Canada
Ferryland
Picnic on a headland above a 17th-century colony while icebergs drift past and puffins wheel.
You hike to the lighthouse at Ferryland, Newfoundland, and spread a blanket on the headland. Lighthouse Picnics delivers your gourmet lunch. Below, the 17th-century Colony of Avalon archaeological dig is slowly uncovering a settlement older than most Canadian cities. An iceberg drifts past.
Ferryland on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula has layered its history like geological strata. The Colony of Avalon, founded by Lord Baltimore in 1621, is being excavated beneath the modern village, revealing stone buildings, pottery, and — notably — one of the oldest intact toilets in North America. Lighthouse Picnics, operating from the clifftop beside the working lighthouse, has become one of the most famous outdoor dining experiences in eastern Canada: guests hike to the headland and eat gourmet lunches on blankets overlooking the Atlantic. Puffins nest on the nearby headlands during breeding season. Icebergs drift through between May and July.
Couple
A gourmet picnic on a clifftop lighthouse with icebergs drifting past below — Ferryland's Lighthouse Picnics is one of the most romantic dining experiences in Canada.
Family
The hike to the lighthouse picnic, the archaeological dig, and the puffin-watching give families a full day of discovery in one of Newfoundland's most accessible and rewarding coastal villages.
- Lighthouse Picnics serves gourmet lunches on a clifftop blanket — guests hike to the lighthouse, then eat overlooking the Atlantic with icebergs drifting past.
- The Colony of Avalon archaeological dig has uncovered a 1620s English settlement beneath the modern village.
- Puffins nest on the nearby headlands, visible without a boat during breeding season.
- The 17th-century stone privy unearthed at the colony is one of the oldest intact toilets in North America.
Lighthouse Picnics serves gourmet lunches on a clifftop blanket overlooking the Atlantic.
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