Named as a place to stay by & National Geographic Episode 13
Season 4 WEATHER IN TRINITY Trinity charms visitors on at least
two accounts. Many newcomers are struck by the natural beauty of
the area, a magnificent harbour and the splendid maritime
setting. Others are touched by a powerful sense of history (Old
Worldliness) and the pride of place instilled by the cultural
landscape. Trinity is a community whose personality has been
largely shaped by the sea. The harbour has been proclaimed as
one of the best in Newfoundland, even one of the finest in the
world. The harbour not only provided abundant shelter and good
holding ground, but was also spacious. It was once claimed to
hold the entire British Navy. Trinity Harbour has provided
access to and refuge from the North Atlantic since the early
16th century when it was first used by European fishermen. West
Countrymen from England began using it as a summer station in
the migratory fishery in the 1570s, and in 1615 Richard
Whitbourne (later Sir Richard) held a