Woody Point
A Heritage Village On Bonne Bay With Old Wooden Houses, A Discovery Centre And The Tablelands Close By, A Waterfront Trail And The Writers At Woody Point Festival In Summer. One Of The Prettiest Villages In Gros Morne, With A Ferry Link Across The Bay · Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
Woody Point is a small heritage village of about 300 people on the south shore of Bonne Bay inside Gros Morne National Park, with old wooden houses, a working wharf and a slow pace (confirm figures). First settled in the nineteenth century, it grew from a fishing and trading harbour into a village of painted merchant houses and a theatre. Above it rise the Tablelands, and the Discovery Centre on the hill gives the clearest account of why the rock here lies in the open. The village is also known for a summer literary festival, Writers at Woody Point, which brings authors and readers together (confirm dates). A small passenger ferry crosses the bay to Norris Point in summer, which saves the long drive around (confirm). The road in is Highway 431, which branches south from Highway 430 at Wiltondale, and the village is the quietest base for the south side of the park. Rooms are few, so book ahead in festival week.
Woody Point, a small village of about 300 people on the south side of Bonne Bay in Gros Morne National Park, reached by Highway 431 or by a ferry from Norris Point; coordinates approximate, Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The village, the waterfront walk and the viewpoints are open at any hour and cost nothing. The Discovery Centre and the visitor desk keep seasonal hours, often daily from about late May to early October and closed in winter - confirm by phone. The Bonne Bay ferry to Norris Point runs roughly June to September on a set timetable (confirm). Shops, cafes and the heritage theatre may open only for events or shorten their days outside July and August. Summer light lasts past 9 pm, while winter days are short and the road can be icy.