The Pickled Puffin Seaside Cottage Guidebook

Caroline
The Pickled Puffin Seaside Cottage Guidebook

Food scene

Great place for family dining. We usually go there for breakfast and supper. https://clansmanmotel.com/home/
The Clansman Motel
9 Baird St
Great place for family dining. We usually go there for breakfast and supper. https://clansmanmotel.com/home/
Great pizza!! We love their Donair pizza the best! https://www.bianchinispizzeria.com/
Bianchini's Pizzeria
330 Commercial Street
Great pizza!! We love their Donair pizza the best! https://www.bianchinispizzeria.com/
We haven’t personally tried this restaurant out yet but our family and friends really like it.
Kitchen 1409
1409 Trans-Canada Highway
We haven’t personally tried this restaurant out yet but our family and friends really like it.
Great take-out fried chicken!! https://restaurantguru.com/link/42984397
7 locals recommend
A & K Lick-A-Chick
386 Park Rd
7 locals recommend
Great take-out fried chicken!! https://restaurantguru.com/link/42984397
We like this restaurant when we want to go out for a special meal. Their seafood is delicious! https://www.hotelnorth.ca/north-sydney-dining/
Hotel North North Sydney
39 Forrest Street
We like this restaurant when we want to go out for a special meal. Their seafood is delicious! https://www.hotelnorth.ca/north-sydney-dining/
We enjoy this intimate bistro for a special meal! It’s located near the waterfront on historic Commercial Street. https://www.blackspoon.ca/
23 locals recommend
Black Spoon Bistro
320 Commercial St
23 locals recommend
We enjoy this intimate bistro for a special meal! It’s located near the waterfront on historic Commercial Street. https://www.blackspoon.ca/
Very close to the Pickled Puffin and very good food! Mostly take-out as the location is very small.
10 locals recommend
Jane's Restaurant & Pizza
123 Bras D'or Florence Rd
10 locals recommend
Very close to the Pickled Puffin and very good food! Mostly take-out as the location is very small.
An upscale restaurant for a nice lunch or supper. https://governorseatery.com/
57 locals recommend
Governors Pub & Eatery
233 Esplanade
57 locals recommend
An upscale restaurant for a nice lunch or supper. https://governorseatery.com/
A popular restaurant with great food and beer! https://www.oldtrianglesydneyns.com/welcome/
28 locals recommend
The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse
424 Charlotte St
28 locals recommend
A popular restaurant with great food and beer! https://www.oldtrianglesydneyns.com/welcome/
Great food and easy access from The Pickled Puffin! Definitely one of our favourite places to dine!!
The Miner's Daughter restaurant and Bakery
220 Memorial Dr
Great food and easy access from The Pickled Puffin! Definitely one of our favourite places to dine!!
Our favourite place for pizzas, donairs, onion rings….and so much more!! Please note that they ONLY take cash! No debit or credit cards. Also, the menu prices include tax.
Princess Pizzeria
169 Legatto Street
Our favourite place for pizzas, donairs, onion rings….and so much more!! Please note that they ONLY take cash! No debit or credit cards. Also, the menu prices include tax.

Sightseeing

This is pretty much an all day outing, the history is amazing!! Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and a jacket - it’s usually a bunch colder in Louisbourg than it is at the Pickled Puffin! https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg
83 locals recommend
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
259 Park Service Road
83 locals recommend
This is pretty much an all day outing, the history is amazing!! Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and a jacket - it’s usually a bunch colder in Louisbourg than it is at the Pickled Puffin! https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg
A day trip to Baddeck is a must-do while visiting Cape Breton! It’s a lovely 45 minute drive from the Pickled Puffin. Plan on having lunch at one of the many restaurants in town and check out the shops - I really like Aphrodite and Our Seaside Home. The Alexander Graham Bell Museum is also a tourist favourite! Baddeck is a lovely, quaint village with a beautiful waterfront, make sure you make it down to the wharf to see all of the boats moored in the harbour!
50 locals recommend
Baddeck
50 locals recommend
A day trip to Baddeck is a must-do while visiting Cape Breton! It’s a lovely 45 minute drive from the Pickled Puffin. Plan on having lunch at one of the many restaurants in town and check out the shops - I really like Aphrodite and Our Seaside Home. The Alexander Graham Bell Museum is also a tourist favourite! Baddeck is a lovely, quaint village with a beautiful waterfront, make sure you make it down to the wharf to see all of the boats moored in the harbour!
One of the most scenic drives in North America!! If you leave early in the morning you will get back to the cottage before it gets dark! Have lunch in either Cheticamp or Ingonish depending on which direction you start the trail. We think that going to Ingonish first probably gives you the best views. https://www.cbisland.com/tourist-attractions/cabot-trail/
54 locals recommend
Cabot Trail
Cabot Trail
54 locals recommend
One of the most scenic drives in North America!! If you leave early in the morning you will get back to the cottage before it gets dark! Have lunch in either Cheticamp or Ingonish depending on which direction you start the trail. We think that going to Ingonish first probably gives you the best views. https://www.cbisland.com/tourist-attractions/cabot-trail/
This is a very informative, historic museum! We very much enjoyed our tour in 2018. Guests should be aware that if you take the actual underground mine tour you need sturdy, comfortable shoes and be prepared to be hunched over most of the time if you are any taller than 5 feet. It would have been very enjoyable if not for the mine height issue. The tour guides are awesome and the rest of the museum is very well done! Glace Bay is about 40 minutes away from the Pickled Puffin. http://www.minersmuseum.com/
46 locals recommend
Miner's Museum
17 Museum St
46 locals recommend
This is a very informative, historic museum! We very much enjoyed our tour in 2018. Guests should be aware that if you take the actual underground mine tour you need sturdy, comfortable shoes and be prepared to be hunched over most of the time if you are any taller than 5 feet. It would have been very enjoyable if not for the mine height issue. The tour guides are awesome and the rest of the museum is very well done! Glace Bay is about 40 minutes away from the Pickled Puffin. http://www.minersmuseum.com/
A really nice day trip to Iona which is about an hour away from the Pickled Puffin. We took my Mom with us and very much enjoyed the historic buildings and artifacts as well as the costumed, in character personalities! Be prepared for some walking. https://highlandvillage.novascotia.ca/
6 locals recommend
Highland Village
6 locals recommend
A really nice day trip to Iona which is about an hour away from the Pickled Puffin. We took my Mom with us and very much enjoyed the historic buildings and artifacts as well as the costumed, in character personalities! Be prepared for some walking. https://highlandvillage.novascotia.ca/
We really enjoy this museum and are surprised at just how many things this amazing man invented! The building and displays are top notch. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/grahambell
Alexander Graham Bell Museum Store
559 Chebucto St
We really enjoy this museum and are surprised at just how many things this amazing man invented! The building and displays are top notch. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/grahambell

Tours

Your best opportunity to see a real live puffin! They are usually around from late May to late August. https://birdisland.net/schedule/
9 locals recommend
Bird Island Boat Tour
1672 Old Rte 5
9 locals recommend
Your best opportunity to see a real live puffin! They are usually around from late May to late August. https://birdisland.net/schedule/
We haven’t personally taken this tour but it comes highly recommended. It will take you at least 2.5 hours to get to Pleasant Bay from the Pickled Puffin. https://www.whaleandsealcruise.com/
9 locals recommend
Capt. Mark's Whale and Seal Cruise
126 Harbour Rd
9 locals recommend
We haven’t personally taken this tour but it comes highly recommended. It will take you at least 2.5 hours to get to Pleasant Bay from the Pickled Puffin. https://www.whaleandsealcruise.com/
This is another whale watching tour that has good reviews. However it’s about a three hour drive from the Pickled Puffin. https://oshan.ca/
6 locals recommend
Oshan Whale Watch
3347 Bay St Lawrence Rd
6 locals recommend
This is another whale watching tour that has good reviews. However it’s about a three hour drive from the Pickled Puffin. https://oshan.ca/
We actually took this tour in August, 2018. We had some seniors in our group and didn’t want to go out in a Zodiac. This boat was quite comfortable and the crew knowledgeable, pleasant and safe. Unfortunately we didn’t see any whales but we did see a lot of dolphins, some seals and one bear up on a hill eating blueberries!! It will take you at least 2.5 hours to get to Pleasant Bay from the Pickled Puffin. http://www.pleasantbaywhalewatching.com/
Pleasant Bay Whale Watching
We actually took this tour in August, 2018. We had some seniors in our group and didn’t want to go out in a Zodiac. This boat was quite comfortable and the crew knowledgeable, pleasant and safe. Unfortunately we didn’t see any whales but we did see a lot of dolphins, some seals and one bear up on a hill eating blueberries!! It will take you at least 2.5 hours to get to Pleasant Bay from the Pickled Puffin. http://www.pleasantbaywhalewatching.com/
We haven’t tried this tour yet but are very interested in trying it out. We’re impressed with their money back guarantee if you don’t see a whale. It will take at least two hours to get to Cheticamp. https://www.novascotiawhales.com/
9 locals recommend
captain zodiac whale cruise
15407 Cabot Trail Rd
9 locals recommend
We haven’t tried this tour yet but are very interested in trying it out. We’re impressed with their money back guarantee if you don’t see a whale. It will take at least two hours to get to Cheticamp. https://www.novascotiawhales.com/
River Tubing!!! This is something we really want to try out. We see the tubes floating down the beautiful Margaree River when we’re in the area and wish we were doing that!! It will take you about 1hr 45 minutes to get to Margaree Forks from the Pickled Puffin. https://livelifeintents.com/river-tubing
13 locals recommend
Live Life In Tents
8139 Cabot Trail Rd
13 locals recommend
River Tubing!!! This is something we really want to try out. We see the tubes floating down the beautiful Margaree River when we’re in the area and wish we were doing that!! It will take you about 1hr 45 minutes to get to Margaree Forks from the Pickled Puffin. https://livelifeintents.com/river-tubing
Past guests of the Pickled Puffin Seaside Cottage have highly recommended this company!
16 locals recommend
North River Kayak Tours- Cabot Trail
644 Murray Rd
16 locals recommend
Past guests of the Pickled Puffin Seaside Cottage have highly recommended this company!

Golf

We golfed this course many, many years ago and it is amazing!! This is a high-end course located in a national park and a park pass must be purchased for the day. https://www.golfcapebretonhighlands.ca/the-course/
27 locals recommend
Cape Breton Highlands Links
247 Keltic in Rd
27 locals recommend
We golfed this course many, many years ago and it is amazing!! This is a high-end course located in a national park and a park pass must be purchased for the day. https://www.golfcapebretonhighlands.ca/the-course/
This location has two of the top 100 world courses! A breathtaking area of Cape Breton, Inverness is about 2 hours away from the Pickled Puffin. https://cabotcapebreton.com/
61 locals recommend
Cabot Links Golf Course
18 Cabot Ln
61 locals recommend
This location has two of the top 100 world courses! A breathtaking area of Cape Breton, Inverness is about 2 hours away from the Pickled Puffin. https://cabotcapebreton.com/
A nice 18 hole course close to our location! https://seaviewgcc.com/
Seaview Golf & Country Club
370 Seaview Dr
A nice 18 hole course close to our location! https://seaviewgcc.com/