Guidebook for Gatineau

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Guidebook for Gatineau

Entertainment & Activities

2.5 kl walk from Home in the Forest (1/5 hour). Great park for children and adults - beach for swimming & sunbathing, picnics, children's playgrounds!
24 locals recommend
Parc des Cedres
24 locals recommend
2.5 kl walk from Home in the Forest (1/5 hour). Great park for children and adults - beach for swimming & sunbathing, picnics, children's playgrounds!
Walk, hike, cycle, go geocaching, rock climb, swim, ski, hunt for frogs or just breathe in the fresh air. http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/gatineau-park
522 locals recommend
Gatineau Park
33 Chem. Scott
522 locals recommend
Walk, hike, cycle, go geocaching, rock climb, swim, ski, hunt for frogs or just breathe in the fresh air. http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/gatineau-park

Food Scene

Just next Parc des Cedres (Cedars Park) - family run, great food and friendly service.
Bistro Marin (Le)
Just next Parc des Cedres (Cedars Park) - family run, great food and friendly service.
Beer and the best sunsets in the Ottawa valley.
35 locals recommend
Aylmer Marina Restaurant Bar
1 Rue Principale
35 locals recommend
Beer and the best sunsets in the Ottawa valley.
Over 150 international beers to try out. Friendly atmosphere in a charming old house.
45 locals recommend
Bistro L'Autre Oeil
152 Rue Principale
45 locals recommend
Over 150 international beers to try out. Friendly atmosphere in a charming old house.
We were there for the opening - great food, great service! Upscale dining.
Bistro Bord'Eau
31 Rue Principale
We were there for the opening - great food, great service! Upscale dining.
Lovely coffee house in old Aylmer serving coffee, tea and desserts, some light meals too inside or out on the large porch.
Moca Loca Café
149 Rue Principale
Lovely coffee house in old Aylmer serving coffee, tea and desserts, some light meals too inside or out on the large porch.
Everybody loves Timmies - doughnuts, coffee, tea, soup and sandwiches. There are 3 locations in Aylmer. This is the closest.
101 locals recommend
Tim Hortons
525 Somerset St W
101 locals recommend
Everybody loves Timmies - doughnuts, coffee, tea, soup and sandwiches. There are 3 locations in Aylmer. This is the closest.

Arts & Culture

Not-for-profit centre for local arts. http://www.limagier.qc.ca/english/
Imagier the exhibition center
9 Rue Front
Not-for-profit centre for local arts. http://www.limagier.qc.ca/english/
Local movie theatre. Shows movies in French and in English
9 locals recommend
Cinema Aylmer
400 Bd Wilfrid-Lavigne
9 locals recommend
Local movie theatre. Shows movies in French and in English
Canada's National Gallery - 15 minutes by car.
552 locals recommend
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Dr
552 locals recommend
Canada's National Gallery - 15 minutes by car.

Everything Else

Old family-run lodge with rustic cottages & a delicious Sunday brunch on the Ottawa river where my parents had their honeymoon in 1948! http://www.pine-lodge.ca/
16 locals recommend
Pine Lodge
6 Chem. de Pine Lodge
16 locals recommend
Old family-run lodge with rustic cottages & a delicious Sunday brunch on the Ottawa river where my parents had their honeymoon in 1948! http://www.pine-lodge.ca/

Sightseeing

Art gallery, shops, restaurants, bakery and weekend farmers market.
6 locals recommend
Old Chelsea
6 locals recommend
Art gallery, shops, restaurants, bakery and weekend farmers market.
So much to see and do on the Gatineau River. Great local shops & the ever famous Black Sheep Inn for nightly entertainment.
141 locals recommend
Wakefield
141 locals recommend
So much to see and do on the Gatineau River. Great local shops & the ever famous Black Sheep Inn for nightly entertainment.