Local Attractions
Greenwich National Park is minutes from Ocean Dream Luxury Beach House. This park is best known for its spectacular white sand beaches and rare parabolic dune system. It is home to the endangered Piping Plover. It has an amazing interpretative center, swimming area and nature trails along the beach, through forests and over boardwalks built through the freshwater pond behind the dunes.
The Confederation Trail, much of which follows an old railroad bed, provides traffic-free cycling through farmlands and forest. Bike rental and helmets can be found in St. Peter's.
Easy accessibility to great seafood in St. Peter’s Bay and Morell. Morell is the home of a major processing facility for PEI black mussels, shipped all over the world. You can buy a big bag of them for 10 bucks.
There are abundant nearby golf courses, including Crowbush (15 minutes), Brudenell and Dundarave (18 minutes) and Avondale (20 minutes). Check WWW.GOLFPEI.CA for special deals. There’s also a fun 9 hole course on the way to Souris – Rollo Bay Hills.
Elegant dining can be had at the Inn at St. Peters, Inn at Bay Fortune, Inn at Spry Point, Dalvay by the Sea. Less expensive is Bayside Country Inn, St. Peters, and Sheltered Harbor in Fortune Bay. More modest still is Rick’s Fish and Chips in St. Peters, and Shipwreck Café, Naufrage.
There are a host of nearby activities, both ongoing and at special times, such as: Confederation trail exploration, deep sea fishing, kayaking, kite flying, wind-surfing, horse-back riding.
Local festivals include the St. Peters Blueberry Festival, Morell Strawberry Festival, Dundas Agricultural Exhibition, Charlottetown Old Home Week.
You can read all about the island's offerings at www.peiplay.com.