The Perfect Place to Enjoy Your Vacation

Kingfisher Cove is a 3.5 acre very private oceanfront property located on the north end of South Pender Island on Ainslie Point Road. The property faces Bedwell Harbour and shares a boundary with Beaumont Marine Park, part of the Southern Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. The property is forested, very private and almost always very quiet. There is a dock and deep water moorage. Catch fresh crab off the dock!  The cottage is the only residence on the property and so you have all 3.5 acres to yourself. 

Please arrange your travel and ferry accommodations to allow for an arrival at the cottage around 1:30 p.m. and otherwise by arrangement. Checki after 2 is difficult for us in terms of our ferry arrangments after checking you in.  

There are two very large decks overlooking the sea, one off each level and both available for your use. The lower level has a very comfortable queen bed as does the sleeping loft and there is a sofa on the main level of the cabin and another on the lower level.  A favourite thing for everyone, especially honeymooners, is the antique iron bathtub on the lower deck.     

The main floor of the cottage is approximately 600 square feet plus the bathroom and the sleeping loft each about 120 square feet; and the lower level is also approximately 600 square feet.  The lower level bedroom may be locked, not available to guests during the late fall, winter and early spring. 

A majority of our bookings are for a week or longer but we also accept minimum stay bookings of 5 nights if they can be accommodated within our schedule.  A discounted rate is available for those who want bring their own linens and towels & until COVID is truly over we may require that you bring your own linens and towels.

A gas barbecue, dishes and cooking utensils are provided. The cook stove is propane gas and there is also a wood stove for a cozy open fires as necessary in the autumn and winter.  Fire restrictions apply in the summer, island wide, and by personal policy at our cabin.  There is also a  Vermont Casting propane heating stove. 

At Kingfisher Cove, we recycle, reuse,  compost or return nearly everything. Be prepared to respect our ecoconsious systems. For the most part residents of the Gulf Islands use similar systems as the island has no landfill and most people respect the reality that we are living in an environmentally very sensitive National Park setting. We are generally a low tech place, except for our high tech composting toilet in our bathroom with a shower that overlooks the sea. Hot water is on demand... so you won't run out but we do ask you to respect water restrictions in the fire season. There is no TV and no dishwasher.  Ask for more details. Generally, Kingfisher Cove is a place to escape and be with family, minimizing your screen time. Cell reception is fine for most providers so for those who are compelled to bring laptops or ipad, they can tether on to their cell phone to use the internet, or just use it on their phone. Internet/Wi-Fi access is also available in multiple locations on the island, such as the library, usually for free. Longer term guests get a HUB from their cell provider. 

There are many nearby hiking trails and waterfront or beach accesses in addition to our own. Our property is frequented by hummingbirds (March until late July); eagles, great blue heron, mink, otter, seals and other birds and marine wildlife. During May to late October one can sit on the rocks at Gowland Point or at Brooks Point and watch for the resident pods of Orcas that frequent Boundary Pass, Swanson Channel, etc. The Pender Islands have no squirrels, no skunks and no bears but raccoons have recently been imported and are not native. Our summer sunsets are amazing and for those who love the night sky, this is as good as it gets.