Welcome to Brigus & Cupids
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A rich English history captured in picture postcard towns.
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Discover Brigus
Around here, history thrives. The town's well-kept old-style architecture, rustic stone walls, lush green gardens, and winding narrow lanes are reflective of its English, Irish, and Welsh heritage. Visit Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site, the former home of Captain Bob Bartlett, hailed as the greatest ice navigator of the 20th century.
There’s more to Brigus than scenery and history. Every summer, the community bustles with activity during the annual Blueberry Festival. Over 12,000 visitors from around the world come to enjoy three days of music, traditional food, dancing, fireworks, and of course blueberries. Sing and dance. Shop and relax. Fill your belly with the sweetest wildberry fixin’s in the world.
Explore Cupids
Around the year 1700, settlers abandoned the original plantation site, and the secret of its exact location was lost for more than 250 years. Today, visit the Cupids Cove Plantation Provincial Historic Site and watch archaeologists uncover its secrets piece by piece.
Some of the province's best stage actors perform both traditional and tongue-in-cheek interpretations of Shakespeare at a beautiful performance space. Perchance Theatre was modelled after Shakespeare's famous open-air Globe theatre in London.
Getting to Brigus and Cupids
Brigus and Cupids are located approximately 80 kilometres, or one hour, from the capital city of St. John's. There are two ways to get there: either along Route 1 or via the Admiral's Coast, Route 60 west from St. John's, which carries travellers through other scenic communities along Conception Bay. Brigus is on Route 60, while Cupids is just five minutes away along Keatings Road. Brigus and Cupids mark the eastern point of the Baccalieu Coastal Drive scenic drive.More on Getting to Newfoundland & Labrador
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