The Hillsdale House Inn is located at 519 St. George Street, in Historic Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Set on 12 acres of land the Inn is located just 3 doors down from the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens. Dining, shopping, museums and Fort Anne National Historic Site are only minutes away and within easy walking distance. Conveniently located in Southwestern Nova Scotia we are a perfect location for day trips to all destinations in the southwest region.

Nova Scotia is located between the provinces of New Brunswick (in the west) and Newfoundland (in the northeast). [View Nova Scotia Locator Map]

Route 101 from Halifax - See directional map

Take exit 22 to Annapolis Royal - you will be traveling on Route 8 which turns into St. George Street in Annapolis Royal. The inn is located on the left. For a more scenic route, take exit 20 to Bridgetown and travel along Route 1 to Annapolis Royal. At the traffic lights turn left onto St. George Street and we are located just past the Historic Gardens on the right. (Driving time is approximately 2 hours.)

Route 101 from Yarmouth/Digby - See directional map

Take exit 22 to Annapolis Royal - you will be traveling on Route 8 which turns into St. George Street in Annapolis Royal. The inn is located on the left. For a more scenic route, take exit 23 toward Clementsport/Cornwallis and travel along Route 1 to Annapolis Royal. At the traffic lights turn right onto St. George Street and we are located just past the Historic Gardens on the right. (Driving time from Yarmouth is approximately 1.5 hours, and from Digby is approximately 30 minutes)

Route 8 from South Shore and Kejimkujik National Park - See directional map

Approaching Annapolis Royal on Route 8 we are located on the left just before the Historic Gardens. (Driving time from Liverpool is approximately 1.5 hours, and from Kejimkujik National Park is approximately 40 minutes.)

How do I get there?

Via Air Nova Scotia is easily accessable by Air, Sea or Land. Check out all our airline options by clicking here.

An international airport is located just outside the capital city of Halifax.

Ferry

Several ferry services operate in Nova Scotia, offering connection to the United States eastern seaboard (Bar Harbour and Portland, Maine), and New Brunswick (Saint John), Prince Edward Island (Wood Islands) and Newfoundland (Port Aux Basques and Argentia).

Yarmouth is the terminal for the high speed ferry The Cat, operating from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth (4 days a week early and late season, 3 days a week mid-summer) and from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth (3 days a week early and late season, 4 days a week mid-summer). Regular bus service links Yarmouth to Halifax.

Digby is the terminal for the car ferry from Saint John, New Brunswick. Buses depart daily to Halifax.Caribou/Pictou is the terminal for ferries which arrive daily from Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, between May 1 and mid-December. Highway 106 leads from the ferry terminal to the Pictou Rotary and the Northumberland Shore.

North Sydney is the terminal of the ferry service from Port-aux-Basques and Argentia, Newfoundland. North Sydney is at the eastern end of Trans Canada Highway 105.

Highway

Nova Scotia is connected to mainland Canada at the New Brunswick border. Travelling the Trans Canada Highway east from New Brunswick will enter Nova Scotia in the Amherst area... from here it is roughly a 2.5 - 3 hour drive to the capital city of Halifax.

Train Passenger rail service is provided by VIA Rail into Halifax.