Canada
Ferryland
A picnic arrives at an 1870s lighthouse while icebergs and whales pass the headland below.
The walk out the point takes half an hour of grass, wind and widening sea. At the red-capped lighthouse, lunch is handed over to be eaten with the Atlantic at your feet.
Ferryland pairs the 17th-century Colony of Avalon, one of North America's earliest colonial sites, with the province's most loved lighthouse lunch. Archaeology continues at the dig while the headland serves bergs, whales and seabirds in season. The village keeps both stories within one shoreline walk.
Couple
The lighthouse picnic is built for two; order ahead and claim the seaward grass.
Family
The half-hour walk and open headland give children a picnic with icebergs attached.
- Ferryland layers a 17th-century colony dig beneath an 1870s lighthouse headland.
- The pre-ordered picnic is eaten on headland grass with the open Atlantic below.
- Bergs, whales and seabirds pass in season below the lunch spot.
Lighthouse Picnics hands over pre-ordered lunches at the 1870s light, eaten on the headland grass.
The two-kilometre walk out is the aperitif; the Atlantic horizon is the table setting.
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