Guidebook for Norris Point & Surrounds
Food Scene
We are fortunate to have a pretty diverse array of offerings in our area. You can find establishments featuring casual, more traditional, as well as pub fare, but also fine dining and Restaurant's where their credo is to showcase locally sourced ingredients and produce, and who do so with flair!
**HIGHLY suggest you make sure to secure dinner reservations in advance. Particularly for Chanterelles and The Black Spruce Restaurants
Fabulous locally operated cafe & resto where your can dine in, grab coffee or lunch to go, & even purchase quality coffee beans to take back to The Little Wild for your coffee fix!
Java Jack's Restaurant & Gallery
88 Main St NFabulous locally operated cafe & resto where your can dine in, grab coffee or lunch to go, & even purchase quality coffee beans to take back to The Little Wild for your coffee fix!
Hours are 8:30am-5pm...and its the very best nearby spot to hop on wifi, grab a lunch (even a boxed lunch to go, for your excursions!) as well as a great array of salads and soups, and the best coffee going.
7 yerel halk öneriyor
The Old Store Cafe
216 Main StHours are 8:30am-5pm...and its the very best nearby spot to hop on wifi, grab a lunch (even a boxed lunch to go, for your excursions!) as well as a great array of salads and soups, and the best coffee going.
Fine dining, incredible views and venue, and a menu that showcases an array of locally sourced produce.
The Black Spruce Restaurant
7 Beach RdFine dining, incredible views and venue, and a menu that showcases an array of locally sourced produce.
This is a fabulous restaurant to choose from for a unique dining experience in the area. Always sourcing a majority of local ingredients, and boasting one of the most sophisticated wine lists in the region.
Sugar Hill Inn & Chanterelles Restaurant
115 Main StreetThis is a fabulous restaurant to choose from for a unique dining experience in the area. Always sourcing a majority of local ingredients, and boasting one of the most sophisticated wine lists in the region.
This restaurant is a great destination for any explorations you plan on the South Side of the National Park. It's more on the casual side and great as an apres hike spot after a day of adventuring.
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Seaside
263 Main StreetThis restaurant is a great destination for any explorations you plan on the South Side of the National Park. It's more on the casual side and great as an apres hike spot after a day of adventuring.
This spot is a magnificent choice if you're looking to customize a special day for yourselves, exploring the south side of the National Park. You can rely on local transport shuttle services if you don't want to drive your vehicle over to the south side. We highly recommend dining here. Their "Taste" restaurant is one of the most top notch in our region, and if you really want to get into customizing your experience, after a day of hiking and exploring the south side you can try your luck at booking one of their 4 outdoor cedar hot tubs or barrel sauna, before your dinner reservation. Always a great experience here!! They are also operators of local culinary, cultural and guided hiking tours. Just call to find out more.
Gros Morne Inn
This spot is a magnificent choice if you're looking to customize a special day for yourselves, exploring the south side of the National Park. You can rely on local transport shuttle services if you don't want to drive your vehicle over to the south side. We highly recommend dining here. Their "Taste" restaurant is one of the most top notch in our region, and if you really want to get into customizing your experience, after a day of hiking and exploring the south side you can try your luck at booking one of their 4 outdoor cedar hot tubs or barrel sauna, before your dinner reservation. Always a great experience here!! They are also operators of local culinary, cultural and guided hiking tours. Just call to find out more.
A new and attractively designed, comfortable, family friendly restaurant serving up pub style food.
Buoy & Arrow Restaurant and Suites
A new and attractively designed, comfortable, family friendly restaurant serving up pub style food.
Drinks & Nightlife
There are a good number of spots where you can take in local music and entertainment. Best spot to keep current on upcoming event launches and ticket sales is through this regional website: https://visitgrosmorne.com/
Throughout the Summer & Fall, as well as occasionally throughout the Winter, there are a tremendous amount of events that "pop-up" and take place in any number of the various enclave communities. If you're interested in anything in particular please reach out to us so we can keep in mind to share with you word of events, as they're released.
This is our local, "all in one". Count on it as a place to buy water taxi & boat excursion passes, happy hour, hearing live local musicians, fun open mike nights every Thursday, pub grub & just the all-round best hang out in town.
Open mic every Thursday beginning at 9:30-12:30. Tues,Thurs,Satur evening cruises with entertainment on the emm Catt leaving at 7. Usually Friday happy hour 6-8 with Angus Stewart at the Cat Stop, Saturday afternoons with Jeff Quilty 4-6 at the Cat Stop, and different performers Sunday afternoons 4-6 at the Cat Stop. And sometimes special events if an act is coming through and doing a filler gig on a weird night. Always something on the go there in the Summer!
6 yerel halk öneriyor
The Cat Stop
4 Stone's LnThis is our local, "all in one". Count on it as a place to buy water taxi & boat excursion passes, happy hour, hearing live local musicians, fun open mike nights every Thursday, pub grub & just the all-round best hang out in town.
Open mic every Thursday beginning at 9:30-12:30. Tues,Thurs,Satur evening cruises with entertainment on the emm Catt leaving at 7. Usually Friday happy hour 6-8 with Angus Stewart at the Cat Stop, Saturday afternoons with Jeff Quilty 4-6 at the Cat Stop, and different performers Sunday afternoons 4-6 at the Cat Stop. And sometimes special events if an act is coming through and doing a filler gig on a weird night. Always something on the go there in the Summer!
Sightseeing
We live in arguably one of the most beautiful and unspoiled parts of the world. Development has happened quite organically and modestly here, and you'll find such a down to earth feel, in your time here. It's a feeling that keeps many folks wanting to return to experience again and again. There are countless places, and look-off points, sunset perches, trails, historic destinations, wildlife encounters and view points that will draw you in here. Some of these places are off the beaten path and lesser known, but frequented by the locals. Best advice would be, when you arrive here, chat and strike up a conversation with the local people and learn about the charm of this place first hand, and take the little trail junctures and off shoots and remain curious. It's sure to lead you somewhere very special.
This is a "once upon a time" old settlement, and a fabulous spot to kayak over to, have a bonfire, and just watch the sunset between the opening of Bonne Bay. Unaccessible by foot or by roads; only by water craft.
Gadds Harbour
This is a "once upon a time" old settlement, and a fabulous spot to kayak over to, have a bonfire, and just watch the sunset between the opening of Bonne Bay. Unaccessible by foot or by roads; only by water craft.
Absolutely spectacular scenery of this billion year old glacial carved valley & landlocked fjord. Walking the trail from the parking lot/main entrance, to the boat departure ramp - you'll want to give yourself 45mins. Beautiful scenery on the way, but nothing can compare to taking the boat tour that shows you deep within the land locked freshwater fjord. Or, if you're into more rugged style hiking, there's a fabulous hike and overnight camping spot in Snugg Harbour that boasts views as seen in this thumbnail photograph. It's a truly breathtaking spot!
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Western Brook Pond
Absolutely spectacular scenery of this billion year old glacial carved valley & landlocked fjord. Walking the trail from the parking lot/main entrance, to the boat departure ramp - you'll want to give yourself 45mins. Beautiful scenery on the way, but nothing can compare to taking the boat tour that shows you deep within the land locked freshwater fjord. Or, if you're into more rugged style hiking, there's a fabulous hike and overnight camping spot in Snugg Harbour that boasts views as seen in this thumbnail photograph. It's a truly breathtaking spot!
Step inside the fish store and tiny cabin and imagine the lives of the three Mudge brothers and their families who fished at Broom Point from 1941 to 1975. The wooden buildings, hand built boats, fishing gear and homey cabin recall the inshore fishery in open boats that once sustained Newfoundland's coastal communities. Parks Canada guides from the local area keep the story alive. Explore the rocky point, the garden hidden in the tuckamore, and the cemetery in the nearby cove.**
Not to be missed is the walk along "Stephens Trail". It can be accessed from the main parking lot, and is a short distance which opens up onto the views of Western Brook Beach, the river mouth, and one of the most beautiful
perspectives of Western Brook Fjord.
**taken from Parks website
Broom Point
Step inside the fish store and tiny cabin and imagine the lives of the three Mudge brothers and their families who fished at Broom Point from 1941 to 1975. The wooden buildings, hand built boats, fishing gear and homey cabin recall the inshore fishery in open boats that once sustained Newfoundland's coastal communities. Parks Canada guides from the local area keep the story alive. Explore the rocky point, the garden hidden in the tuckamore, and the cemetery in the nearby cove.**
Not to be missed is the walk along "Stephens Trail". It can be accessed from the main parking lot, and is a short distance which opens up onto the views of Western Brook Beach, the river mouth, and one of the most beautiful
perspectives of Western Brook Fjord.
**taken from Parks website
This is one of our favourite coastline trails. It leaves from this campsite area, and skirts the shoreline south, following along what was once the old mail route road, for the region.
"A short pathway leads to the shoreline for close up views of the rocks or follow the cliff top pathway to a spectacular view over the point. Explore Green Point’s seaside cliffs, a beautiful and intriguing sequence of layered rocks. Almost 500 million years ago, these rocks formed on the bottom of an ancient ocean. Here geologists discovered fossils that define the boundary between the Cambrian and Ordovician periods and makes Green Point a world geological benchmark. Located off route 430, 500 m north of the Green Point campground. Best visited at low tide. For your safety, watch for falling rocks and stay back from the cliff edge." - an excerpt from the GMNP website
Green Point
This is one of our favourite coastline trails. It leaves from this campsite area, and skirts the shoreline south, following along what was once the old mail route road, for the region.
"A short pathway leads to the shoreline for close up views of the rocks or follow the cliff top pathway to a spectacular view over the point. Explore Green Point’s seaside cliffs, a beautiful and intriguing sequence of layered rocks. Almost 500 million years ago, these rocks formed on the bottom of an ancient ocean. Here geologists discovered fossils that define the boundary between the Cambrian and Ordovician periods and makes Green Point a world geological benchmark. Located off route 430, 500 m north of the Green Point campground. Best visited at low tide. For your safety, watch for falling rocks and stay back from the cliff edge." - an excerpt from the GMNP website
The best in the biz for kayak rentals/tours, private and group zodiac tours, picnics as well as Stand Up Paddle Board rentals.
Gros Morne Adventures
9 Clarke's RdThe best in the biz for kayak rentals/tours, private and group zodiac tours, picnics as well as Stand Up Paddle Board rentals.
This company hosts top notch experiences. On occasion we've pre-ordered one of their "picnic baskets" and a beautiful option is taking one of these picnics to Shallow Bay beach day use area, and go enjoy it on the beach or in Parks Canada's fabulous, remodelled cook shelter, maybe catch sunset there, which is always an incredible show from there.
Tour Gros Morne
This company hosts top notch experiences. On occasion we've pre-ordered one of their "picnic baskets" and a beautiful option is taking one of these picnics to Shallow Bay beach day use area, and go enjoy it on the beach or in Parks Canada's fabulous, remodelled cook shelter, maybe catch sunset there, which is always an incredible show from there.
Essentials
This is one of the better stocked stores between Rocky Harbour & Norris Point. Limited fresh veggies, and all the essentials, as well as a laundromat on site near the rental cabins.
Gros Morne Cabins
72 Main St SThis is one of the better stocked stores between Rocky Harbour & Norris Point. Limited fresh veggies, and all the essentials, as well as a laundromat on site near the rental cabins.
The provincial liquor store which carries a decent selection of beer, wine & alcohol, as well as a gift shop and general convenience items.
Liquor Express
42 Main St NThe provincial liquor store which carries a decent selection of beer, wine & alcohol, as well as a gift shop and general convenience items.
Everything Else
These guys have their hands into so much of the action around here. Daily boat tours, cod jigging boat trips in season, music performances, happy hour, and open mike night. They operate the Western Brook Boat Tours as well as the sunset cruises on Bonne Bay which are both spectacular! Their dock at the Cat Stop in Norris Point is also where the daily water taxi leaves from, for the South side of the park.
Call for info and the schedules are available online: http://www.bontours.ca/
1-888-458-2016
BonTours
105 Pond RdThese guys have their hands into so much of the action around here. Daily boat tours, cod jigging boat trips in season, music performances, happy hour, and open mike night. They operate the Western Brook Boat Tours as well as the sunset cruises on Bonne Bay which are both spectacular! Their dock at the Cat Stop in Norris Point is also where the daily water taxi leaves from, for the South side of the park.
Call for info and the schedules are available online: http://www.bontours.ca/
1-888-458-2016
Entertainment
Go online and on Facebook to find the schedule of performances for the Gros Morne Theatre Festival. Each Summer brings a new lineup of performances and they're all truly amazing and exhibit the rural identity and stories and history of the local people here.
Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts
190 Main StreetGo online and on Facebook to find the schedule of performances for the Gros Morne Theatre Festival. Each Summer brings a new lineup of performances and they're all truly amazing and exhibit the rural identity and stories and history of the local people here.