Pouch Cove, Newfoundland

Pouch Cove (pronounced "Pooch" Cove), is one of the oldest settlements in Newfoundland. The exact date of its settlement is unknown but it is documented early as 1611, only 28 years after Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed the island for England. Pouch Cove's dangerous harbour was the primary reason for its earl settlement. Although this sounds paradoxical, keep in mind permanent dwellings were forbidden by law in the 17th and 18th centuries. A dangerous harbour kept away Royal Navy ships seeking the illegal settlers, as well as the pirates who preyed on them.


Directions to Pouch Cove Newfoundland
If arriving by Air
• After leaving the airport you reach a stop sign on a divided four lane highway. Turn LEFT
• Within a short distance their is a set of lights at Major's Path. Turn LEFT
• Major's Path ends after about a mile at Torbay Road, Turn LEFT
• From there it is a fifteen minute drive through Torbay by Flatrock to Pouch Cove.

If arriving by Car
• From the Port-aux-Basques Ferry you have about an eleven hour drive to St. John's.
• From the Argentia Ferry you have about a two and a half hour drive to St. John's.
• Stay on the Trans Canada Highway until the Torbay Road exit, (which is currently the last one) then go North.
• From there it is a fifteen minute drive through Torbay by Flatrock to Pouch Cove.

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