Quidi Vidi Attractions 
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Quidi Vidi, a delightful little fishing community which forms part of St John's, is situated on a small cliff-enclosed inlet on the north side of Signal Hill. A narrow channel links the inlet with Quidi Vidi Lake, where the oldest sporting event in North America, the annual St John's Regatta, is held.
The now restored Quidi Vidi Battery overlooking the inlet was built during the French occupation of St John's. In 1780, after the British regained control, the battery was strengthened and used as a garrison by British troops until their withdrawal from Newfoundland in 1870. What is possibly the oldest house in British Canada, built in 1740, survives within the fort (it was used by the British as a dressing post during the Battle of Signal Hill). In 1967 the Battery was restored for the centenary celebrations.
The now restored Quidi Vidi Battery overlooking the inlet was built during the French occupation of St John's. In 1780, after the British regained control, the battery was strengthened and used as a garrison by British troops until their withdrawal from Newfoundland in 1870. What is possibly the oldest house in British Canada, built in 1740, survives within the fort (it was used by the British as a dressing post during the Battle of Signal Hill). In 1967 the Battery was restored for the centenary celebrations.
