Downtown St. John’s

A Wheelchair Accessible Tourist Guide – St. John’s & Surrounding Area

Accessible Travel, Accommodations, Entertainment, Public Spaces, Restaurants/Bars/Cafes, Shops, St. John's & Surrounding Areas, Uncategorized / By
A photo of a wheelchair user and her friend watching someone on a unicycle in the pedestrian mall downtown St. John's. On the left there's green colourblocking with text that reads: Wheelchair accessible tourism guide - St. John's and surrounding area.

I’m slowly working my way through a more extensive wheelchair accessible tourism guide for The Avalon Peninsula, and I want to start compiling more info for other parts of the province as well. I’m still compiling places, events, restaurants, museums etc. and I’m relying on followers to share their favourite spots with me. But in the meantime, I thought I should share a more condensed guide for St. John’s and surrounding areas that I have created for the tourists who email me wondering which wheelchair accessible locations I would recommend for anyone visiting our region. This is LONG so I […]

A Wheelchair Accessible Tourist Guide – St. John’s & Surrounding Area Read More »

Harbourside Park

Public Spaces, St. John's & Surrounding Areas, The Great Outdoors / By
A photo taken at the edge of the wharf at Harbourside Park, looking out at the Narrows in the harbour.

Last week I sat with one of my best friends at Harbourside Park while sipping on a latte and taking in the view. I always love getting a drive thru coffee and then heading to Harbourside. There’s an accessible parking spot right in front of the entrance, some nice ramps all the way down to the water, and lots of benches to sit at if you don’t always have a seat under you like I do. There is some gravel on each level of the park which can be hard for some people to push their mobility aids through, but I

Harbourside Park Read More »

Scroll to Top