| Heart's Delight /Islington, Trinity Bay
Heart's Delight Harbour
Photo: DFO
Heart's Delight/Islington is the largest and one of the most attractive on the Trinity South Shore. The communities of Heart's Delight and Islingon amalgamated and were incorporated in 1973. The town is conveniently located on Route 80 between Cavendish and Heart's Desire. It is about 15 minutes from the Pitcher's Pond Golf Course, and 30 minutes from Carbonear in Conception Bay.
View from Hiking Trail
Residents and visitors enjoy scenic seascapes and two developed trails, including one along the old railway bed and the spectacular Witch Hazel Hiking Trail.
The Beacon B&B, Ocean Delight Cottages and the E. J. Sooley Vocation Home provide high quality accommodations with views of the ocean.
History of Heart's Delight / Islington
According to the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation, there are at least two stories about how the town received its name. One is that it was named by a traveler who arrived in the cove and found his "Heart's Delight" there. However, another version suggests that Heart's Delight and the communities of Heart's Desire and Heart's Content were named after fishing vessels, the Heart's Delight, the Heart's Desire and the Heart's Content, that fished out of these harbours during the migratory fishery in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Islington Harbour
Photo: DFO
There is documentary evidence that Heart's Delight was settled in the late 1700's as the population expanded south along the coast from places such as Old Perlican, New Perlican and Heart's Content, and as new settlers arrived from the English west country. The earliest reference to Heart's Delight in the Trinity parish records is the birth of Elizabeth Wolfrey, daughter of William and Elizabeth, in 1785.
Oldest home - Crocker House
Photo: Heritage Foundation of
Newfoundland and Labrador
The oldest house in Heart's Delight/Islington is a was built in the 1850s by James Crocker. It is saltbox house with peaked roof and a sloping roof on back covering a pantry and porch.
Islington Harbour
Photo: Terry Maddix
Islington, immediately south of Heart's Delight, was originally called Island Cove, but the name was later changed to Islington after a village in England.
Heart's Delight/Islington was a winner of the Tidy Towns Award for 2003. Judges Sadie and Robert Parsons described the town as follows:
“... the town has a bright, fresh look with streets and private property clean, and homes and sheds painted and well-maintained.
View from the Beacon B&B
Beach Near Ocean Delight Cottages
View from Deck of EJ Sooley Vacation Home
Heart's Delight / Islington Photos
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Tourism Association Members
The Beacon B&B  is located on Double Hills, Heart’s Delight, Newfoundland, Canada with a panoramic view of Trinity Bay. Contact: Eric Colbourne -Double Hills Rd, PO Box 270, Heart's Delight NL A0B 2A0 Tel: (709) 588-2850 Toll Free: 1-877-588-0050 Web Site:
www.avalon-bb-newfoundland.com
CapeRace Cultural Adventures - Vacation Home Offers 3 renovated historic homes - Heart's Delight, St. John’s & Bonavista Email: mail@caperace.com Website: www.caperace.com
Ocean Delight Cottages  are located on the Ocean in Heart's Delight/Islington, Trinity Bay. The cottages offer private and spacious beautifully appointed accommodations with fireplaces, TV/DVD, outdoor fire pits for each cottage and all the conveniences of home. Watch the spectacular sunsets from the privacy of your own decks. Contact: Jim and Barb Jackson, Main Road, Cavendish NL A0B 1J0, Tel: (709) 588-2026, Toll Free 1-877-588-2026. Web Site: www.oceandelightcottages.com
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