FROM THE CONFEDERATION BRIDGE

DIRT ROAD SHORT CUT (approximately 7 minutes from Bridge)

1. Exit the Bridge and drive until you hit the first set of traffic lights. Turn left onto Dickie Road. Drive straight for a short period until the road ends. Turn left onto Route 10.
2. Travel on Route 10, driving though the North Carleton and Searletown communities up past the white Church. * A great place to take photos of the Confederation Bridge
3. Turn left onto the dirt McQuarrie Road just past the Fulton Hammil Ltd. potato storage building.
4. Drive on the dirt McQuarrie Road, and when you arrive footsteps from the beach, turn right onto the Chelton Road.
5. The dirt road will then turn to pavement, and you'll travel just a bit until you see the signs for Gordon Cove Cottages on the left hand side. Turn left onto the Gordon Cove Road.
6. You will see the Little Bird Cottage sign on the right hand side at #60 Gordon Cove Road. We're the fifth cottage on the right hand side, nestled in the trees.

LONGER HIGHWAY ROUTE (approximately 14 minutes from Bridge)

1. Exit the Bridge and drive to the first set of traffic lights. Turn left onto Dickie Road. Drive straight for a short period until the road ends. Turn left onto Route 10.but continue on Route 10 - North Carlton Road past the dirt road. Continue a few moments and turn left onto Route 112 - Searletown Road.
2. Drive straight on the Searletown Road, and then turn left again onto the Fernwood Road.
3. Continue straight on the Fernwood Road until you turn onto the Chelton Road. Stay on the Chelton Road, eventually turning left as the road turns giving you a view of the Conferedation Bridge. If you drive straight onto a dirt road, you've gone too far on the Chelton Road.
4. After turning left onto the Chelton Road, continue straight as you pass the Chelton Provincial Park and Beach. Keep driving for a few moments until you see the Gordon Cove Cottages sign on the right.
5. Turn right onto the Gordon Cove Road. You will see the Little Bird Cottage sign on the right hand side at #60 Gordon Cove Road. We're the fifth cottage on the right hand side, nestled in the trees.

From the Charlottetown Airport

DRIVING TIME (approximately 60 minutes)

1. Exit Airport, driving straight onto Sherwood Road. Continue until you come to your first set of lights (a CAT dealership will be on your left).
2. Turn right onto Route 2 - Malpeque Road/Veteran's Memorial Highway. This is the main highway you'll be on for the drive.
3. Continue driving through Winsloe, Springvale, Brookfield, Greenvale, Hunter River, Fredericton, and Pleasant Valley communities until you enter Springfield. When in Springfeild, you will then turn left onto Route 8 - Freetown Road.
4. Continue on the Freetown Road until it ends. Turn left onto Route 1 - Trans Canada Highway. Continue on this road until you see signs for Bedeque. Stay in the right lane. As Route 1 continues left, you will drive straight from the right lane onto Linkletter Avenue. This will take you into Central Bedeque. When Linkletter Avenue ends, turn right onto Route 171 - Callbeck Street.
5. Drive straight unto you enter Bedeque and the road ends. Turn left onto Route 112 - Searletown Road. Drive straight on the Searletown Road, and then turn right onto the Fernwood Road.
6. Continue straight on the Fernwood Road until you turn onto the Chelton Road. Stay on the Chelton Road, eventually turning left as the road turns giving you a view of the Conferedation Bridge. If you drive straight onto a dirt road, you've gone too far on the Chelton Road.
7. After turning left onto the Chelton Road, continue straight as you pass the Chelton Provincial Park and Beach. Keep driving for a few moments until you see the Gordon Cove Cottages sign on the right.
8. Turn right onto the Gordon Cove Road. You will see the Little Bird Cottage sign on the right hand side at #60 Gordon Cove Road. We're the fifth cottage on the right hand side, nestled in the trees.

From the Wood Islands Ferry

DRIVING TIME (approximately 1 Hour & 54 minutes)

1. Exit the Ferry onto Route 1 - Trans Canada Highway. Stay straight, following signs to Stratford and Charlottetown. You will enter Stratford first, eventually crossing the Hillsborough Bridge into Charlottetown.
2. As you come off the bridge, take the first right onto Riverside Drive. Go through the first set of light, and then two roundabouts, continuing straight on Riverside Drive. You will pass a second set of light at central hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, as a reference.
3. Continue straight through onto Charlottetown Perimeter Hwy/PE-2, going through 5 more sets of lights once you pass the hospital. At the 6th set of lights, turn right onto Route 2 - Malpeque Road/Veteran's Memorial Highway. This is the main highway you'll be on for the drive.
4. Continue driving through Winsloe, Springvale, Brookfield, Greenvale, Hunter River, Fredericton, and Pleasant Valley communities until you enter Springfield. When in Springfeild, you will then turn left onto Route 8 - Freetown Road.
5. Continue on the Freetown Road until it ends. Turn left onto Route 1 - Trans Canada Highway. Continue on this road until you see signs for Bedeque. Stay in the right lane. As Route 1 continues left, you will drive straight from the right lane onto Linkletter Avenue. This will take you into Central Bedeque. When Linkletter Avenue ends, turn right onto Route 171 - Callbeck Street.
6. Drive straight unto you enter Bedeque and the road ends. Turn left onto Route 112 - Searletown Road. Drive straight on the Searletown Road, and then turn right onto the Fernwood Road.
7. Continue straight on the Fernwood Road until you turn onto the Chelton Road. Stay on the Chelton Road, eventually turning left as the road turns giving you a view of the Conferedation Bridge. If you drive straight onto a dirt road, you've gone too far on the Chelton Road.
8. After turning left onto the Chelton Road, continue straight as you pass the Chelton Provincial Park and Beach. Keep driving for a few moments until you see the Gordon Cove Cottages sign on the right.
9. Turn right onto the Gordon Cove Road. You will see the Little Bird Cottage sign on the right hand side at#60 Gordon Cove Road. We're the fifth cottage on the right hand side, nestled in the trees.