09/11/2026
There are a few rumours making their way around town, so we thought it was probably time you heard this directly from us. đ€
Yes, The Marmalade Café & Coffee Bar will be closing toward the end of this year.
We havenât set a final closing date yet, and when we do, weâll make sure you hear it directly from us.
Itâs a big decision and one Neil and I have spent a great deal of time thinking about.
Over the past six years, Marmalade has grown and changed in ways we never could have completely predicted when we first opened the doors of our little seaside motel.
What began with nine rooms on the Eastern Shore has grown into something much bigger: vacation properties, experiences, events, partnerships and new opportunities to welcome people to this incredible part of Nova Scotia.
And weâve reached a point where we need to make some choices about where we put our time, energy and investment next.
For us, that means returning our focus to where Marmalade began: tourism, hospitality and The Marmalade Motel.
We see enormous opportunity to continue growing the motel, creating new reasons for people to visit the Eastern Shore, developing thoughtful guest experiences and building the next chapter of Marmalade around the place and industry we fell in love with in the first place.
So while one chapter is coming to an end, The Marmalade Motel is absolutely not closing.
Quite the opposite.
Weâre refocusing.
Weâre investing.
Weâre growing.
And weâre incredibly excited about what comes next.
For now, nothing changes at the café. Our team is here. The coffee is brewing. The kitchen is cooking. And there is still plenty of time to come through those doors and enjoy this little place with us.
Weâll continue operating through to the end of this year and will share our final closing date once it has been decided.
We are enormously proud of what we created at The Marmalade Café and of the people who helped us create it.
Closing its doors will undoubtedly be bittersweet.
But after six years of building businesses, weâve learned that growth isnât always about doing more.
Sometimes itâs about getting very clear about what you want to build next â and having the courage to put your energy there.
For Neil and me, that next chapter begins back where Marmalade started.
By the ocean. đ€
Cheryl & Neil
The Marmalade Motel & Café
