Melmerby Beach

Melmerby Beach is one of 5 Class “A” beaches in Nova Scotia, part of a Provincial Park system:

2 km of sandy beach with a gentle slope to the water creating shallow tidal pools and long sand flats for toddlers. The sand is fine and clean.

Taking its name from the barque "Melmerby" which sank off the beach on October 12th, 1890 on route to Quebec City, Melmerby is one of Nova Scotia’s most beautiful beach parks. While traveling around on a Nova Scotia vacation, it’s only a few minutes off the Highway 104 section of the Sunrise Trail between New Glasgow and Antigonish. The "Merb", as the locals call it, offers the warmest water temperatures in the province, a large sandy beach, dunes, showers, change houses, canteen, picnic tables and lifeguards on duty during summer.