Pelham House

Bed & Breakfast

LUNENBURG, NOVA SCOTIA

Just a few steps away from Lunenburg’s historic and vibrant Old Town, Pelham House is ideally situated to be your home base while exploring all that Lunenburg and Nova Scotia’s South Shore have to offer. This former sea captain’s house now provides travellers with three ensuite guest rooms, free internet, parking, and a delicious, freshly-cooked breakfast to get each day of your stay off to a good start.

Michael and David, plus Harry the WonderDog, invite you to make Pelham House your home away from home while visiting this beautiful and eclectic part of Nova Scotia.

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In 1886, Captain James Young bought land on the newly-opened area of Lunenburg known as The Moyle Estate, and built a house at 196 Pelham, the first house just outside Old Town limits. The house was then sold to Thomas Walters, the blacksmith who owned the building below him, which is now Ironworks Distillery. In 1900, Capt. Young bought another lot from James Hirtle for $600 and by 1906 had built this impressive house to accommodate his growing family and better suit the style of the age. In 1914, the house sold to Clarence Corkum, a mariner, for $2,025 and is described in the registered deed as "the residence or homestead property of James Young, deceased.” The house, though once converted to two apartments, remained a private residence until becoming a Bed & Breakfast in 1994.