Burin Peninsula
Around Burin Peninsula
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Burin Peninsula
“The Boot”
Where the sea shapes the soul
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Welcome to the Burin Peninsula, where the ocean is always near and the community is tight-knit. Come for the scenery, stay for the warm hospitality and a good feed of fish and brewis.
Clubs for Burin Peninsula
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The room
One room for everyone around Burin Peninsula. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Burin Peninsula. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mine Heritage Site Historic fluorspar mine that shaped the town of St. Lawrence.
- Grand Bank Seamen's Museum Celebrates the region's seafaring history and shipbuilding.
- Burin Heritage Museum Local artifacts and stories from the Burin area.
- Fortune Head Lighthouse Scenic lighthouse at the entrance to Fortune Bay.
- Marystown Marina Hub for fishing and pleasure boats in the region.
- St. Patrick's Church, Burin Historic Anglican church with a prominent spire.
- Outdoors Hiking the coastal trails
- Outdoors Fishing for cod and mackerel
- With kids Playgrounds in town parks
- With kids Swimming at local beaches
- Evenings Pub nights at local bars
- Evenings Community dances with live music
- Locals love Wharves and fishing stages
- Locals love Coastal hiking trails
Through the year
Cool maritime climate with mild summers and snowy winters. Best time to be out is July to September for warm weather and calm seas. Spring is foggy, summer is pleasant, fall is crisp with berry season, winter is cold with snow and wind. Best: July to September for warm weather and calm seas.
Talk like a local
- “b'y”
- Boy, used as a friendly address.
- “whaddya at?”
- How are you? What are you doing?
- “screech-in”
- A ritual for newcomers involving Newfoundland screech rum.
- “mummering”
- Christmas tradition of dressing up and visiting neighbours.
Getaways
- Clarenville–Bonavista Explore the Bonavista Peninsula and its lighthouses.
- Avalon Peninsula Visit Cape St. Mary's and the Irish Loop.
- St. John's City life, Signal Hill, and George Street.
- Gander Aviation history and the North Atlantic Aviation Museum.
Local flavour
Rooting for Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL), St. John's Sea-Hawks (U Sports)
Eat and drink
- Fish and brewis (salt cod with hard bread) Traditional Newfoundland dish
- Toutons (fried dough) Often served with molasses
- Partridgeberry jam Made from local berries
- Bakeapple (cloudberry) desserts A prized local berry
- Jigg's dinner (boiled dinner with salt beef) Sunday staple
- Newfoundland screech rum A local spirit
Where people go
- Fishing villages and outports
- Wharves and fishing stages
- Lighthouses
- Coastal hiking trails e.g., along the rugged shoreline
- Historic churches (Anglican and Catholic)
- Mining heritage sites (e.g., St. Lawrence fluorspar mine)
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Nearby
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Rural Division No. 2, NL. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.