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Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada · Independent · Near Luxury
Canadian Pacific opened this Norman château on the Annapolis Basin in 1929, with a Stanley Thompson eighteen-hole course in the pines above Digby Gut. The Province ran it for decades as a Signature Resort; in 2019 it sold to private owners including Bear River First Nation. Seasonal, 147 rooms and cottages.
- 147 rooms
- Opened 1929
- Neighborhood: Digby / Annapolis Basin
- Architect: Canadian Pacific (Norman château style)
About Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa
- Stanley Thompson designed the eighteen holes, same hand as Banff and Jasper. Canadian Pacific sold it in 1957; Nova Scotia ran it until 2019.
- Annapolis Basin, Digby. This is not Halifax and not a Cape Breton Keltic Lodge stay under another name.
History
Digby Pines opened in 1929 as a Canadian Pacific / Dominion Atlantic Railway hotel in Norman château style overlooking the Annapolis Basin. CP sold it in 1957; Nova Scotia operated it with Keltic Lodge as a Signature Resort until a 2019 sale to Besim Halef, Glenn Squires, and Bear River First Nation. The Stanley Thompson course remains the golf draw.
The setting
On the Annapolis Basin above Digby Gut, Nova Scotia. This is Digby Pines, not a Halifax waterfront hotel.
Experiences
- Signature summer festivals — Lobster Bash (July 3–5, 2026), Scallop Days (August 6–9, 2026) and Wharf Rat Rally (September 3–6, 2026).
- Golf at the 18-hole course designed by Stanley Thompson — 18-hole golf course designed by world-renowned architect Stanley Thompson.
- Cultural Experiences — Indigenous welcomes and ceremonies, blanket ceremonies, drum-making and basket-making demonstrations, African storytelling and drumming.
- Whale Watching — Zodiac tours, seabird cruises, lobster fishing excursions and scientific marine tours.
- Wine & Culinary — Annapolis Valley winery tours, private wine tastings, local seafood experiences and lobster boat excursions.
- Day trip to Annapolis Royal — Historic gardens, Fort Anne, King's Theatre, farmers market, galleries, shops and waterfront dining.
Amenities
- Golf course
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