Guidebook for Gabarus

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Guidebook for Gabarus

Drinks & Nightlife

A local microbrewery, located near Sydney.
26 locals recommend
Breton Brewing Co
364 Keltic Dr
26 locals recommend
A local microbrewery, located near Sydney.

Parks & Nature

rugged coastal hiking
24 locals recommend
Louisbourg Lighthouse
555 Havenside Rd
24 locals recommend
rugged coastal hiking
There are several easily-accessible beaches near Gabarus, each with their own character, and usually empty. The water is on the cold side, but gets nice for swimming mid-summer and stays swimmable into the fall.
Gabarus Bay
There are several easily-accessible beaches near Gabarus, each with their own character, and usually empty. The water is on the cold side, but gets nice for swimming mid-summer and stays swimmable into the fall.
The Gabarus Protected Wilderness Area is *not* accessible from Harald Born Drive, it is accessible from Gull Cove Road in Gabarus or Belfry Beach Road. The Gull Cove Trail is being redeveloped, and allows access to some great views, beaches, subarctic barrens, and a nice hike. Access from the Belfry end requires wading through a tidal watercourse.
Gabarus Wilderness Area
Harald Born Drive
The Gabarus Protected Wilderness Area is *not* accessible from Harald Born Drive, it is accessible from Gull Cove Road in Gabarus or Belfry Beach Road. The Gull Cove Trail is being redeveloped, and allows access to some great views, beaches, subarctic barrens, and a nice hike. Access from the Belfry end requires wading through a tidal watercourse.

Essentials

Fuel, food, beverages, and some essentials
Church's Supermarket & Esso
3966 Gabarus Hwy
Fuel, food, beverages, and some essentials
The next closest place to Gabarus for groceries, with the liquor store right next door.
6 locals recommend
Sobeys Sydney River
45 Keltic Dr
6 locals recommend
The next closest place to Gabarus for groceries, with the liquor store right next door.

Food Scene

Food with Swiss flair, 20 minutes from Gabarus
7 locals recommend
Mira River Cottages
856 Grand Mira South Rd
7 locals recommend
Food with Swiss flair, 20 minutes from Gabarus
Their food is amazing and they live in Gabarus. Their eggs benedict and their cinnamon buns are super... as is everything else.
Selkie's Neighbourhood Diner
390 Charlotte St
Their food is amazing and they live in Gabarus. Their eggs benedict and their cinnamon buns are super... as is everything else.

Sightseeing

If you have an interest in history or architecture, this is not to be missed. The Fortress of Louisbourg is a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortified town, once pivotal in French control of North American shipping. It is the largest historical reconstruction in North America.
83 locals recommend
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
259 Park Service Road
83 locals recommend
If you have an interest in history or architecture, this is not to be missed. The Fortress of Louisbourg is a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortified town, once pivotal in French control of North American shipping. It is the largest historical reconstruction in North America.

Shopping

Experience the best of Cape Breton skilled design and craft. You are guaranteed to find incredible, unique, hand-crafted art.
15 locals recommend
Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design
322 Charlotte St
15 locals recommend
Experience the best of Cape Breton skilled design and craft. You are guaranteed to find incredible, unique, hand-crafted art.