HEART'S DELIGHT ON THE BACCALIEU TRAIL NEWFOUNDLAND
The Beacon B&B

Heart's Delight ~ Baccalieu Trail ~ Avalon Region ~ Trinity Bay ~ Newfoundland

BEACON BED AND BREAKFAST
OUR AREA
Heart's Delight, Baccalieu Trail, Trinity Bay and the Avalon region of Newfoundland

The Baccalieu Trail
Pirates' Haunts & Classic Outports

"Wherever you are, steer northwest for Baccalieu." This old sailors' proverb, minus the compass direction, is still good advice for today's traveller.

Discover quaint fishing villages......enjoy gorgeous coastal scenery that just keeps on going .......pick Partridge berries ......catch sight of one of nature's gentle giants just offshore .......get up close and personal with an iceberg .......tuck into the friendliest B&B you've ever found ......savour a succulent lobster dinner .....vacation pleasures abound on the Baccalieu Trail in beautiful Newfoundland.

Highlights of the Beacon B&B and Surrounding Area

• Centrally located on the Baccalieu Trail.

• Overlooking the community of Heart's Delight and Trinity Bay.

• Only 15 minutes from the Heart's Content Cable Station.

• One hour from the historic fishing villages of Bay de Verde and Grates Cove

• One hour and 15 minutes from the capital city of St. Johns

• Hiking trails, beaches, whale watching and trout ponds nearby.

The Baccalieu Trail is one of the most scenic in the province with a history of human settlement dating back some 6000 years. The Maritime Archaic, the Dorset, and the Beothuk have all left their archaeological imprint on the region. Latecomers since the 14th century have included the Basques, the English, the Spanish, Portuguese and the Irish. The region figured prominently in the development of Newfoundland as a nation after the establishment of representative government is 1835.

The people of the area are primarily of Irish and West Country English descent and one can still detect the soft Irish lilt as well as the 17th and 18th century Dorset English dialects.

Economically fishing is still an important activity and there are some half dozen seafood plants in the area processing crab, lobster and other species.