The BEST ABANDONED GHOST TOWN in NEWFOUNDLAND

[@MegaSupergrover]

I was lucky enough to spend a couple of nights there a few years ago. I stayed with an amazing, beautiful lady, Mrs. Ena Fudge, who recently passed away. I wish everyone could have met this lovely lady. I stayed at her home. In the evenings we sat in her kitchen and listened to the whales in the harbour over cups of tea and Mrs. Fudge’s endless supply of mouth-watering traditional food and spell-binding stories of days gone by. R.I.P, sweet lady.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Newfoundland people are the most beautiful people on the face of the earth!

[@LifeatStJohns]

I shall go there in sha Allah 🌍

[@battlehrfred]

Lucky Man!!! just fabulous!! hospitality in Nfld, second to NONE!!!

[@yeomzy]

Rip ena

[@williamdzeichnermdfacs8125]

Unlike many who might read this, I had an amazing experience in Newfoundland. I left NYC to do my medical internship in St.Johns for a yr 1975-6 . In my VW van I took the ferry 18 hrs from North Sidney, Nova Scotia. I rotated through each of the hospitals at Memorial U Med School which was unbelievable. We were the entire residency to the staff at times and got first hand to work with the attendings. On my personal moments I would ride my bicycle way out in rural coastline and got to visit these communities before they were abandonded. Who knew how this world would change those days and what a blessing it was to live there. Who would have any idea how crazy things would get. Now I dream of escape to such a place! With love...

[@edwardfinn4141]

Come on back William, We’ll look after ya!

[@rhiannonpowell4725]

I'm only 28 years old but I'm born and raised in Newfoundland and I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here :) I live a 3 and a half hour drive away from St.Johns and used to live in Conception Bay South, about a 25 minute drive from St.Johns for 4 years during my teens before returning back to my home town again

[@bigbertha4080]

The Island is always gorgeous...so much culture, every town has it's own embodiment of folklore, and rich history.

[@arlenesamms3407]

Hi there, it really isn't abandoned. I own a home there myself. It's a busy spot in the summer months, and for those of us who like to skidoo in. There's always someone looking out to the homes when others are away. Certainly some homes are no longer lived in but they are very much owned by people. It's a wonderful place to stay. Very peaceful and away from many of the distractions of the modern world. We always love to see visitors but we really appreciate it when you just come to have a look. No need to enter properties and take souvenirs like some have suggested in the comments. That way the community will be there for everyone to enjoy just a little while longer. 😊

[@visa1960]

Where is this place ,my wife and I love visiting these old fishing towns

[@carolynadams1249]

@@visa1960 I feel like these comments are about two different places, the Indian Bearing Place that I know and my aunt and her husband lived in for years, is just out the bay from a still inhabited community of Nippers Harbor, you should be able to find that on the map, You should be able to find someone that’s living in Nippers Harbour with a boat to take you out to Indian bearing place, there may be one or two of the older houses still standing.

[@veronicasawyer1321]

The abandoned communities on this island really are incredible. There's so many of them, and they're so fascinating to go back and visit. I'm still in high school, and am very used to a modern lifestyle, but over the summer, I visited the abandoned community that my grandparents once called home. A couple and their dog was staying in their own house there for the summer. My mother's old vacation house there was built on logs over the water and washed away around 5 years ago. The fishing wharf was actually quite intact and people were storing things inside (a smaller community that denied the opportunity to resettle can be walked to from there). In September, though, Hurricane Larry struck the island and the wharf was completely demolished. The walls and everything else just collapsed beneath the roof. The photos from the following day of the debris in the water and the roof floating atop of the sea was shocking, especially considering I was one of the last people to ever stand on the wharf. I would love to go back there and take another look at it now.

[@annedeabreu2749]

Oct 13th, 9:15 am 2023.Being born and raised in Newfoundland it's history for me. Left the province for Ontario in 1976 and returned to Hr. Grace in Aug, 2022. I have always loved Nl . The history takes me back. I didn't realize there were so many abandoned places. Loved your video.

[@rajurisaldar5492]

Thanks for lovely scenic video. I became your subscriber. Looking forward for more videos from Canada. And may your video little longer to enjoy.👍👍

[@jdstep97]

Clarence looked like he didn't want to be bothered.

[@billbeyatte]

Beautiful place. I'm from California and NL is my favorite destination, the out ports especially.

[@emergentform1188]

Yea that's wild. So many places like that all over the island, it's crazy. Nice to visit but hard to live in a place like that if you're from a bigger place with lots happening.

[@RT-bz3mr]

Much of my family was born and raised here I always enjoyed the memories of visiting my relatives as a young girl. this was a fishing Village I always looked forward to fishing on my uncle's longliner and cleaning the fish. they would let us keep the cod cheeks and boy they are better than scallops. there used to be a still on top of the hill and if you were in the middle of the houses and walked back up the hill you would find a spring-fed pond my grandmother had a garden back there as well, they use for fish guts as fertilizer so it didn't smell that great but my the vegetables were certainly delicious. I can't begin to tell you how many wonderful stories and memories there are from this beautiful place filled with life love and charm.

[@tedinvt4631]

My wife & I had the pleasure of visiting Round Harbour in 2008. We met a visiting couple in a B&B who knew of the town and told us we had to see it. You won't find it in tourist guides. We wandered the quiet little town. Even visited the little church high on the hill above the “downtown” area. Nellie [?) Fudge lived in the dark green house at the end of the “boardwalk”. At that time she was a summer resident. So many memories of the beautiful town and the wonderful people we met in NL. A shame to see it all fade away.

[@deanrideout4257]

It was nice to see the town. Visited my self about 4-5 years ago, I am from Baie Verte which isn’t far from Round Harbour.

[@corinnetulk]

You're right.. I described it as hauntingly beautiful when I visited last week. Peeked into some of the windows and saw how personal items were taken and other things left behind. Tablecloth and salt and pepper shakers still on the table. Visited the cemetery on top of the hill and found the oldest belonged to a 94 year old lady who died in 1900

[@michaelbogart7658]

My mother was born in Francois NL. I plan on someday sailing to the south coast of NL and having an extended stay on one of the old abandoned outports. thank you for such a wonderful video good sir.

[@don-cw1yz]

Well protected small harbour. When the fishery died so did all these small communities.

[@sandrapenney9680]

The nicest people you will ever meet are located in Newfoundland Canada. I would live there for the people alone

[@patbrennan6572]

This is the legacy of Joey Smallwood and how he destroyed this beautiful province decades ago.

[@brianfuller7691]

NL is fabulous and sadly many rural parts are dead or dying. Round Harbour is quite beautiful

[@dinkster1729]

Where is Round Harbour?

[@dinkster1729]

10 Km from La Scie! I would say that the folks got a good deal if they got $100,000 for their homes.

[@rockandrollemergency]

I grew up in Brent's cove, and harbor round. As such, I've been to round harbor many times as a kid. The steep hill was always scary. Lol

[@randycollins7910]

A nice place to visit for a few days but I would be hard pressed to stick around any longer than that. I would say that winter could be brutal in a community like that. Tourism is what will keep these places going . Good Luck.

[@TRUEC4N4DI4N]

Stumbled across your channel by accident while watching old videos of NL, St. John’s and other ports of call. My parents were born and raised in Newfoundland and I remember them bringing my brothers and I to their hometowns. This was back in the early 70’s through to the 80’s. The times we spent there were the best times of my life! Back then the village was all about fishing cod, halibut, mackerel, turbot etc and trapping lobster and dragging for scallops and mussels. I’ve never eaten so well as when I was there! Fresh milk, eggs, butter and homemade bread! I can smell it now! Also, everything was as it was probably a hundred years earlier. Everything was made from the land by hand to fish. I’m going back this year for the summer with my Mom, brother and GF. Mom says this will probably be the last time as she’s old and her health is failing. Dad won’t be joining us. He passed away last year. We’ll be scattering his ashes in the mouth of the harbour as per his final wishes. Although it’s great to go back to her hometown, it won’t be like when we were kids. It was a different world back then. Thanks for sharing the video! Cheers! 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@dwaynewheaton5758]

I'm in Newfoundland frederickton 1 church ⛪ road frederickton Canada 🍁 quite often

[@lauraashley4780]

I love it! I would love to stay there. I love seeing old houses in any & every state of decay, I love imagining the history of it and seeing the colors and building styles that were used. they make me extremely happy. I’m trying to visit as many resettled/abandoned communities as I can (respectfully), because I love taking pictures of unique old houses and ruins. I hate when they get vandalized or torn down ❤️‍🩹

[@fredhumber3865]

A beautiful place indeed. Visited there fifteen years ago with a group of Newfoundland artists. Took a trip out of there by boat to a totally abandoned community called Indian Burying Place which shocked us all with its beauty. It was well named. We all got some pictures and some of us did paintings. We have never seen anything like it before or since. We were spellbound by its breathtaking beauty. Go visit it sometime before it disappears completely.

[@CamoCoveSNIPER]

Honestly the place is like woods island. Absolutely amazing spot with many sights. Even better with clear sky nights and a crimson sky.

[@genekelly8467]

The green house at 4:15 looks lived in. Was it occupied?

[@adrianhare6981]

come to burgeo it not abandoned but its the most beautiful town in newfoundland plus we got our own national park with 10 beachs

[@carolynadams1249]

Burgeo is a beautiful place, we drove down there last summer in our motorhome, we had to travel really slow because of the road conditions. We questioned the locals on the road conditions and everyone said “but it’s not as bad as it used to be “. Gotta love Newfie positivity.

[@jaapongeveer6203]

Sorry but its not a national park, its a provincial park. Calling it the most beautiful town is also a stretch. I was there for a week last year.

[@audreyfreeman7615]

There are hundreds,maybe thousands of small towns similar to this one around the coast of Newfoundland..People just couldn't get employment in these places after the fishery died. Such a shame!

[@wadechubb6365]

Great video and a beautiful place for sure

[@dannymcnamara2554]

Great video John!! Thanks so much.🇮🇪👍

[@FlyFudgeoutdoors]

Beautiful place...so much beautiful sights and wildlife here.

[@levlylove]

Wow, looks amazing! I've been wanting to visit some ghost towns for ages, but Australia is sadly lacking in them. :( That said, I did find Gormanston when I visited Tasmania, and it's similar to Round Harbour in that it's still slightly occupied, but mostly abandoned. Had some fun taking photos, but regretted later that I didn't fly my drone. Might have to go back...

[@FunWithJohn]

I just came in from flying my drone, 0 degrees here in Labrador! Good news is, I was chasing a whale :) Australia must have some awesome sights tho! The outback alone is incredible!!

[@levlylove]

You know, despite living here all my life, the most outback I've done is the country town I grew up in, a few hours inland. I guess I like the coast too much. :P I got a couple Australia drone vids on my channel if you want to check them out. I don't do it professionally like you do though, so be nice. ;)

[@FunWithJohn]

I wouldn't say I do my professional, I'm still learning :) Your sea cliff video is really nice!!

[@levlylove]

John Morris Thanks! Strangely that’s the one I wasn’t feeling when I edited it and thought it was half-assed, and it’s the one people comment on. I should probably half-ass my videos more often. :p And, my bad, I thought I read/heard you mention somewhere you do do it pro. I guess take it as a compliment for how well it comes out!

[@carolynadams1249]

You should have gone to Betts Cove and Indian Burying place located on the same shore, magnificent history, truly abandoned and beautiful.

[@fredhumber3865]

I agree……Indian Burying Place was shocking to us in a positive way. We were emotionally zapped by the time we left. Simply magnificent…….we loved the place.

[@craigx1433]

The Government wanted these small isolated communities abandoned because it was too expensive to provide services like schools,roads,medical care...etc...larger town's usually existed an hour or two away and the people just moved to those.

[@johnmurrin9734]

thats what they tell us but it was just a huge government land grab

[@codraven57]

Definately a great place to live if you could. Nature at it's best. Thanks for sharing.

[@retta5986]

Beautiful! Shared on Twitter. ♥️🌟💯

[@ryanralph1189]

Clarence is the man! He's my neighbour in another town nearby. The spot is amazing. Explored down there a couple summers ago.

[@lizmccready1560]

I have an old motorhome - if i could get it down and up the hill, I'd spend a month or so just hanging here

[@anthonylondon3366]

People are flocking to Maine and Nova Scotia for that semi wild lifestyle....was it premature of the Newfie Govt. to close down these settlements.

[@paulwhite9275]

I'm from nfld and that place is gorgeous, what a place for a summer home or b&b tours

[@patbrennan6572]

No churches , no mosques no synagogues. Yep , that's the place for me.

[@patbrennan6572]

Just reality, I like that too.

[@andreamandy2504]

The landscape is stunning! Would I live there? Not likely but visit...most definitely!

[@FinnMustaine]

Around 30 years ago, a group of my fathers friends and him were exploring and they found a abandoned mansion in the middle of nowhere and there was still food on the plates and everything was left.

[@mariannewarren1405]

So how many people live there? I’m a Brit who’s had a house in Herring Neck, near Twillingate since 2003 and spend 6 months of every year there.

[@allsmiles9488]

What part of Newfoundland? I'm from Grand falls ❤️

[@carolynadams1249]

Elsa Almondlake -Olaf- Its located in Notre Dame bay, head towards La Scie on the Baie Verte peninsula.

[@p_yton7]

East! Down by the bay

[@jdstep97]

I'd LOVE to visit for a few weeks but never live there. I'm a city gal and would miss the city life. And the way it is now, I'd get to thinking about some horror movie. Looks like a perfect place to be scared to death late at night.

[@ashleydempsey-henshoney7583]

Cool! What was the reason the government paid them to leave I wonder?

[@FunWithJohn]

It was after the fishing industry was devasted. Not sure the details but Angie posted some info on the facebook post about it! How is Cape Breton?

[@ashleydempsey-henshoney7583]

@@FunWithJohn its finally cooling down a bit here! Haha

[@FunWithJohn]

How was the summer? Geez, send some of that heat to NFLD! It's been chilly....mind you it is September...and guess who only brought 1 sweater to Labrador!

[@johnmurrin9734]

@@ashleydempsey-henshoney7583 do you live in Round Harbour? its so beautiful i wanna move there

[@nubjubkabub]

It was cheaper for government to pay each home $100,000 to relocate than it was to keep providing services such as in home care, schooling for any children and snow clearing services/ferry services. The communities used to bring in enough money to make it feasible, but as the people got older and children moved away for work, the communities wernt making much contribution to the province financially. They were creating large amounts of dept. Newfoundland had 100”s of communities in the same situation, and migrating them to larger communities to compile services for more people more easily…..!

[@PhilipRice]

I’d definitely stay there and do some photography!

[@FunWithJohn]

It is absolutely gorgeous and the water was sooo blue tho apparently it used to be badly polluted. The locals were saying how they get amazing aurora & lightning storms too! Would make for a great spot to stay for some photos!

[@OopsOlliePopp]

A lot of homes in newfoundland are passed down through families but aren’t livable because there’s not much work around since the moratorium, so the families keep them but don’t use or visit them. Still beautiful though! I’m a Newfie and love urban exploring around here

[@desaishan7062]

I am thinking NL could be a great place for youtubers.

[@Moe-zo4fm]

If any one has old pics or stories of Salmonier where my Great Grandfather Denis Corcoran fished and his brothers and sons. Or pics of Crawley Island or stories. My Grandmother was from Long Harbour her Father my Great Grandfather Michael Murphy and my Great Great Grandfather Patrick Murphy came to Rams Island in the 1800’s from Wexford. They were 1 of the first 5 families on Crawley Island. My grandparents moved to Nova Scotia. And my Grandmother died when my mother was 5. I never got to meet her. I would be so grateful to anyone with information, stories or pictures . I love Newfoundland❤️ that’s who I am. I’m just to unwell to visit. I never knew my Grandparents were from there, until know.

[@thenewfievlogger7371]

As a KZbinr trying to grow Newfoundland is a wonderful place

[@000monet]

There are several Round Harbor in Newfoundland, this one is in Bay Verdé, it is not specified in the video

[@Loagun]

Looks stunning. I'm from Northern Ontario and live in Winnipeg flatlands. I would love to visit the East coast one day, and one day I will.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Very cool

[@johnfraser2019]

Would love to talk to the people there and turn this amazing spot around, So many cool idea's for a quit place to stay and re-open for people to visit.

[@jeffpotter7958]

I'd love to get out there with my camera gear. Looks like great photo opportunities

[@frankaello8858]

Awesome place to check out.

[@nickcollins4268]

My grandparents lived in a community that got resettled. Like others are saying here, "resettled" doesn't mean "abandon" my grandparents were resettled in 61 but we still have original cabin they built where their house was. My father spent last 5 summers renovating cabin and stage. Alot of fisherman choose to fish out of those community in summer. So the point is its a bit misleading to say they are abandon. Yes some might need alot of work but people own them. It's no different than someone going into your house or cottage. You don't want people coming here and thinking it's abandon. But nice video otherwise! Going to have to visit this one some day

[@Riverprospector]

Well that was really cool thanks

[@MSFTSgrow]

I just moved 5 min by boat away from here. Should have checked out Nipper Harbour. its like Round harbour. Just BETTER!

[@wakeoftheflood2]

in some of those shots I see nice kept up houses with trucks parked at them

[@vincentyounge]

Good video, a little erratic with the camera and the music doesn’t match the depth of the history there or the mood of the place. Just some friendly words because I certainly appreciate the effort you put into making this video and sharing it with us,

[@veroniquelaforest138]

I lived in NL for a year 10 years ago and I miss the people and the scenery... So gorgeous. I would live there for sure. So peaceful.

[@siobhanr12]

Are you able to enter the abandoned buildings?

[@douganderson4568]

How would one purchase property there ?

[@nilakshigoonasekara4845]

Luv this😘

[@heidihiscock4883]

How do u get there?

[@tracygill9868]

Where would one stay if they wanted to Visit?

[@harbourdogNL]

It's obviously still a happening spot to some degree, all those crab pots aren't just abandoned, they're basically ready to be put aboard the boats.

[@daphneprivett1829]

That place look so peaceful

[@donnyabbott4512]

That part of st.John's newfoundland it looked like it was the manules

[@ken1769]

Nice video, where you from?

[@stevereid8645]

Thanks for the video.Are you from Newfoundland?

[@lorettamurphy7119]

Yes I am..Bellevue Beach,NL..Beautiful Town and Beautiful People 👍😍

[@troynoftle6259]

I was there back in 2006 in the night never knew that it was abandoned creepy

[@jimyoung5984]

love seeing these beautiful secluded spots,very interesting, but u went through too fast,we didn’t get a chance to enjoy the spot to feel like we were there. You should concentrate on the story part of your video as this is what will draw us into the fascinating history of what we are seeing. As I said thank u for your time and keep giving us these pictures of the past.

[@twinkle1667]

Great Video!

[@ingenuity168]

Rocky land 😔but I would love to stay here. I will feel the whole place belongs to me alone.

[@pearlnowlan8748]

Looks like it was a beautiful spot in its earlier days.

[@daphneprivett1829]

I would love to live home again

[@yeomzy]

Need to get here asap before its all gone.

[@bernardlainey4087]

Yes

[@jetta.silence6356]

@gamerwife heres a small haunted place ( one of many many places here in my province).

[@coreysullivan7401]

I lived very close to round hr

[@chrisj5505]

Who owns the land and houses then?

[@Charmeze]

Check out rose blanche

[@jackflash5659]

Why did the govt.(provincial or federal) offer people money to relocate?

[@tonich70]

Beautiful place, annoying video music!

[@patnelson5509]

Would have liked waaaaaay less photos of you, and more straight forward pictures of the place itself. Music was awful too.

[@Mordenkainen322]

This place was swept into the ocean after the recent hurricane, sad.

[@raki6232]

I am feeling lately to move to Newfoundland

[@LarryTheRoleplayerTM]

Your editing skills are a bit lacking. You need to watch for doubles mainly, also you need to use color correction. Not every screen is the same

[@keeganinder2307]

Wicked I’m going there soon

[@edwardwinsor9600]

1 was born in corner brook lefs eft in 43 i am 88 want to go back love ue rook ted god bless

[@chipwoods8323]

Why was it abandoned?

[@arlenesamms3407]

It really isn't abandoned. Its a poor choice of words for the title of this video. All the homes there are owned, even if they haven't been kept up, and several (my own included) have residents in them all summer with a handful of us choosing to stay almost year round. Some residents chose to request and accept a resettlement package from the government to enable them to move to communities with better services and to be closer to medical facilities.

[@LisaMcGrath-e4b]

❤

[@matthewdenty8470]

Abandoned to a point ... a point your government thinks it's not worth supplying with food or fuel

[@braveheartbob3473]

I expected it to be Corbin

[@AstrosCinema]

you should have seen if you could get into some of the houses, maybe find some old peices of history.

[@FunWithJohn]

Astros Cinema thanks for commenting! I appreciate it... You can get into some of the buildings however in others there are still valueables... There has been 600 visits from wanderers in last couple months and one of the people living here said he watches people and if they go near the homes he will yell at them... He had someone look at his house and was gonna enter till i walked outside and confronted them..

[@arlenesamms3407]

Most of these home are still owned. It's horribly inconsiderate to walk into these homes and take things without permission. Our community is disappearing fast enough without human hands helping

[@dorisleyba5962]

The question is WHY were they offered all that money to move but not sell? 🤔 Is it already owned by the indigenous and one shouldov never built there

[@GeppettoProductions]

Why does the government want people out of there?