No, this lighthouse is not open to the public. I didn’t find the lighthouse itself to be anything spectacular. It is the whole scene together with the Cove, harbor, village, sea and the lighthouse that make the place so special.

We stopped in Halifax while on a Cruise on the Anthem of the Seas. We rented a mid sized car for less than $50 for the day and drove to Peggy's Cove. We had no problem parking, though it was crowded on the September day we were there. Ton's of bus traffic. We stopped at Shaw's on the way back for lunch and the Fairview Lawn Cemetery to see the Titanic graves (Parking there was super easy and about a 2 minute walk) before parking on the street near the Maritime museum. Hertz was just outside the cruise terminal. It was super easy with a GPS provided you are comfortable driving in unfamiliar surroundings. Leaving the ship as soon as you get in port helps to beat the bus traffic (at least from YOUR ship) out to the cove. You will have plenty of time to see everything out there and make it back well before the ship leaves. Another couple we met from our cruise took a bus tour and regretted not doing it on their own as they spent less time enjoying the cove and more time just sitting on the bus (waiting for others, etc...)

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Peggy’s Cove is an iconic destination and its lighthouse sitting out on Peggy’s Point is a must-see attraction. Visitors love the area, including for its quaint fishing village, the beautiful lighthouse and the smooth, wave-sculpted granite rocks. Although the lighthouse has had hundreds of thousands of visitors, few people know the story behind Peggy’s Cove, including who Peggy was and why the lighthouse and surrounding village were named for her. Read on for answers to these questions and more! The Peggy of the Cove Museum is located in an old house just before Peggy’s Cove and is painted from top to bottom with a beautiful mural by Ivan Fraser. Fraser is the caretaker of the museum and of the Peggy of the Cove legend. The museum is located in Ivan’s childhood home and is full of paintings from local artists and antiques. Peggy of the Cove Ivan is a vivacious character and full of love for Peggy of the Cove, and the town itself! The grounds of the museum have a playground, a giant lobster trap, a painted rainbow tree, and other fun photographic props! Inside the museum, Ivan showed us what inspired him to write the books, Peggy of the Cove. He explains to visitors that at the tail end of Hurricane Josephine in 1996, Ivan took a photograph of a wave splashing up on the rocks at Peggy’s Cove. In the wave was the silhouette of a woman. This photograph inspired Ivan to paint a painting called the Rescue of Peggy and write the story of her rescue. The legend of Peggy’s Cove has two versions. VERSION 1: The first is perhaps rather obvious; the cove was once known as Margaret’s Cove because of its location at the entrance to St. Margaret’s Bay. When abbreviated, it becomes Peggy’s Cove, an area known the world-over for its scenic beauty, attracting visitors from near and far. VERSION 2: The second version of the Peggy’s Cove legend is more exciting, although admittedly less practical. This tale explains that the name originated from a book ‘This is Peggy’s Cove,’ by local artist William deGarthe. deGarthe wrote a story of a Schooner that was shipwrecked on Halibut Rock, just off the point on which the famous lighthouse sits. He describes the ship running aground, losing everything except for a young woman named Margaret. Margaret survived the wreck and stayed in the area, eventually marrying one of the local men. Before long, visitors began to refer to the area as ‘Peggy’s Cove’. Ivan has written three novels, a children’s book and a song about Peggy of the Cove. His wife has created dolls for the main characters in the book, and there are tributes to Peggy all over the museum. Ivan masterfully mixes his own stories of growing up in Peggy’s Cove with the stories of Peggy and how she came to be in the area after her shipwreck.

There are a few lighthouses that you can visit the interior during the summer months. TripAdvisor does not allow the posting of links but do a google search for NSLPS (Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society) and it will list all the towers that are open to the public. Their website will list which towers are open to the public as well as which are closed, but have other buildings open to the public. It will also give the GPS coordinates for the lights. You can also do a search for "lighthousefriends" and select Nova Scotia. You can view the lights in a map form or in list form. It will list the lights as well as complete histories of each and other useful information. I find this site to be particularly useful. I too would not take a boat to any lighthouse. I have done so, which is an adventure in and of itself, however, those lighthouses are not open to the public and mostly they can only be viewed from the water and not able to make landfall due to no way to dock a boat.

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I’ve never heard of this legend. It would have to be a Mic Mac legend but not one I’m familiar with.

Yes. Lots of free parking

We went in Sept. From pictures I would guess 1- you can certainly visit there. 2- it certainly won't be crowded and 3 - it almost most certainly will be cold & icy! If we lived closer - my wife & I would definitely visit it in the winter.

I frankly would not miss it but one always has the chance of fog or rain even if the weather is nice in Halifax.