Heading east from Parrsboro, I ended up in the town of Truro, Nova Scotia. Truro is like a hub for travellers: you can stock up on supplies, feel like you’re getting your fill of a “city” (12,000 people live here) and do some downtown shopping.
Truro, NS is also almost right in the middle of the province and highways 104 (Trans Canada highway), 2 and 102 all spiral out from the town.
Walking down Prince Street, the main thoroughfare through downtown, I was surprised by the sculptures that dotted the core. The Tree Sculptures are actually made from trees that fell to the Dutch Elm Disease and were used to create these historical figures like Sir Adams G. Archibald, Truro’s Father of Confederation.
I missed the Farmer’s Market but this one has been going on for 29 years each Saturday from mid-May to the end of October. Probably the crowning glory of the town is Victoria Square, seen as you drive into Truro and follow the Visitor’s Centre signs. You can wander the 1,000 acres of park and trails, play at the playground, enjoy the waterfall, swim in the outdoor pool or skate on the outdoor rink during the winter.
Truro Hotels
The only hotels in Truro I can recommend are the Holiday Inn Truro (where I stayed) and the beautiful John Stanfield Inn (but this one is closed indefinitely, so it’s kind of a pointless recommendation. Check back later, maybe they’ll re-open). The Holiday Inn is just that, a standard hotel with reliably clean rooms and all the amenities of a chain like indoor pool and fitness centre. The staff, though, still have their Nova Scotian hospitality.
What I liked:
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As you get close to Truro as you travel from Parrsboro that way, you will come across the Masstown Market, 10622 Highway #2 in Masstown Phone:(902) 662-2816 or Toll Free: 1-866-273-0614 http://www.masstownmarket.com/index.htm .
This special market is like an oasis. Locally-owned, the market has grown from just a small produce oriented business into a full (though not large) store with a garden shop, gifts, and even a Nova Scotia liquor outlet. They also feature ice cream, a bakery, and small soup & sandwich counter.
All the locals shop here, and even tour busses are known to take breaks here on their way to or from Halifax. We always stop there ourselves whenever we travel from the Halifax airport on our way to our vacation home in Parrsboro.
Great, thanks for this recommendation.