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The Confederation Trail winding through PEI countryside — a former rail bed for cycling and walking

Things to Do

Things to Do in Prince Edward Island

From sunrise kayak paddles to wooden roller coasters, championship links golf to a 273 km rail trail — here is how to actually spend your days on PEI.

Photo by Dennis Jarvis, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Green Gables Heritage Place — Green Gables farmhouse in Cavendish, PEI — the setting for Anne of Green Gables
Cavendish / North Shore

Green Gables Heritage Place

The farmhouse that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.

~35 min drive north from the property

Prince Edward Island National Park — Panoramic view of red cliffs and shoreline in Prince Edward Island National Park
Cavendish / North Shore

Prince Edward Island National Park

60 km of protected coastline: beaches, dunes, wetlands, and coastal trails.

~25–40 min from the property

Avonlea Village — Green Gables farmhouse in Cavendish, PEI — the setting for Anne of Green Gables
Cavendish / North Shore

Avonlea Village

Open-air heritage village with restaurants, shops, and Anne-themed experiences.

~35 min from the property

Sandspit Cavendish Beach — Red sand and dune grass along Cavendish Beach in Prince Edward Island National Park
Cavendish / North Shore

Sandspit Cavendish Beach

Family amusement park with a wooden roller coaster and midway rides.

~35 min from the property

Province House & Confederation Centre of the Arts — Province House National Historic Site in downtown Charlottetown, birthplace of Confederation
Charlottetown

Province House & Confederation Centre of the Arts

The birthplace of Canada plus a national arts centre in one downtown block.

~10 min drive from the property

Peake's Wharf & Charlottetown Harbourfront — Peake's Wharf on the Charlottetown waterfront with shops and moored boats
Charlottetown

Peake's Wharf & Charlottetown Harbourfront

Waterfront boardwalk with harbour cruises, seal tours, and casual dining.

~10 min from the property

COWS Creamery — The original COWS Creamery ice-cream shop in downtown Charlottetown
Charlottetown

COWS Creamery

PEI's iconic ice cream, hand-made on-site — tours and factory-floor viewing.

~10 min from the property

Upstreet Craft Brewery — Charlottetown harbour waterfront with wooden boardwalk and colourful buildings
Charlottetown

Upstreet Craft Brewery

Cornerstone PEI craft brewery with a big taproom and food.

~10 min from the property

PEI Brewing Company — Charlottetown harbour waterfront with wooden boardwalk and colourful buildings
Charlottetown

PEI Brewing Company

Big-brewery experience: tours, taproom, and the Gahan House flagship.

~10 min from the property

Greenwich Dunes (PEI National Park) — Boardwalk winding through parabolic dunes at Greenwich, PEI National Park
Points East

Greenwich Dunes (PEI National Park)

Rare parabolic dunes reached via a floating boardwalk over a pond.

~50 min from the property

Points East Coastal Drive — East Point Lighthouse standing at the eastern tip of Prince Edward Island
Points East

Points East Coastal Drive

475 km signposted loop of lighthouses, beaches, and fishing villages.

Loop starts ~30 min from Charlottetown from the property

The Bottle Houses (Cap-Egmont) — Black-and-white striped West Point Lighthouse on PEI's western shore
Western PEI

The Bottle Houses (Cap-Egmont)

Three whimsical buildings built from 25,000 recycled glass bottles.

~1 hr 15 min from the property

Prince Edward Distillery — Fishing boats and red-sand beach at Souris on PEI's east coast
Points East

Prince Edward Distillery

PEI-potato vodka and gins, distilled at the eastern tip of the island.

~1 hr 20 min from the property

Rossignol Estate Winery — Rossignol Estate Winery overlooking the sea at Little Sands, PEI
Points East

Rossignol Estate Winery

PEI's original farm winery — fruit wines, dry reds, and cliff-top tastings.

~1 hr from the property

Confederation Trail — The Confederation Trail winding through PEI countryside — a former rail bed for cycling and walking
Cavendish / North Shore

Confederation Trail

273 km tip-to-tip rail trail — flat, crushed stone, ideal for cycling.

Access from Charlottetown Riverfront from the property

North Rustico Deep-Sea Fishing — North Rustico Harbour with lobster boats and lighthouse on PEI's north shore
Cavendish / North Shore

North Rustico Deep-Sea Fishing

Half-day charters for mackerel and cod out of the North Shore fishing harbour.

~30 min from the property

The Links at Crowbush Cove — Panoramic view of red cliffs and shoreline in Prince Edward Island National Park
Cavendish / North Shore

The Links at Crowbush Cove

Scotland-style oceanfront links routinely ranked among Canada's top 10.

~40 min from the property

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