Seascape Coastal Retreat

Cape Breton Island


Seascape's pleasant cottages are set in pretty landscaped gardens only a five-minute drive from central Ingonish. Each cottage has a separate sitting room and bedroom, a private bathroom with whirlpool tub, a deck with barbecue and a cracking ocean view. Free kayaks and mountain bikes are available for guests' use.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Cape Breton Island attractions

1. Ingonish Beach

3.34 MILES

Ingonish's long, wide strip of sand is sheltered in a bay surrounded by green hills. It's a popular spot for some shore time in summer, even though the…

2. Cape Breton Highlands National Park

10.87 MILES

One of Atlantic Canada's most famous and spectacular national parks, Cape Breton Highlands occupies 20% of the Cape Breton Island landmass. It's…

3. Cabots Landing Provincial Park

16.84 MILES

Stop in this wonderful provincial park, 10km north of the Cabot Trail en route to Bay St Lawrence, to enjoy Aspy Bay and its spectacular beach.

4. Gampo Abbey

21.55 MILES

This abbey, 8km north of Pleasant Bay past the village of Red River, is a monastery for followers of Tibetan Buddhism. Ane Pema Chödrön is the founding…

5. Whale Interpretive Centre

22.37 MILES

Get some background on cetaceans at this modest visitor center, which has illustrations of 16 whale species, and a life-size model of a pilot whale…

6. Meat Cove

24.74 MILES

This small crescent of sand is pretty much as far north as you can get in Nova Scotia. The name is believed to derive from the beach's popularity as a…