Know Before You Go
Location: The Heart’s Content Cable Station is located directly off Route 80 in the Town of Heart’s Content
Parking: Free public parking, including blue zone parking, is available in the small lot behind the building. Parking also available alongside the roadway.
Opening Hours: Closed for the 2023 season
Accessibility: The main entrance has a several steps with no handrail. Alternate ground level entrance available at the back of the building. The upper equipment room is accessed via a stairway with handrail. Seating is available.
Washrooms: Multi-stall male and female washrooms with baby change tables
Grounds: Cable Park across the street has gravel paths and grassy areas. Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic and use the picnic table
Admission: See Plan your Visit for more information on admission fees to Provincial Historic Sites
Activities and Events
- Join an interpreter for a guided tour or explore the site on your own
- Explore Morse code by sending coded messages
- Get hands on with coding, tackle Lego challenges and more in the Discovery Room
- Step back into a pre-microchip era of vaccuum tubes and brass switches in the 1960s-era communications room
- Watch a 20-minute film about the effort to lay the transatlantic cable in the 1860s
- Cross the road to explore Cable Park to see the remnants of the cable that was once the only connection between Europe and North America
Special Events: Please view our Calendar of Events for any upcoming events
Contact
Please view our Contact Us page