Bonavista Attractions

The fishing-town of Bonavista is one of the main towns on the peninsula. Its port was used by European fishing fleets back in the 16th c. Around 1600 Bonavista was a British settlement and remained so in spite of attempts by the French to take it in the 18th c.

Bonavista Museum in Church Street is open in summer and in winter by prior arrangement. It explains the history of the area by means of exhibits collected by the inhabitants.

The Mockbeggar Property is made up of a number of buildings which reflect various aspects of the traditional Newfoundland life-style.