Shared itinerary · Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island in 3 days
Three days across Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown’s Victoria Row, the Confederation Centre and lobster on the waterfront, then Green Gables, Cavendish Beach and a lobster supper on the north shore, then the Greenwich dunes, the singing sands of Basin Head and the East Point lighthouse. 15 stops with times and notes. PEI National Park charges a daily entry fee in summer, which a Parks Canada Discovery Pass covers.
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Distance
257 km
Victoria Row → East Point Lighthouse
Days
3
Stops
15
| Day | Route | Stops | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Victoria Row to Gahan House | 7 | 4.4 km |
| Day 2 | Green Gables Heritage Place to New Glasgow Lobster Suppers | 5 | 111 km |
| Day 3 | Greenwich Dunes Trail to East Point Lighthouse | 3 | 142 km |
Day 1: Victoria Row to Gahan House
4.4 kmCharlottetown on foot, from the old streets down to the harbour.
- 10:00
Victoria Row
Sight
The brick-fronted block off Queen Street, closed to cars in summer and lined with patios.
92 m · 5m walk to next
- 11:15
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Sight
The national memorial to the 1864 conference, with a free art gallery. Anne of Green Gables, the musical, has played here every summer since 1965.
413 m · 10m walk to next
- 12:45
Water Prince Corner Shop
Food & drink
Lobster rolls and chowder in a small blue shop near the harbour. There is usually a line.
265 m · 10m walk to next
- 14:00
Peakes Quay
Sight
Boardwalk shops on the harbour where the delegates to the 1864 Charlottetown Conference came ashore.
600 m · 5m walk to next
- 15:15
COWS Creamery
Food & drink
The island’s ice cream. Wowie Cowie is the flavour people come back for.
1.5 km · 15m walk to next
- 16:00
Victoria Park
Park & nature
The boardwalk along the harbour to Government House and the old battery.
1.6 km · 20m walk to next
- 18:30
Gahan House
Food & drink
The island’s own brewpub, on Sydney Street.
Day 2: Green Gables Heritage Place to New Glasgow Lobster Suppers
111 kmThe north shore and the national park, 30 minutes from Charlottetown.
- 09:30
Green Gables Heritage Place
Sight
The farmhouse that inspired Anne of Green Gables, with the Haunted Wood and Lovers’ Lane walks behind it.
1.8 km · 5m drive to next
- 11:15
Cavendish Beach
Park & nature
Red sand, dunes and lifeguards in summer, in PEI National Park.
19.4 km · 15m drive to next
- 13:30
Blue Mussel Café
Food & drink
Mussels, chowder and fish between the north shore beaches.
18.2 km · 25m drive to next
- 15:15
Dalvay-by-the-Sea
Sight
An 1890s summer mansion in the park, now an inn, with the beach across the road.
27.2 km · 35m drive to next
- 17:30
New Glasgow Lobster Suppers
Food & drink
The lobster supper since 1958: chowder, mussels and dessert around your lobster.
Day 3: Greenwich Dunes Trail to East Point Lighthouse
142 kmAn hour east to Greenwich, then the eastern shore to the point. Back in Charlottetown by evening.
- 09:30
Greenwich Dunes Trail
Park & nature
A floating boardwalk across Bowley Pond to parabolic dunes, 4.8 km return, in the national park’s Greenwich section.
60.8 km · 1h drive to next
- 13:00
Basin Head Provincial Park
Park & nature
The singing sands, which squeak underfoot. Swimmers jump off the bridge into the channel.
17.3 km · 25m drive to next
- 15:30
East Point Lighthouse
Sight
The island’s eastern tip, where the tides of the Gulf meet.
