Reviews of Prime Berth Fishing Museum (Museum)

Glenys Beesley

Beautiful spot

Elise Moore

Interesting information. Lots of memorabilia and fishing history.

Rolly Gagné

It was very informative & fun

Heidi Halwa

Enjoyed our visit through the museum. Christine was very friendly and welcoming. Even gave us a suggestion on where to go for lunch which we thoroughly enjoyed. Our 5yr old enjoyed his time here as well!

Jamie Latherow

This was a highlight of visiting the Twillingate area. Captain Dave shares an authentic peice of life. The boat tour, the museum and the people help you feel a connection to them and the culture of Newfoundland. A must do!

Derrick Law

A very diverse display of artifacts from local industries.

Rita Cherkewski

This is a very authentic museum with many things to see. You can see that the owners have spent quite a bit time gathering the items & putting this place together.

Roger Pope

Lots of stuff for the kids and the underwater camera is fun

Alessandro Petrillo

Very interesting and incredible to see such a skeleton in real. It is really lovely made! Totally worth it!

Maggie Brown-Bury

Very cool spot with lots of neat fishery paraphernalia.

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(Translated) Newfoundland's best sailing experience! Definitely choose to be with Captain Dave! Guarantee you won't regret it! …

Terrence Kuiper

We ummed and arrred about doing this self guided tour of the museum. However, I'm so glad we did it. It was only $5.00 and it really is quite fascinating. We expected to be through it in about 20 mins as we had a long drive ahead but we ended up spending 45 mins there. Well worth the money!

Nova Maulani

Informative made by some who passionate about fishing history

Donna Shen

Very interesting site to learn about the fishing history of Newfoundland. Presentation was well done not only informative but humourous. AND NO SMELL!!! Lots of interesting things to see and watch. Great poet.Great explanation of how fish was processed before the day of the processing plants which are now gone never to return. This attraction is not to be missed.

Dale Stanway

A random collection of stuff.

Tina Park

Owner was friendly & informative. Very interesting to see how we once lived. Brought back a lot of memories for my parents & makes me wish we could go back to that simple way of life.

Cassie Braithwaite

THIS IS THE GREATEST MUSEUM EVER. Best 5 dollars you'll ever spend. Such an amazing collection of everything to do with fishing and the ocean and twillingate. Floor to ceiling packed with …

Gabrielle Cooper-Weisz

(Translated) We took a boat ride with Capt Dave, it was a real treat. He takes the time to introduce everyone on the boat, has a joke for all of us, the atmosphere is very friendly and Capt Dave has a lot of humor and good humor. …

Clint Elmo Oscar Jack

Best $5 spent on the island. Great history. Fantastic souvenirs. Ray G. Was a fantastic tour guide. We don't even know if he works there.

Cara McGlinchey

Very interesting, loved it.

Jessica The Nerd

So much fun a d beautiful

cynthia cuff

There is so much to see and they have done an Awesome job.

Joey Fairlawn

Authentic look at the local fishing industry. The museum guide was very friendly, explained how cod was fished and preserved. Lots of photos, a few videos to watch and old memorabilia.

Kathleen Laycock

Saving the Independant fishing history

loujein mouammer

A must visit in Twillingate! There is lots to see & learn about fisherman in the past! Real Whale bone statues. We a great time with our tour guide Ray (what a fun guy). You can also book boat/fishing tours with them. Cost=5$

Dianna McAleer

Fabulous detail and care went into creating this museum. Thanks!

Bonnie & Crime

Wow beautiful

Rob D

Great way to experience the amazing culture of Newfoundland

Katherine Stephenson

Beautiful place and the people!!!! 5$ adults, 3$ children

Dallas Thompson

Great little stop.

Andrew Carriere

I would suggest getting a boat tour with Capt Dave, it is very much worth it.

Nicolas Zhao

Amazing iceberg！

DOUGLAS ROBERTSON

A fine spot to learn more about the fascinating facts about fishing and life in the old days.

Peter Reeve-Newson

Homey collection related to cod fishery. Whale skeleton. Wife runs craft shop, he is interesting, quite a collector of fish stuff, friendly. Warning: cod gutting not for vegetarians.

Cathy Yu

Such a hidden gem of Twillingate! Although if you drive by the town it’s hard to miss such a huge whale spine! Also book fishing tour with Captain Dave - he will never let you down.

Dawn Taylor

Fantastic and friendly! Had two small kids with us and he was very accommodating!! Thanks Dave!!

Ben Fisher

Really neat exhibit! It could be curated and setup a bit better, but for the price the things to see are really interesting and fun!

Simon Ohayon

(Translated) Our boat trip was very nice, the small boat allowed to get near the icebergs. The price of the ride is ok and cheaper than the others in the area. We saw a gigantic iceberg, quickly a Minke whale and an eagle. Captain …

Ann E Anderson

Awesome, lots of fun and information, way hey Captain Dave !

Justus Cohoe

Prime Berth Fishing Museum is a wonderful place to see the recent history of the Newfoundland fishing industry. Run by a fisherman who is still active in the industry, you will experience the trials of the fishermen who pulled the lobster, snow crab, and northern cod from the shallow banks off Newfoundland, living in tiny villages on the coast. Captain Dave still makes a living from crab fishing plus the museum, but the industry is nearly defunct due to the depredations of the foreign ships that scooped up cod from the spawning grounds for years. The fish are coming back, since the closing of the commercial fishery in 1992 but the recovery is slow. This is history that isn't coming back, and I highly recommend it to you so you can know what happens when commercial interests take complete control of a resource.

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Probably my best experience in NL!

Gordon Muscroft

Very eclectic collection. A lot of fun. If you don't like museums stop here.

Glen Wolgemuth

Lots of old artifacts and we had a great chat with one of the guides

Athar Noman Khan

Great to see how fisherman lived and worked in the past in Newfoundland.

David Q.

Informative, sentimental, nostalgic, entertaining and 100% Canadian. Recommended!

CINDY Rodway

A definite must for the antique enthusiasts, we met a local man who told us stories throughout our visit, he was lovely :-) setup of the museum is perfect , it brought back a lot of memories from Childhood Days.

Laurie Nishida

We arrived an hour before closing and it was closed,however a staff member saw the 4 of us and another family in the parking lot and graciously unlocked the entrance for us and said we could go through the site. She just asked us to lock the gate when we were done. Which we did. We learned a lot here-well worth the visit.

Joyce Tsui

Very fun experience in cod fishing! Don't miss it if you go to Newfoundland!

Gloria Fletcher

Great place to visit Well worth the time. People there were informative and entertaining

Chuck Beasley

Awesome place to visit. Dave and wife Christine are wonderful people.

Richard Mann

Captain Dave is a super person.

Ursula Vancouver

Excellent authentic experience, educational, fun, for everyone. Capt Dave and his wife Chris were super friendly and helpful. Great gift shop to. Highly recommend to all

Bob Stewart

Fantastic experience.learned lots and lots about nfld.highly recommend.

Rosemary Bourgeois

Amazing fish museum ($5.00 for adults - you can touch all of the artifacts) and the fishing tour is totally worth it with Captain Dave. Christine outfitted us with warm clothing -.on the boat tour we got to see where Captain Dave grew up, a huge osprey nest, the location where the whale was turned into bones - a great adventure day in Twillingate! Thank you! Gord and Rosemary

Gerard Dinn

Awesome tour for the family the kids absolutely loved it, highly recommended

Sandra McKellar,

Family Attraction. One of the stops to be made for exploration or a break on a nice summer trip

Alison Reddick

Great place to visit

Doug Rand

Great place..

Alexander Blanchard

Unique museum with lots to look at and very interesting history. They make you feel right at home!

Frank Sheppard

Great history of fishing

Nancy v123@globetrotter.net

(Translated) Superb place. We have to take a boat ride with Captain Dave. …

Mary Furlong

Dave very informative & friendly. Singer very good and cheerful. Souvenir shop very well presented. Lovely location. ????????????

Ron Hall

Very nice small fishing museum . Much nicer that several historical society museums I've seen this past week for the same price. Will be back tomorrow buying at the gift shop.

Patrick Bättig

(Translated) “Wild smorgasbord” After paying for the entrance you get to a first room with all sorts of odds and …

Sherryd Shares

Absolutley beautiful spot!

Esther Donovan

Great morning with skipper Dave. Caught some cod too

Sam Murphy

This is authentic put together by the family that knew it and did it. Cod fishing from the old days. More than worth the $5 he charges

Danielle Bishop

A fabulous step back in time. Wonderful historical Newfoundland Labrador artifacts from many traditional ways of life especially the fishing industry. A truly incredible collection. A must see!