Kennington Cove is the easy coastal escape after a fortress visit: a clean sand beach reached by the road past the historic site. It is not a resort beach, and that is the point. The cove feels open and local, with cold water, surf, and headlands that make a short walk as worthwhile as a swim.
Kennington Cove Beach
Quiet sandy cove beyond the fortress road, backed by low Cape Breton headlands.