Guidebook for Big Beach
Sightseeing
Ten minutes from the Ladybug B&B - a living museum demonstrating and describing the history of the local Gaelic culture.
33 locals recommend
Highland Village Museum
4119 Highway 223Ten minutes from the Ladybug B&B - a living museum demonstrating and describing the history of the local Gaelic culture.
A weekly series of Gaelic music and dancing in July and August, minutes from Ladybug B&B!
Feis An Eilein
A weekly series of Gaelic music and dancing in July and August, minutes from Ladybug B&B!
Cabot Trail
Cabot TrailThe world-renowned Cabot Trail is within an hour from the Ladybug B&B!
Visit the lovely village of Baddeck, home to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Visit the boat dock offering sail boat rides, Also has a liquor commission, grocery store, restaurants and gift shops!
50 locals recommend
Baddeck
Visit the lovely village of Baddeck, home to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Visit the boat dock offering sail boat rides, Also has a liquor commission, grocery store, restaurants and gift shops!
Visit the world-famous Fortress Louisbourg, featuring the life of its French residents during the 18th century. The Fortress has three period restaurants, a bakery, coffee shop and two gift shops.
22 locals recommend
Louisbourg
Visit the world-famous Fortress Louisbourg, featuring the life of its French residents during the 18th century. The Fortress has three period restaurants, a bakery, coffee shop and two gift shops.
Visit the Locks at St. Peter's where boats enter from St. Peter's Bay via the Lennox Passage and the Strait of Canso into the Bras D'Or Lakes. The quaint village offers shops and restaurants.
10 locals recommend
Saint Peter's
Visit the Locks at St. Peter's where boats enter from St. Peter's Bay via the Lennox Passage and the Strait of Canso into the Bras D'Or Lakes. The quaint village offers shops and restaurants.
Visit the French-speaking village of Cheticamp, with fantastic food, folk art, gift shops, whale-watching tours and a lovely waterfront walk.
21 locals recommend
Chéticamp
Visit the French-speaking village of Cheticamp, with fantastic food, folk art, gift shops, whale-watching tours and a lovely waterfront walk.
Visit the entrance to the world-famous Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Walk the trails, visit waterfalls, swim in lakes, rivers and the Ingonish Beaches!
39 locals recommend
Ingonish Beach
Visit the entrance to the world-famous Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Walk the trails, visit waterfalls, swim in lakes, rivers and the Ingonish Beaches!
Enjoy the groomed trails and camping areas of this fantastic park and view rabbits, moose, deer, partridge, eagles, bear, fox and Coy-Wolves.
55 locals recommend
Cape Breton Highlands National Park Of Canada
37637 Cabot TrailEnjoy the groomed trails and camping areas of this fantastic park and view rabbits, moose, deer, partridge, eagles, bear, fox and Coy-Wolves.
Visit the lovely village of Mabou, with the Strathspey Place | Performing Arts Center, the Red Shoe and other restaurants and gift shops. Visit the Mother of Sorrows Pioneer Shrine and say a prayer!
10 locals recommend
Mabou
Visit the lovely village of Mabou, with the Strathspey Place | Performing Arts Center, the Red Shoe and other restaurants and gift shops. Visit the Mother of Sorrows Pioneer Shrine and say a prayer!
The venue for many a Scottish Gaelic or Folk music festival, St. Ann's also offers courses in Gaelic, a gift shop and museum of Gaelic History. Worth a look-see!
33 locals recommend
Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College
51779 Cabot Trail RdThe venue for many a Scottish Gaelic or Folk music festival, St. Ann's also offers courses in Gaelic, a gift shop and museum of Gaelic History. Worth a look-see!
Pronounced "Ishka ban", it's a lovely waterfall on the edge of the Cape Breton Highlands, just 20-minutes from the village of Baddeck, and a short hike from its parking lot.
28 locals recommend
Uisge Ban Falls
715 N Branch RdPronounced "Ishka ban", it's a lovely waterfall on the edge of the Cape Breton Highlands, just 20-minutes from the village of Baddeck, and a short hike from its parking lot.
Everything Else
St. Columba Catholic Church, less than ten minutes from the Ladybug B&B! Sunday morning Mass only at 11am.
Iona
St. Columba Catholic Church, less than ten minutes from the Ladybug B&B! Sunday morning Mass only at 11am.
St. Barra's Catholic Church, five minutes from the Ladybug B&B - Saturday evening Mass only at 5:30pm.
Christmas Island
St. Barra's Catholic Church, five minutes from the Ladybug B&B - Saturday evening Mass only at 5:30pm.
Shopping
Foodland Supermarket, PetroCan, Muin Gas, convenience stores, restaurants and bakery at Eskasoni (Mi'kmaq, (pronounced "Migmaw", meaning the "People of the Red Earth") First Nation, 25 minutes from Ladybug B&B.
Eskasoni
Foodland Supermarket, PetroCan, Muin Gas, convenience stores, restaurants and bakery at Eskasoni (Mi'kmaq, (pronounced "Migmaw", meaning the "People of the Red Earth") First Nation, 25 minutes from Ladybug B&B.
Essentials
Sydney is only 45 minutes away, offering waterfront walkways, shopping, casino, restaurants, movies, liquor commission and concerts.
23 locals recommend
Sydney
Sydney is only 45 minutes away, offering waterfront walkways, shopping, casino, restaurants, movies, liquor commission and concerts.
Grand Narrows Waterfront
9328 Grand Narrows HwyThe waterfront offers laundry service in high season.
Food Scene
A new eatery in the old Catholic church on Route 223 in McKinnon Harbour, open 7 days, 8am to 8pm. Getting rave reviews!
McKinnons Harbour
A new eatery in the old Catholic church on Route 223 in McKinnon Harbour, open 7 days, 8am to 8pm. Getting rave reviews!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Iona Heights Inn
4115 NS-223 Frolic and Folk Pub
Arts & Culture
Shows the history of coal mining on the island, which is still an active industry in Cape Breton.
46 locals recommend
Miner's Museum
17 Museum StShows the history of coal mining on the island, which is still an active industry in Cape Breton.
Visit the gift shop and museum at the Gaelic College of St. Ann's.
33 locals recommend
Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College
51779 Cabot Trail RdVisit the gift shop and museum at the Gaelic College of St. Ann's.