Accessible Peggy's Cove
One of Canada's famous beauty spots, accessible & enjoyable.
Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia is easy to explore and to enjoy from almost any vantage point. Nova Scotia has a searchable database for accessible accommodation.
The little village of Peggy's Cove in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, is renowned for its quaint charm and rugged natural beauty.
The Atlantic Ocean is a wild and changeable beast, steel grey and unforgiving at times, and yet sparkling blue and inviting at others. The well-worn rocks of Peggy's Cove are evidence of the power of the water to grind mountains down to hills.
Visitors to Peggy's Cove are often en route to other Maritime places, maybe Halifax, or Cape Breton, or farther afield. The driving offers superb scenic views and in lobster season - well, the food is simply fantastic.
Beyond enjoying the scenery, which is in itself a marvellous experience, visitors to the area will find a wide variety of activities from biking, hiking, kayaking, and surfing to the more sedate game of golf, shopping for local crafts, and exploring by car or boat.
Peggy's Cove is still an active fishing village. The old buildings of the village are still used today, not just as something to look at, but as homes, churches, stores.
What does this mean for accessible travel?
Simply this: you can enjoy the atmosphere of this stunningly beautiful place simply by being there in whatever way is comfortable for you. The view of the ocean is unobstructed from almost anywhere you wind up! The experience doesn't depend upon rushing into some multi-storey building and trying to make your way. You just have to be in Nova Scotia, preferably with a car, and away you go.
To find wheelchair-accessible accommodations, restaurants, and attractions, the Peggy's Cove Coastal Region website has listings for places to stay, eat, shop, and much more. These are not rated for accessibility. However, using your browser's "find" function ("Edit / Find" on Internet Explorer browsers), and the search terms "wheelchair" or "accessible" (without the quotes), you will find choices in all categories.
When to go
July and August are busy tourist seasons. The weather is warmest then but the places are more crowded. If you can manage May, June, or September, you will typically find only slightly cooler weather (still very pleasant) and far fewer people. Avoid the weekends and you'll have it made.
Of course, for current information you should talk to a local. The proprietors of the various B&B's and other accommodations, and the local tourist information centres can all provide information.
Finding more information and searching for accessible accommodation
The Official Nova Scotia Tourism website has a wide assortment of travel information, including a searchable database of accessible accommodations for the whole province.
