Located on Trinity Bay
of Newfoundland's Beautiful East Coast
Town of Winterton
Welcomes You
Located on Trinity Bay
On The Western Side of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula
Town of Winterton
Population of 436 Residents
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Boil Water Advisory Lifted

Attention residents of Winterton. Please be advised as of January 9th, 2022, the boil order has been lifted. The town of Winterton apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Town of Winterton Municipal Complex

Update on the Town of Winterton’s Acquisition of the Hindy’s Home Hardware building. It has been a long time in planning and construction, but the Town Office, Maintenance Dept., Recreation Commission and Fire Department are moved into the new building.

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Town Council Minutes

Winterton residents are encouraged to review our town council minutes, which will be regularly posted on our town website. Your suggestions are very important to us. Please email your feedback to info@winterton.ca or call (709) 583-2010. We look forward to

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Perfect Tourist Destination

Situated on Trinity Bay – on the western side of the Avalon Peninsula on Newfoundland’s east coast, Winterton makes a perfect destination for visitors. We offer a large RV park, scenic, hiking trails and so much more. Make the town of Winterton

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Winterton is located on Trinity Bay on the western side of the Avalon Peninsula on Newfoundland’s beautiful east coast.  It was originally named Scilly Cove.

In 1912, the town was named Winterton for Sir James Spearman Winter, former Premier of Newfoundland.

First settled in the 1600’s. The first known census was taken in 1675. At that time, there were three planters, forty servants and eight boats recorded in the Town.