Most people assume that living in a charming town living means giving up amenities. In Rothesay, it means discovering a rare balance - where championship golf, a full-service marina, top-ranked schools, and a vibrant café culture are all within walking distance of home. Add daily Air Canada service and access to tertiary healthcare within driving distance, and you have a level of lifestyle no town can match.

Long before it became one of Canada's most desirable communities, Rothesay was known as both a shipbuilding centre along the Kennebecasis River and a summer retreat for prominent Saint John families. Business and industry remained in the city, while life slowed down on the riverbanks, where coastal air, sailing, grand estates with gardens, and natural beauty offered a welcome escape.

That balance between ambition and lifestyle still defines Rothesay today.

More than 150 years later, Rothesay’s enduring appeal remains the same: the ability to pursue meaningful careers while coming home to a community that feels worlds away. Mature trees, historic homes, protected waterways, and an active outdoor lifestyle continue to make it one of Atlantic Canada’s most desirable places to live.

It's a place where you don't have to choose between a cottage and your primary home. You can have both. Perhaps that's why so many families continue to make Rothesay home - not just for its beauty, but for the remarkable convenience of everything that surrounds it.

The following are examples of either a 10-minute drive or a 10-minute walk, that help explain why this lifestyle is so difficult to replicate anywhere else in Canada.

Better yet, one exceptional legacy property places you at the centre of it all and it's located at 3161 Rothesay Road in Rothesay, NB. 

If anyone can prove there is another Canadian town with this level of amenity access within a 10-minute drive or a 10-minute walk, we’ll ship you 20 lbs of fresh New Brunswick lobster anywhere in Canada.