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One Day in Twillingate, Newfoundland

January 4, 2019 by Heidi Murphy 8 Comments

Every year we try to spend sometime exploring our home province, Newfoundland! We live in such a beautiful place. This year was our biggest adventure yet. Our itinerary included Twillingate, Burlington and Gros Morne National Park. Of course, I will be recapping the entire adventure here. We’ll start with stop number one, Twillingate.

Twillingate Things To Do

One Day In Twillingate

Twillingate is about a 5 hour drive outside of the capital city of Newfoundland, St. John’s. I’d recommend driving yourself if possible. Our public transit system is almost non-existent and outside of the city? Forget it.

Twilingate Things To Do

Where to Stay

We stayed at the most lovely little inn, the Sunshine Inn. The inn has 5 rooms each decorated beautifully. There is a shared kitchen space with a continental breakfast and everything you’d need if you choose to cook yourself. The location was right in the centre of town. It was just perfect and we will definitely stay here in the future. While we didn’t spend a whole lot of time here other then sleeping, we headed back here in the evening and enjoyed sitting out on the beautiful deck overlooking the water.

Twilingate Things To Do

Where to Eat

We enjoyed lunch at Crow’s Nest Cafe which was incredible. We had the chilli and pulled pork sandwiches and enjoyed them outside on the patio. It was a great way to start our staycation in Twillingate.

Twillingate Things To Do

We had dinner at Doyle Sansome & Sons. The food was good but the decor left a little to be desired. But if you can get past that it is good, albeit basic, seafood. I had the lobster which is their speciality.

Twillingate Things To Do

Things To Do

There are so many hikes in this area it is incredible. Sadly, we only managed to do one hike but we chose the right one as it had stunning views. We hiked out to the natural sea arch, which was stunning. I took tons of pictures along the way.

Twillingate Things To Do

We also visited Split Rock Brewery and sampled some of the local beers. They have a huge taproom and about 8 different beers to sample. The beer is great, we had a lot of fun here enjoying the beer and atmosphere. Just a heads up, there is no food on site (except chips) so the kiddos aren’t allowed. Definitely check this place out!

Twillingate is such a beautiful little town with tons to do. It was a great relaxing start to our staycation. Stunning scenery, amazing food and lots of things to do and see. What more could you want? We will definitely be back to check out more of the hiking and restaurants.

Twillingate Things To Do

Planning a trip to Newfoundland? Check out all my posts here and feel free to comment or email me any questions you have! 

Favourite place to visit in Newfoundland? 

Filed Under: Newfoundland, Twillingate Tagged With: hiking newfoundland, newfoundland, Newfoundland Travel

Comments

  1. Court Ogilvie says

    January 4, 2019 at 7:26 pm

    I enjoyed your blog very much, having visited Twillingate and Fogo a few years back and being reminded through your blog what a special place that Newfoundland is. Thanks for sharing your trip!

    Reply
    • Heidi Murphy says

      January 4, 2019 at 9:37 pm

      Thank you so much for this lovely comment. I am so proud to be a Newfoundler. Thank you for visiting our province!

      Reply
  2. Bobby says

    January 15, 2019 at 10:25 am

    Thanks for sharing. Next time you visit, you’ll have to check out Rock Adventures kayaking tours! We look forward to paddling with you.

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    • Heidi Murphy says

      January 15, 2019 at 11:05 am

      Thanks for your comment! Sounds amazing!

      Reply
  3. Grant says

    January 15, 2019 at 10:33 am

    Next time try the hiking trail. Top of twillingate located on bayview street. its breathtaking

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    • Heidi Murphy says

      January 15, 2019 at 11:06 am

      I would love to check out more hiking trails in Twillingate! We will have to do that one next time.

      Reply
  4. Robin Fox says

    May 20, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    Enjoying your blog! Especially interested in St. John’s as we are planning a trip there this summer. My sister was born in St. John’s, but we have not been back for many years, and I know it has changed/grown tremendously since our last visit. My parents lived on Topsail Road in St. John’s which I believe is no longer there. We fondly remember staying at the old Newfoundland Hotel, where my mom at lobster for three meals every day, and we finished the evening with Newfie Nightcaps! We are excited about our trip this summer and I’d love any recommendations you have for St. John’s, and/or day trips nearby, especially restaurants, as we are a bit food obsessed. Haha. Thanks so much for your writings, I will continue to enjoy them!

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    • Heidi Murphy says

      May 20, 2019 at 4:21 pm

      Thank you for the lovely comment!

      My favourite restaurants can be found in this post: http://www.thewanderlusthomeblog.com/my-favourite-restaurants-in-newfoundland/

      As for day trips if you’re into hiking any of the East Coast Trails near town make for a wonderful day away from the city. If you are here in the summer a day of hiking on the southern shore (Bay Bulls, Witless Bay, Mobile) or taking a boat tour from there plus dinner at Fork in Mobile would be a perfect day trip.

      Also, heading out to Carbonear to visit Salmon Cove sands and have a meal at the Stone Jug would also be lovely.

      Finally, if you’re willing to go a bit further the Bonavista Peninsula is full of things to do: http://www.thewanderlusthomeblog.com/category/newfoundland/bonavista-trinity/

      I hope you enjoy your time visiting Newfoundland this summer. If you have any other questions feel free to reach out. ????

      Reply

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Hi, I’m Heidi!

Welcome to The Wanderlust Home! Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Heidi and I am from St. John's, Newfoundland. I love to travel but am also quite passionate about day to day life and my home. I work full-time in technology and love writing and creating on the side. This blog combines many of my passions but mainly you will find details on my travels and tidbits from my life. Here you will find posts on travel, fitness & wellness, home decor and DIYs, reading and anything that may peak my interest! I have many passions and I hope to capture them all here.

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