Directions for Gillespie House

Directions

How to find us by land: Take the Ferry Service from North Sydney in Nova Scotia to Port-aux-Basques in Newfoundland and drive EAST on the Trans Canada Highway (TCH #1) through Grand Falls-Windsor until you come to the exit to Botwood (Route 350). Then take Route 352 to Fortune Harbour (approx. 50 km).

By Air:  From east or central. you will either fly in to the capital, St. John's or the international crossroads of the world, Gander. You will drive WEST from St. John's (approx. 480 km.) to Fortune Harbour via Botwood (see map) OR, if you land in Gander, drive WEST to the Botwood exit and then to Fortune Harbour (approx. 147 km.). Should you book a ticket to Deer Lake or Stephenville in western Newfoundland, then you drive EAST, through Grand Falls-Windsor, to the Botwood exit and then to Fortune Harbour. This drive is approx. 300 km (Deer Lake) or  430 km (Stephenville).