Digby Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Nova Scotia, Canada
About Digby
Digby is a blue collar town that is home to a fleet of sea scallop trawlers. It has a number of dive bars, and waterfront patio restaurants serving the fleet's famous catch. It was named after Admiral Robert Digby. Digby was calledOositookun, meaning "ear of land" by the Mi'kmaq First Nations (Aboriginal) people. A small group of New England Planters settled in the area of the town in the 1760s, naming it Conway. Digby was settled and surveyed as a town in June 1783 by the United Empire Loyalists under the leadership of Sir Robert Digby. The town developed a sizable shipping fleet in the 19th century. The town became an important regional transportation centre in the 1890s with the arrival of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. Trains connected with a series of steamships such as the City of Mo
Top Attractions in Digby
Explore the best things to see and do in Digby:
- ★Admiral Digby Museum
- ★Balancing Column on Long Island
- ★Digby Harbour
- ★Sandy Cove
- ★Scallop Days Festival
Where to Eat in Digby
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Boardwalk Cafe
- 🍴Fundy Restaurant
- 🍴House of Wong Restaurant
Where to Stay in Digby
- 🏨Coastal Inn Digby
- 🏨Digby Backpackers Inn
- 🏨Digby Campground and Fun Park
- 🏨Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa
- 🏨The Harbourview Inn
Digby Travel Guide Sections
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