Discover Hillsborough

Hillsborough brings together railway history, historic sites, and marsh and wetland landscapes. These themes offer different points of interest when choosing a hotel: the New Brunswick Railway Museum, the Steeves House Museum, and the Acadian Battlefield each have their own focus. You can include historic collections, biographical history, and trails through a natural marshland landscape in your travel plans.

Railway History and Historic Sites

The New Brunswick Railway Museum is designated as a local historic site because its location and collections are connected to the railway history of Hillsborough and New Brunswick. The historic exhibition building houses railway artifacts and photographs documenting the history of railways in New Brunswick. The museum also features the province’s largest display of unique railway equipment.

The Steeves House Museum is the historic birthplace of the Honourable William Henry Steeves. It offers a biographical focus that differs from the railway museum’s technical and local-history focus. Another commemorative site is the Acadian Battlefield: the natural marshland was the setting for the Battle of Hillsborough in 1755. The site includes a cairn commemorating the battle, erected in 1922.

Marshland, Walking Paths, and Trails

The Acadian Battlefield is accessible via walking paths through a waterfowl sanctuary. Another place with walking paths is the wetland park beside the Hillsborough Visitor Information Centre. The two natural sites have different focuses: at the Acadian Battlefield, marshland and battle history come together, while the wetland park beside the Visitor Information Centre highlights the wetland setting. White Rock in Hillsborough is one of the leading trail destinations.

Crafts in Hillsborough

Local artisans sell their wares at Artisan Village. Operations may vary seasonally, so check in advance whether the Village is open on your travel dates. This lets you plan your visit around the time of year, while the museums and landscape sites described above appeal to other interests.

Albert County: Nature and County History

The coast of Albert County runs along the Bay of Fundy. Fundy National Park lies on the southwestern boundaries of Albert County and borders Chignecto Bay to the south. In the park, trails lead inland to waterfalls in Acadian forests. Albert County’s coastal rivers and forests are also suitable for hiking.

Highway 114 crosses Fundy National Park for 21 kilometres, from Wolfe Lake in the northwest to Alma in the southeast. It also connects the park to the Trans-Canada Highway. At the Mary’s Point Bird Sanctuary, the landscape serves as a seasonal resting place for more than 300,000 semipalmated sandpipers from mid-July to mid-August. If this bird stopover is relevant to your trip, this time period offers a specific planning reference.

The Albert County Museum & R.B. Bennett Commemorative Centre also adds to the regional perspective on County history. It is located on the site of the County’s 1845 “shiretown” and includes 24 exhibits in eight original historic buildings. The landscaped six-acre grounds offer views of the Petitcodiac River and Shepody Bay.

Discover more destinations: Riverview, Hopewell Cape.

For the broader travel overview: Albert County.