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 Please call in advance to make reservations for the Dinner Theatre! Limited seats available.
Phone: (709)536-3220 or (709)536-2441
Barbour Living Heritage Village can accommodate large busses for groups.
The Craft Shop, Neptune 2 Theatre and Restaurant are wheelchair-accessible. | |
| This section of our website includes all you need to know about fees, facilities and directions to the Village. Learn about our unique heritage restaurant, look up nearby accommodations, attractions and more. |
THE POOP DECK CRAFT AND GIFT SHOP
The craft and gift shop located at the Barbour Living Heritage Village, Newtown, has a wide selection of local crafts such as homemade quilts, knitted goods, Newfoundland pictures and prints, books, and locally made jams.
This is the place to find the gift for you personally or to take back to your relatives and friends as a memory of your trip to this picturesque part of Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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| This is also the Visitor Reception Centre and is the main entrance to the Barbour Living Heritage Village. |
METHODIST SCHOOLHOUSE
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In the Old Methodist Schoolhouse, visitors are given the opportunity to interact with the school teacher and students and learn about education in a one-room school in rural Newfoundland around the early 1900's.
Such a school was actually located on the Barbour property around 1880. |
FISHERMAN'S STAGE
This building is a typical Newfoundland outport fish stage, where codfish was cleaned, salted, and stored.
It is complete with a fish flake, handbars, splitting table, and other interpretative items commonly found in a fishing stage. |
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WATERFRONT PREMISES & NEPTUNE II THEATRE
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This building, which is a reconstruction of one of the Barbours' retail business and waterfront premises, now houses a modern theatre and art gallery. Here you can enjoy live theatrical performances in a very comfortable setting.
The dinner theatre is known for its delicious meal and hilarious entertainment. The art exhibit has featured works by well-known Newfoundland artists such as Christopher Pratt, David Blackwood, and Frank Lapointe. |
SEALERS' INTERPRETATION CENTRE
This building is very unique to our area and the province. It is a reconstruction of a building used by the Barbours for brick making and as a general workshop.
Here visitors are given the opportunity to experience life "at the front". They will step aboard a sealing schooner and experience the life and hardships of Newfoundland sealers as they struggle to provide for their families. Enjoy unique displays in this unique handicap accessible facility. |
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OLDE SHOPPE RESTAURANT
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Enjoy delicious traditional Newfoundland food in the Olde Shoppe Restaurant, located at the Barbour Living Heritage Village.
This restaurant was designed to duplicate the E & S Barbour General Store, which was located on the Barbour property. Relax and watch the outside activity at the site while savouring our "to die for" deserts; or take the time to appreciate the full course meals. |
TOURS OF THE SITES
JUNE TO OCTOBER
Adults
Seniors(60 years+)
5 - 18 years
Children under 5 years
Family Rate*
Group of 10 or more
Bus Tour
*(mother, father, children
under 19 years) |
$7.00
$6.00
$3.00
FREE
$15.00
$5.00 ea.
$5.00 ea. |
SEASON PASS
Adult
Student |
$20.00
$12.00 | |
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GROUP RATES
(Minimum 20 people per group)
Adult / Senior Citizen Group
School / Youth Group |
$5.00 ea.
$3.00 ea. |
COMPLIMENTARY POLICY
Tour Escort and Driver - Complimentary.
Reservations Recommended.
Unscheduled Stops Welcome. |
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If you wish to book your visit call (709) 536-3220 or Fax (709) 536-3150.
For MEMBERSHIP opportunities, please visit our MEMBERSHIPS SECTION.
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The Barbour Heritage Village is located in Newtown, Newfoundland.
Take route 320 or 330 [off the Trans Canada Highway] to get here.
Approximate driving time from Gander is 1.5 hours. |
FOR AN AERIAL VIEW OF NEWTOWN CLICK HERE
For a description of each facility, please read the ATTRACTIONS section above,
or click HERE.
OLD SHOPPE RESTAURANT
The Old Shoppe Restaurant is open from June through September, with daily specials that reflect the history of the village. Groups can try dishes such as Captain Job's boiled beans with homemade bread, Uncle Willie's fish cakes with tossed salad, and Aunt Mary Jane's jiggs dinner. |
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REBECCA'S TEA HOUSE
Rebecca's Tea House offers a relaxing atmosphere in the Visitor Interpretation Center and Craft Shop. Costumed staff will serve you tea and good old Newfoundland desserts. |
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The following accommodations are situated along the "Road to the Shore", close to the Barbour Living Heritage Village area.
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17 Islands B&B & RV Site
Newtown
Tel: 709-540-0166 or 709-536-2622
www.17islandsbandb.com
Barbour's Bed & Breakfast
Lumsden
Tel: 709-530-2107 or 1-877-530-2107
www.barboursbb.nf.ca
Blue Mist Motel
Badger's Quay, New-Wes-Valley
Tel: 709-536-5690
Seagull Lounge & Motel
Wesleyville, New-Wes-Valley
Tel: 709-536-2219
Fax: 709-536-5637
Harding House B&B
Greenspond
Tel: 709-269-3200
www.thehardinghouse.com
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Seaview Bed & Breakfast
Badger's Quay, New-Wes-Valley
Tel: 709-536-2242
Spindrift-by-the Sea
Musgrave Harbour
Tel: 709-536-2175/2
www.spindriftbythesea.com
Winsor House Heritage Inn
Wesleyville, New-Wes-Valley
Tel: 536-2600
www.winsorhouseheritageinn.com
Indian Bay Connections
Indian Bay
Tel: 709-678-2332
Freshwater Inn
Gambo
Tel: 709-674-5577
www.freshwaterinn.com | |
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