Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Spring Garden Road
The Spring Garden Road area, along with Barrington Street is a major commercial and cultural district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
It acquired its name from the fresh water spring that flows directly beneath it. It comprises Spring Garden Road, South Park Street, and a number of smaller side streets. The area is considered to be one of the trendiest areas in Halifax and is the busiest shopping district east of Quebec.
How locals move
Getting around Spring Garden Road the local way
- Get inGoing east on 104 takes you to Cape Breton or, alternatively, the ferry to Prince Edward Island.
- Get aroundHalifax Transit operates two ferry routes that stop at .
- Get aroundThe Halifax to Dartmouth ferry dates back to 1752.
- Get aroundFor the same cost as bus fare, one can take the ferry back and forth between Dartmouth and Halifax, this is an excellent (and cheap) way to take in the skyline views, spot ships, and mingle with locals.
- Get aroundThe Halifax-Woodside Ferry only runs Monday to Friday, there is little to do, and few places to go from the Woodside terminal.
- Go nextCharter flights leave from Halifax to Sable Island, 300 km offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.
From Wikivoyage: Halifax, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Quintin Soloviev (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.