Cambridge: Eastern Harbours, Coast and History

Cambridge is one of the communities along the Eastern Harbours Discovery Drive, which runs from Cape Bear to Murray Harbour North. If you’re looking for a hotel in Cambridge, you can use the town as your search destination while considering which nearby places and themes might interest you on your trip. Information about roads, the coast and history offers different points of reference.

Cambridge along the Eastern Harbours Discovery Drive

Route 17A runs from its junction with Route 17 in the Town of Three Rivers to its junction with Route 17 in the Community of Cambridge. Murray Johnston Road begins at its junction with Route 17 in the Community of Cambridge and continues to its junction with RN 60188 in the Community of Murray Harbour North. Both roads are described by their junctions, making them easy to distinguish when finding your way around Cambridge and neighbouring communities.

The Eastern Harbours Discovery Drive also provides a framework for understanding the region: Cambridge is one of the communities along the route. The Heritage Roads County Line and Klondyke are also part of it. The route, its communities and the two Heritage Roads form a shared cultural point of reference, while the individual place names help distinguish one destination from another.

The name Cambridge comes from John Cambridge. He lived in Bristol, England, around 1800 and owned Lots 63 and 64. This history behind the name adds a historical point of reference to today’s orientation without confusing Cambridge with any of the other place names along the Drive.

Lighthouse, Coast and Forests Nearby

The Cape Bear Lighthouse, with an exhibit about the Marconi Station, is located near Cambridge. Nearby, you’ll also find Murray Harbour’s Rail Head Park, which has an interpretive centre. The two places offer different focal points: the lighthouse features the Marconi Station exhibit, while the Rail Head Park has an interpretive centre.

For coastal scenery and views, the cliffs at Murray Head are a destination in their own right, with a lookout and rugged shoreline. The old pine forest at MacLure’s Pond in Murray River offers a different kind of landscape. The trees are about 200 years old. Nearby beaches are at Beach Point, Kings Castle Provincial Park, Seal Cove and Poverty Beach; these names identify different places and help you specify coastal destinations when planning your trip.

Kings Castle Provincial Park is in Gladstone and is a free day-use park with a playground. Murray River hosts the annual Northumberland Fisheries Festival on the last weekend of July. If you’d like to include the festival in your travel plans, check the current event calendar in advance. This helps keep the scenic destinations and the festival date distinct as different options for your trip.

More places to explore in the wider Kings County destination

In the wider Kings County destination, Greenwich has three walking trails ranging from 1.25 to 4.5 kilometres. The Greenwich Interpretation Centre features more than 20 exhibits on the natural and cultural history of Greenwich. These details describe places and attractions in Kings County; they should not be confused with Cambridge itself.

East Point Lighthouse is also in the wider Kings County destination. Known as Canada’s Confederation Lighthouse, it offers guided and self-guided tours. From the top, panoramic views stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, the Northumberland Strait and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At the historic site of Roma at Three Rivers, visitors can take part in an herb and food foraging walk along the trails. Early French cuisine is served there, including bread baked in an outdoor oven; food offerings may vary by season.

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