Stayed for 3 nights at Mersey River Chalets in a Lodge room. Very pleasant room and in a great location for the Kejimkujic National Park. The best thing about it is the free kayaks onsite. We had a fantastic full day exploring the lakes and creeks around the site. Beautiful. The restaurant isn't open outside July/August, but glad it wasn't as we may not otherwise have discovered the M&W Restaurant and Convenience Store just near the entrance to the Park. The owner, Marilyn, cooks, waits on table, serves in the store and is so kind and funny we immediately felt like part of the family. The food is very good too - nothing fancy but good, home cooked fish and chips, burgers etc. And lovely cakes!

We stayed in the Mersey River Chalets towards the end of a week-long driving vacation in NS. We originally booked a night in a teepee. When we got to the property however, we decided the teepee did not look as inviting as we had imagined. Instead, the owner put us up in one of the chalets, which was very nice indeed. We had a plank salmon dinner in the on-site restaurant, and in the morning we went for a paddle in the kayaks on one of the lakes on the property, followed by a quick swim. We had the impression we were in the middle of a wilderness, albeit with the comfort of a nice restaurant, friendly staff and very nice chalets.

Something that isnt advertised on the website, but became clear when we visited, is that this property is completely wheelchair accessible. An extensive system of wooden boardwalks connects the various facilities and chalets around the property. A system of ramps gives wheelchairs access to the lake. The kayaks and canoes are adapted for mobility-impaired people also.

Some of the staff also speak German, so the property is friendly for visitors whose first language is German.

Mersey River Chalets is also only about a mile from the entrance of Kejimkujik National Park. It would be a very good base from which to explore the park, and return in the evening to the comfort of the chalets !

We have just returned from a weekend at the Mersey River Chalets which are just next to the Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. The holiday compound is far off the beaten track, at least 2 kilometres on a gravel road off the secondary Highway 8, and about 47 kilometers from Annapolis Royal. There are teepees with beds, fire pits, a lodge, a kitchen area and both large and small chalets. All the chalets have been adapted for wheelchair use. There are ramps everywhere. The Mersey River winds around the compound and feeds into a crystal clear lake where canoes and kayaks are provided. The only thing which we didn't like, but didn't resent either was that the sinks and stoves are set low for people in wheelchairs. The nature park is ideal for family wishing to experience true wilderness. The two staff felines, Magic and Minky are most friendly, as is all of the staff. If it weren't so far we would be sure to return often.

Mersey River Chalets and Nature Retreat -- it's a beautiful spot. We stayed in one of the lodge rooms, but when we come back, we may try one of the tee-pee accommodations (or one of the chalets if we bring the family.)

There are 2 kilometers of wheel-chair friendly boardwalks along a beautiful river bank, passing cascading waterfalls, upstream to a lovely lake, perfect for birdwatching. They have canoes and kayaks, a playground, a great stock of board games, a beautiful restaurant overlooking the falls. It's a perfect place for a family vacation or a youth-group retreat, especially if any members of your group are in wheelchairs.

I went to Nova Scotia to see the Bay of Fundy and the coastal villages, but when we had had enough of the sun and wind, we took note of Kejimkujik National Park, with it's old growth hemlock forests, red maple bottomlands and beautiful lakes. Canoe and bicycle rentals and well marked footpaths -- an easy 5K from Mersey River Chalets.