeck Rd
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We absolutely LOVE this place! What a find! From the moment you drive up to this charming renovated farmhouse you are completely captivated. When we first went to the Bitehouse for dinner we could hear the lovely strains of Jazz coming from inside and once entered were immediately enveloped in an enticing atmosphere complete with candlelight, soft music, heavenly aromas from the open kitchen where the chef was preparing our meals for the evening. You will have to book way in advance as they only seat 12 for the entire evening and are only open on weekends. www.thebitehouse.com ***currently closed - check their website for special events happening in the area.
great coffee, wonderful homemade soups and sandwiches and killer desserts!
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Dancing Goat Cafe & Bakery
6289 Cabot Trail Rd
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great coffee, wonderful homemade soups and sandwiches and killer desserts!
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Bean There Cafe
503 Chebucto St
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The finest dining in Baddeck - excellent menu, great service, and within walking distance from the house!
The cable room at the telegraph house
479 Nova Scotia 205
The finest dining in Baddeck - excellent menu, great service, and within walking distance from the house!
A lovely stroll to the Baddeck waterfront brings you to The Freight Shed with gorgeous views of the Bay - the perfect place for breakfast with outside dining.
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The Freight Shed: Waterside Bistro & Market
2 Jones St
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A lovely stroll to the Baddeck waterfront brings you to The Freight Shed with gorgeous views of the Bay - the perfect place for breakfast with outside dining.
Excellent trail lunches, homemade bread and desserts!
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High Wheeler Cafe
484 Chebucto St
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Excellent trail lunches, homemade bread and desserts!

Drinks & Nightlife

beautiful spot - tasty libations...
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Glenora Inn and Distillery
13727 Highway 19
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beautiful spot - tasty libations...
Great food and music - awesome spot!
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The Red Shoe
11573 Nova Scotia Trunk 19
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Great food and music - awesome spot!
Open to everyone - beautiful view from their expansive deck. Entertainment on weekends with chase the ace.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 53
37 Ross St
Open to everyone - beautiful view from their expansive deck. Entertainment on weekends with chase the ace.
Cosy bar with a great view from the deck - open to all!
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Bras D'or Yacht Club
1 Jones St
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Cosy bar with a great view from the deck - open to all!

Entertainment & Activities

Awesome brewery with a tasting patio as well as some local offerings and a food truck! *try the Silver Tart variety which has pink grapefruit notes
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Big Spruce Brewing
64 Yankee Line Rd
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Awesome brewery with a tasting patio as well as some local offerings and a food truck! *try the Silver Tart variety which has pink grapefruit notes
The Inverary Resort has an adventure centre down by the water which offers canoes, kayaks, bicycles, paddleboards and lawn games for $10 a day. They also have a pontoon boat which they will rent for a half or full day - call 902-295-3500 for details. https://inveraryresort.com/adventure/
Inverary Resort
368 Shore Rd
The Inverary Resort has an adventure centre down by the water which offers canoes, kayaks, bicycles, paddleboards and lawn games for $10 a day. They also have a pontoon boat which they will rent for a half or full day - call 902-295-3500 for details. https://inveraryresort.com/adventure/
A wonderful display of traditional Cape Breton music - not to be missed!
Baddeck Gathering Ceilidhs
6 Old Margaree Rd
A wonderful display of traditional Cape Breton music - not to be missed!
This museum was founded by Mabel Bell. There are activities for the kids, computer access (printers) and in the winter you can borrow skis and snow shoes!
Baddeck Library
520 Chebucto St
This museum was founded by Mabel Bell. There are activities for the kids, computer access (printers) and in the winter you can borrow skis and snow shoes!
Theatre Baddeck
24 Queen St
Sailing CBI (Cape Breton Island) Inc.
Catamaran charters

Parks & Nature

I love Louisbourg - it's a wonderful way to spend a day and is only 1.5 hours away. This is a great place for anyone, groups and kids alike. A recreated french fortress from the 1600's with the staff in full costume and character - they fire the cannons on a daily basis and bake bread in their bakery in a real fire fed stone oven. **eat at the first class restaurant inside the fortress - an Inn that serves a three course meal for $25 pp which includes a soup as a starter, choice of main and dessert. The food is locally sourced and is what you would expect from the period and it is all served in the same dishes from that time. So much fun!
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루이스버그요새국립사적지
259 Park Service Road
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I love Louisbourg - it's a wonderful way to spend a day and is only 1.5 hours away. This is a great place for anyone, groups and kids alike. A recreated french fortress from the 1600's with the staff in full costume and character - they fire the cannons on a daily basis and bake bread in their bakery in a real fire fed stone oven. **eat at the first class restaurant inside the fortress - an Inn that serves a three course meal for $25 pp which includes a soup as a starter, choice of main and dessert. The food is locally sourced and is what you would expect from the period and it is all served in the same dishes from that time. So much fun!
A must see - So much you never knew about the inventor and the man!
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알렉산더그레이엄벨국립유적지
559 Chebucto St
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A must see - So much you never knew about the inventor and the man!
Our local Lions Club operate a boat from the Baddeck public wharf which will take you to Kidston Island in the summer (by donation) otherwise Baddeck Marine offer a water taxi service. There are walking trails, beaches and a Birdseye view of the Baddeck skyline. There are over 5 eagles nests on the island! There are also public washrooms and changing rooms as well as a lifeguard on duty during the summer. (The boat won’t be operated this summer 2020 - you are welcome to hire a water taxi from Baddeck marine to get across or canoe or kayak across from the adventure centre)
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Kidston Island Lighthouse
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Our local Lions Club operate a boat from the Baddeck public wharf which will take you to Kidston Island in the summer (by donation) otherwise Baddeck Marine offer a water taxi service. There are walking trails, beaches and a Birdseye view of the Baddeck skyline. There are over 5 eagles nests on the island! There are also public washrooms and changing rooms as well as a lifeguard on duty during the summer. (The boat won’t be operated this summer 2020 - you are welcome to hire a water taxi from Baddeck marine to get across or canoe or kayak across from the adventure centre)
Simply stunning.
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Gypsum Mine Lake
Cheticamp Back Road
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Simply stunning.
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스카이라인 트레일
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A lovely hike to do after a meal - not too strenuous, about an hour or so to the waterfall and back. Very peaceful and lots of photo ops.
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Uisge Ban Falls
715 N Branch Rd
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A lovely hike to do after a meal - not too strenuous, about an hour or so to the waterfall and back. Very peaceful and lots of photo ops.
An easy hike for anyone, the views are absolutely worth it!
Middle Head Trailhead
383 Keltic in Rd
An easy hike for anyone, the views are absolutely worth it!
A very challenging hike - not for the weak or whiny! It takes 1/2 hour or so to get to the bottom as it’s such a steep descent, but the way out takes hours - brutal. It’s actually worth it, though, once you are there it is like a scene out of ‘The Beach’…a river flowing through the mountain to the Atlantic Ocean with a beautiful beach and no one else around…
Fishing Cove
A very challenging hike - not for the weak or whiny! It takes 1/2 hour or so to get to the bottom as it’s such a steep descent, but the way out takes hours - brutal. It’s actually worth it, though, once you are there it is like a scene out of ‘The Beach’…a river flowing through the mountain to the Atlantic Ocean with a beautiful beach and no one else around…
A beautiful hike
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Egypt Falls
150 Pipers Glen Road
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A beautiful hike
Plan a full day to do the whole trail or do it in two days to maximize views….Baddeck to Ingonish and back or Baddeck to the skyline trail and back. I like to start towards Ingonish early in the day and stop at Cape Smokey day park for some photos, keep going to Ingonish- park at the back Celtic Lodge parking lot and do some of the Middle head hike. The Main Street cafe in Ingonish or the Celtic lodge is great for lunch. Macintosh Brook is a nice stop, Mary Ann Falls, Beulach Ban Falls, Franey Trail for a hike…The Bog, The skyline trail, then finally end in Cheticamp for the most beautiful sunsets. la Brie Cafe in Cheticamp is amazing along with their Marguerite Boutique- a fun, eclectic shop with something for everyone! I like to drive across to Cheticamp island and enjoy the view of the town from across the water as well as see the cows roaming freely… If you can make it to Margaree harbour for sunset it’s simply sublime…
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Cabot Trail
Cabot Trail
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Plan a full day to do the whole trail or do it in two days to maximize views….Baddeck to Ingonish and back or Baddeck to the skyline trail and back. I like to start towards Ingonish early in the day and stop at Cape Smokey day park for some photos, keep going to Ingonish- park at the back Celtic Lodge parking lot and do some of the Middle head hike. The Main Street cafe in Ingonish or the Celtic lodge is great for lunch. Macintosh Brook is a nice stop, Mary Ann Falls, Beulach Ban Falls, Franey Trail for a hike…The Bog, The skyline trail, then finally end in Cheticamp for the most beautiful sunsets. la Brie Cafe in Cheticamp is amazing along with their Marguerite Boutique- a fun, eclectic shop with something for everyone! I like to drive across to Cheticamp island and enjoy the view of the town from across the water as well as see the cows roaming freely… If you can make it to Margaree harbour for sunset it’s simply sublime…

Arts & Culture

You can trace your Scottish ancestry at the Hall of The Clans at the Gaelic College. They do weaving demonstrations and offer lessons in step dancing, bagpipes, drums, Gaelic language and have a wonderful gift shop with lots of Scottish paraphernalia.
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Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College
51779 Cabot Trail Rd
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You can trace your Scottish ancestry at the Hall of The Clans at the Gaelic College. They do weaving demonstrations and offer lessons in step dancing, bagpipes, drums, Gaelic language and have a wonderful gift shop with lots of Scottish paraphernalia.
One of the last wooden Intercolonial train stations left. It has been beautifully preserved - so much history, in a beautiful setting.
Orangedale Station Assoc
One of the last wooden Intercolonial train stations left. It has been beautifully preserved - so much history, in a beautiful setting.

Shopping

This is a ladies boutique which has something for everyone - so much fun to peruse this shop and splurge on a little something trendy for yourself!
Patchouli Accessories Boutique
503 Chebucto St
This is a ladies boutique which has something for everyone - so much fun to peruse this shop and splurge on a little something trendy for yourself!
High end clothing - Birkenstock, North Face, Patagonia, Lole, Tilley etc…
The Outdoor Store
472 Chebucto St
High end clothing - Birkenstock, North Face, Patagonia, Lole, Tilley etc…

Essentials

This is the closest grocery store and is 2 minutes from the house. They have an in-store bakery and meat counter and offer locally grown produce.
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Co-op - Baddeck
48 Twining St
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This is the closest grocery store and is 2 minutes from the house. They have an in-store bakery and meat counter and offer locally grown produce.
For all your libation essentials...
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NSLC
16 Campbell St
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For all your libation essentials...
This is a pharmacy which sells organic needs as well There is a home hardware located above.
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Pharmasave Stone's
491 Chebucto St
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This is a pharmacy which sells organic needs as well There is a home hardware located above.