Discover Murray Corner: Beach and history

Discover Murray Corner through Murray Beach Provincial Park and other coastal and historical attractions. Beaches, views, and local memorial sites offer different highlights that can help guide you when choosing a destination.

Coastline at Murray Beach Provincial Park

Murray Beach Provincial Park has an unsupervised sandy beach with warm salt water. Views across the Northumberland Strait include sunrises and sunsets. At the beach, visitors can search along the shore for crabs, periwinkles, and starfish. This offers two distinct coastal experiences: taking in the view across the water and looking for individual sea creatures.

Park facilities and trip planning

The park has change rooms, washrooms, a playground, and picnic areas. The Murray Beach Provincial Park campground has 126 campsites and eight cabins. These are specific facilities that help give a clearer picture of what the park offers.

The park is located in Murray Corner, just off Route 955, and is a good place to relax during a tour of the southeastern section of New Brunswick’s Acadian Coastal Drive. If you’re looking for a holiday rental for a coastal-focused trip, you can consider whether this connection to the park and touring route suits your plans.

Local history and other coastal connections

Murray Corner is home to a pioneer cemetery that is increasingly weathered and in need of care. A large cairn commemorates Rev. Alexander Clarke (d. 1874) and Rev. Alexander Robinson (d. 1886). Both were Irish Covenanter ministers with a large following throughout the Chignecto region. This regional following places the local commemoration in a broader historical context.

Botsford Wharf is also in Murray Corner, New Brunswick: it is a fishing harbour. This is another coastal feature in the community, alongside the beach and views.

Westmorland County as a regional setting

The wider destination of Westmorland County offers additional natural and historical attractions. Westmorland County borders the Northumberland Strait and the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy. The marshlands of Westmorland were an important part of traditional Mi’kmaq routes.

Historical sites in Westmorland County include Fort Beauséjour/Cumberland, New Brunswick’s only surviving major colonial-era fort, which has a museum. This Parks Canada National Historic Site was besieged by the British in 1755 and by American rebels in 1776.

Another regional historical attraction is the Boultenhouse Heritage Centre in Sackville. There, visitors can explore New Brunswick’s industrial past in shipbuilding. The Centre consists of three buildings: a Georgian house built by the Bulmer family around 1790, a Greek Revival-style house built by Boultenhouse in 1840, and the Anderson Octagonal House, dating to around 1855.

Discover more destinations: Shediac, Memramcook, Sackville, Dieppe, Melrose, Cap-Pele, Moncton, Beaubassin East.

For the wider travel overview: Westmorland County.