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Transportation Options |
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Fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia (3 hour, scenic drive) |
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| Fly from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, NS (35 minute drive) | |
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Sail to Yarmouth, the 1st secure port from the US Eastern Seaboard, or nearby Shelburne |
Port of Yarmouth Port of Shelburne |
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Ferry from St. John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia |
Princess of Acadia |
There are lots of ways to visit Trout
Point and the Yarmouth & Acadian Shores Region.
New for 2010!: Twin Cities Air
Service will be providing direct flights 4 times a week from Portland,
Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Tel. 800-564-3882.
Twin Cities can
also provide charter flights outside of the scheduled service from anywhere in
the United States--avoid the hassles of commercial airlines with this
customized service, perfect for
groups of 4-7 persons!
The web site
flyHalifax
provides complete information on air
transport, including reservations links. Porter Airlines
now provides
Halifax air service from Toronto`s City
Centre Airport.
Continental Airlines from flies from New York, American Airlines from Boston,
United
Airlines from Washington, D.C.,
and Air Canada from London,
England, Toronto, and Montreal, among others. T
here is a
year-round ferry from St. John, NB to Digby, NS. Digby is about an hour's drive
from the Lodge.
The Relais & Chateaux Route de Bonheur
for Maine and Atlantic Canada
There are times when the road less
traveled is the best way to go. The "road to good times" is the root of Relais
& Chateaux history. Many of our guests are coming from or
going to other Relais & Chateaux properties on a single vacation. The
nearest and one of the most celebrated Relais & Chateaux properties is Kingsbrae Arms. Guests
can enjoy a leisurely ferry ride between Saint John, New Brunswick and Digby,
Nova Scotia with about an hour's drive on either side. For a more ambitious
Maritime loop itinerary, include Maine's White Barn Inn. Above all experience
the world of difference between our relaxed country house, a magnificent rustic
lodge, and a sophisticated hotel & restaurant.
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A recommended
driving itinerary to awaken your senses: a loop between 3 acclaimed Relais
& Chateaux properties
Kennebunkport, Maine:
White Barn
Inn
St. Andrews by the Sea,
New Brunswick: Kingsbrae
Arms
Kemptville, Yarmouth
County, Nova Scotia: Trout
Point Lodge of Nova Scotia
For most
travellers, the primary option for getting to East Kemptville is
f lying to Halifax International
Airport and taking the 3-hour scenic drive down the coast.
Trout Point recommend AVIS car rental in Yarmouth:
902-742-3323.
For those wanting to fly and drive, Halifax International Airport lies about 3 hours north of the lodge, and has all major rental car agencies. Trout Point is about 45 minutes by from the Shelburne/Ohio exit off of Highway 103, the route south from Halifax. Take the road towards the Ohios.
The Lodge can be reached by car from either Shelburne or Yarmouth. The Lodge is remote, and access is by a 3-mile long dirt-and-gravel road. The Trout Point Road lies off of the East Branch Road, which is off of Highway 203. Driving Directions appear at the bottom of this page.
Written driving directions are also available at the Visitor Information Center in Yarmouth.
Both Yarmouth and Halifax have major car
rental agencies. Shuttle service by van from the Halifax metro area or airport
to Yarmouth is available daily from at least 2 services, departing at around
4:00 p.m. We can help you with these arrangements. For more complete travel
information and links, please visit
www.acadianfarm.com.
If travelling through or around Maine to or from Nova Scotia, consider fellow Conde Nast Johansen's recommended The Lodge at Moosehead Lake , one of the US's most captivating hideaways. Overlooking the breathtakingly beautiful, pristine waters of Moosehead Lake in inland Maine, The Lodge is an ultra-private, nine room 4-diamond luxury inn considered to be the epitome of rustic sophistication.
Driving Directions to Trout Point Lodge, East Kemptville, Yarmouth
County, Nova Scotia
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FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FERRY TERMINAL
AND YARMOUTH TOWN
Exit the ferry terminal
and go straight across the intersection. This is Forest Street.
1. Head east
from Forest St - go 2.0 km
2. Turn left at Haley Rd - go 1.0 km, through the
4-way stoplight intersection
3. Continue on Hardscratch Rd - go 0.7 km
4.
Turn right at HWY-103 - go until the Tusket exit
5. Take the Tusket exit and
turn left onto Gavel Road
Continue on Gavel Rd until you come to a "Y" where
the Canaan Road starts and there is a yield sign, turn left onto the Canaan
Road; do not go towards Quinan! You will stay on the Canaan Road until it ends
at the paved Hwy. 203 and you see a sign for Kemptville. The Canaan Road turns
to dirt and gravel about half way through.
6. Turn right at HWY-203 - go 1.1
km You will stay on HWY 203 until the East Branch Road in East Kemptville.
7.
Stay on 203 passing Campbells Ln and then Jakes Lane
8. Arrive at Kemptville
and the Kemptville Store
At Kemptville there will be a white Church and an
intersection. East Kemptville is to the right over the Tusket River Bridge.
North Kemptville is to the left. This is a brand-new 2-lane bridge.
Continue
on HWY 203 until the village ends--there will be no more farm houses or fields,
only forest. You will go through a couple of sharp turns and cross a small
bridge. Look for the East Branch Road sign. There is a street light at the
intersection of HWY 203 and East Branch, Turn left onto the East Branch Road and
follow the Lodge signs.
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FROM
HALIFAX AIRPORT
From Halifax,
the fastest and easiest route is to take HWY 103 south to the second Shelburne
exit, where you turn right and go to the East Branch Road in East Kemptville,
Yarmouth County
1. From the airport, dead north on Bell Blvd/Boulevard Bell toward Silver Dart 0.8 km
2. Slight right to stay on Bell Blvd/Boulevard Bell (signs for HWY-102/Truro/Halifax/Dartmouth) 1.5 km
3. Merge onto HWY-102 S via the ramp to Halifax/Dartmouth 23.1 km
4. Take exit 3 for Hammonds Plains Rd/HWY-213 E 0.3 km
5. Turn left at Hammonds Plains Rd/HWY-213 15.1 km
6. Slight right onto the HWY-103 W ramp to Hubbards/Yarmouth 0.5 km
7. Merge onto HWY-103 182 km (about 2 hours)
8. Turn right at HWY-203 57.5 km (about 46 mins)
9. Turn right onto the East Branch Road
10. Turn left onto the Trout Point Road
While on Hwy. 203 in Yarmouth County, watch
for power poles to begin again and look for the East Branch Road sign. Turn
right onto the East Branch Road and follow the signs.
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Digby
From DIGBY
1. Take Hwy 101 towards Yarmouth
2. Get
off Hwy. 101 at the “Weymouth” exit. From Weymouth, follow the signs for
Carleton on Hwy 340.
3. At Carleton, pick up Hwy 203 towards Kemptville and then
go towards East Kemptville, following the directions from Yarmouth
above.