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Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia

Family-friendly holiday home in Margaretsville

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Exterior
walk to the beach and explore tidal pools
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Explore ocean floor at low tide and fish for mackerel off the wharf at high tide
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 71000 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Parking available
  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Middleton, NS
  • Place, Margaretsville Lighthouse
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Fundy Trail Parkway
  • Place, Cape d'Or

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bunk Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia

Enjoy staying close to the Bay of Fundy in our renovated Century home on the hill in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia. Relax in our sunny, open living and dining area with exposed beams, pine floors and wood stove. Take a short walk to cross the road to the beach approximately 200 ft. Rockhound and walk at low tide to discover sea treasures as the Bay of Fundy delivers the highest tides in the world. Stroll by the Margaretsville Lighthouse Est. 1859 and visit the wharf where you can view the local art gallery 'The Artist's Circle' If you like to fish you can join Mackerel enthusiasts on the wharf at high tide where rigs can bring in 4-5 at once. 'Holy Mackerel!'
Take in the local events at the Community Hall such as Old Fashioned suppers and the Sunday afternoon Ice Cream Parlor. See concerts, plays and readings at the Evergreen Theatre in East Margaretsville. We are centrally located between beautiful Annapolis Royal and Historic Wolfville.
With summer evenings lasting until 10pm Atlantic Standard Time you can enjoy day trips while being back to see the sun setting over the Bay.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
Must be attended at all times
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Please return the key to the lockbox
Ensure the heat is turned completely off of departure
Empty compost from house to the large grey bin outside
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Property Registration Number STR2526A9548

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Margaretsville

Located in Margaretsville, this holiday home is near the beach. Margaretsville Lighthouse and Port George Lighthouse are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Clairmont Provincial Park and Torbrook Nature Reserve. Travelling with kids? Consider Memory Lane Railway Museum and Oaklawn Farm Zoo. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Map
Middleton, NS

What's nearby

  • Margaretsville Lighthouse - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Oaklawn Farm Zoo - 33 min drive - 32.2 km
  • Halls Harbour Sea Cave - 48 min drive - 78.8 km
  • Lockhart and Ryan Memorial Park - 56 min drive - 71.6 km
  • Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens - 57 min drive - 73.2 km

Getting around

  • Halifax, NS (YHZ-Stanfield Intl.) - 112 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Vickis TakeOut Stand - ‬17 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Bay of Fundy in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia located?

This family-friendly Margaretsville holiday home is located near the beach, 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Margaretsville Lighthouse, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Memory Lane Railway Museum and Paragon Golf and Country Club. Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum and Port George Lighthouse are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 42 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 42 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 42 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 42 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 42 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ana D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely cottage, cute village.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lourena B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cottage by sea

Wonderful little spot, beautiful views
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Petrina D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Convenient and quiet location to Bay of Fundy - a car is required for sure. Place was clean although smelt a bit musty and needed airing out. Good size dining space allowed for a family visit and dinner. Did not spend a lot of time at the property as we were visiting family but the time we did was relaxing.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter and Rose M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

quiet getaway

comfortable, older home. felt clean and welcome. great location.
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donna M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very good

Beautiful area
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carole M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely getaway

Such a comfortable and cozy house. It has all the amenities and then some. Really enjoyed the peaceful and quiet home and gorgeous surroundings! Our family really enjoyed ourselves!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matt D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exploring NS

A wonderful cottage with a spacious deck that was filled with sun and beautiful views
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Li-Wei H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cottage at Margrateville

Nice, clean cottage. Owners responds to message right away My mom loved the fresh flowers
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Margaretsville on the Bay

A beautiful quiet spot on the spectacular NS side of the Bay of Fundy. Great deck, woodstove to take the chill out of the lvr, excellent working kitchen, nice bathroom and a comfortable bed all made for a wonderful five nights.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Suzy K.

Kinsea cottage

We only stayed for 2 nights at this delightful cottage but it was perfect. Very clean with everything you need. Internet is slow but not needed if you want to enjoy a relaxing vacation.

10/10 Excellent

Elaine G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Felt like home

We only stayed for two nights but felt so comfortable, and our 5- and 2-year-olds liked this place most of all the places we stayed in Nova Scotia! Little amenities like a couple pantry goods and a great local guidebook were game-changers for our stay on the north shore. We loved the quiet cottage community and lovely walk down to the lighthouse and rock beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Margaretsville is Perfect for a Relaxing Getaway

Kinsea House was the perfect getaway spot while visiting Nova Scotia for a wedding. We loved exploring the short walk to visit the Margaretsville lighthouse, the pier, the art gallery and the incredible waterfall down the beach! The main living area in the house itself was great for relaxing. Being able to see the Bay of Fundy from the windows was also a plus. The place was clean upon arrival and having a washer and dryer was super helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Olena K.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Property needs renovation. Host did not notify us that listed BBQ was broken, kettle was missing. It stinks upstairs and it’s impossible to open windows to have airflow.
That’s how you keep dirty window opened in bedroom
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Property

If you are looking for a quiet haven to call home while on vacation, this is the place. Internet signal not great, not a lot of channels but we did not travel to NS to stay in and watch TV! Beautiful scenery, country quiet, close to many amenities, we absolutely loved our time at Kinsea House ❤️
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Frank D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kinsea house

Cobwebs, spiders, and mice....not good. It is a lovely old home, family friendly with lots of room.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tammy G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Seaside delight

Beautiful home overlooking the Bay of Fundy! The Kinsey house has everything you could need for a great week away from home. Very friendly people at the wharf. Local artist painted a rock I found on the beach of the Margaretville lighthouse! We lived our stay ! Only drawback was that we were farther from family then we anticipated so lots of driving. Thank you Leslie for sharing your beautiful home.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Isaac M.

Kinsea cottage

We were there for 3 days, a family with 5 kids, and had a great time. The house has a lot of room and everything we need. The crib came in handy. The harbour and lighthouse is a 2 minute walk away. You can see the bay from the house and watch the fog coming in. The weather was warm and dry, so we didn't stay inside too much and even did most of the cooking over the firepit.

10/10 Excellent

sue g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A spot of heaven on earth!

The house was wonderful! Very comfortable, lovely remodeling that still retained the charm of an older home, and an INCREDIBLE setting. Just a few steps from the front door, you can watch the tides swing in the Bay of Fundy. Sitting on the front deck, reading my book and looking out at the quiet loveliness around me -- pure bliss. Margaretsville was a good spot from which to head south to the Digby area, and on another day, head north to the Grand Pre/Wolfville area. Such peaceful, idyllic countryside made driving to the different sights a real pleasure.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alan M., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A quaint cottage in a nice Fundy-side town

My wife and I were traveling to see family in the Kingston NS area and found this historic cottage to be a nice place to use as our home base. The large main room has great peekaboo views of the Bay from the nice living room. The kitchen, though rustic, had all we needed and the modest grill on the deck did the trick the one night when we hosted my mom, brother and sister-in-law. We slept in the comfortable bed in what must have been the dining room at one point. There are 2 other bedrooms upstairs, but the one on the main floor has what felt like a memory foam mattress. A minor quibble is that the fitted sheet on our bed was clearly worn out and just would not stay on. We enjoyed our 5 day stay at Kinsea Cottage.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert and Stacy D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wonderful stay

We loved our stay very much. It was perfect in every way. Leslie was so kind. It exceeded all our expectations. Thank you so much.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

William K., Framingham

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kinsea Cottage Visit

We had a wonderful stay at the KInsea Cottage that is located on the Bay of Fundy in Margretsville. We like to cook dinner, so we were happy to see that the kitchen pantry had a nice array of staples (flour, sugar, etc) and spices. In addition, the kitchen was well-equipped, including a lobster pot and large electric griddle for cooking the fresh seafood that you can get at the wharf in Margretsville or in Harbourville. The gas grill was great for BBQing and there was plenty of wood for the backyard firepit and s'more making. We had a great first day just hanging out at the Margretsville Wharf, buying reasonably priced art at the Art Shack and walking to the waterfall at low tide. In addition, we made trips to hike Cape Split, visit Burntcoat park, and bike on the rail trail from Kentville to Wolfville. Leslie gave us plenty of other great suggestions, but we only stayed five nights. I highly recommend visiting the NSLC store in Kingston (15 minutes away) and have one of the workers help you find a nice Nova Scotian wine to go with all the amazing seafood.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anick R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Chalet coquet, confortable, bien équipé

Super! Le village est un peu loin de tout mais a une vue imprenable sur les falaises et les coucher dd soleil sur la baie dd Fundy.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Scott H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Sea Side Relaxation

The building is old but charming. The yard is large and has a view of the harbour. Location is great being close to the beach, wharf and Lighthouse. Locals are friendly. Check in was seemless. We think the following is due to covid? Many cob webs throughout, there was an overwhelming musty odour that we combatted and unfortunately the cutlery was not clean and the stove was very dirty. We cleaned the bbq and used it instead. The living room furniture is well past its normal service life as well. Our stay was enjoyable despite the set backs.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nancy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful peaceful spot. Amazing view.

Amazing kitchen, eating area, deck , view. Very charming. Clean , quiet area close to beach. Loved all of it (except maybe could use a new mattress in main bedroom).
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Chris V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice cottage

In short, we enjoyed our stay. The cottage has everything you need. My only complaint would be the sleeping accommodations. Only 2 bedrooms, and the beds were not very comfortable (for us). We would however consider staying here again!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

About the host

Hosted by Leslie Kinsella

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I grew up in the beautiful Annapolis Valley and spent much of my life at the Fundy Shore in the summer. Since moving to NJ I always wanted to share this special place with my children and husband. We spend a part of every summer here and hope you love it as much as we do.

Why they chose this property

Take day trips to Annapolis Royal, Vineyards and Winerys in Gaspereau Valley, clam digging at Blomidon, Habitation, Port Royal, South Shore, Lunenburg, Oak Island and Halifax. With Atlantic Standard time you can still be back to watch the sun set over the Lighthouse.

What makes this property unique

A wonderful place for small children as there is a large grassy yard in front and back.

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