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The town of Bay de Verde is located in Conception Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador near the extreme end of the Bay de Verde Peninsula or what is known today as 'The Baccalieu Trail'. Bay de Verde is the northernmost community in Conception Bay and has a base population of approximately 400 residents.
Bay de Verde (2016 population: 392) is an incorporated town in Conception Bay on the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first recorded inhabitants at Bay de Verde arrived in 1662.
Stop and enjoy a pint in the taproom or pick up a can or two to go. The brewery and taproom are in a converted Newfoundland saltbox house overlooking the busy historic harbour. There are many attractions near the brewery including restaurants, a heritage house and many walking and hiking trails.
Bay de Verde offers a wide variety of attractions. Whale & iceberg watching, beautiful waterfront scenery, 2 churches with over 100 years of history, easy access to hiking trails with panoramic views.
This peninsula extends from the Trans Canada Highway in the west to Baccalieu Island in the east. The name Bay de Verde is of Portuguese origin. It is an historical fact that Portuguese and Spanish explorers frequented the area during their era of great discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Bay de Verde Heritage Premises: Blundon Heritage House, fish store & flake, traditional root cellar, memorial park with waterfall, boardwalks, Lazy Rock Hiking Trail, Split Point Cove Trail, Old Perlican Bay de Verde Trailway, craft shop, tea/coffee and raisin bun.
Lazy Rock Hiking Trail. Beginning at the Bay de Verde Heritage Premises, you will begin one of the most scenic walks in Newfoundland by walking up the refurbished “Spring’ a wooden structure built on the cliff of Blundon’s Point.
