Guidebook for Essex
Food Scene
Amazing wines, food and ambience. They serve lunch and dinner as well as host wine tours and weddings.
93 locals recommend
Oxley Estate Winery
533 Essex County Road 50Amazing wines, food and ambience. They serve lunch and dinner as well as host wine tours and weddings.
Garfield's
1 County 50 Rd WA local diner just down the road that serves a lot of comfort food.
Amazing food, drinks and setting in beautiful downtown Kingsville.
60 locals recommend
The Bridge House
19 Main St EAmazing food, drinks and setting in beautiful downtown Kingsville.
Getting Around
A fantastic place to rent some bikes to tour the area and local wineries.
11 locals recommend
Farm Dog Cycles
793 East County Rd 50A fantastic place to rent some bikes to tour the area and local wineries.
Parks & Nature
Cedar Beach is on the edge of Kingsville, just a few minutes drive away. It is a large public beach for swimming, relaxing and enjoying the sun.
Great for hiking, canoeing, and bird watching. It's the southernmost tip of mainland Canada and the migration path of monarch butterflies and many species of birds.
195 locals recommend
Point Pelee National Park Of Canada
1118 Point Pelee DrGreat for hiking, canoeing, and bird watching. It's the southernmost tip of mainland Canada and the migration path of monarch butterflies and many species of birds.
Cedar Beach Conservation Area
1031 Heritage RdArts & Culture
Take a step back in time and explore the homestead built in the 1850's.
26 locals recommend
John R. Park Homestead & Conservation Area
915 Essex County Rd 50Take a step back in time and explore the homestead built in the 1850's.
Entertainment & Activities
Colasanti's Tropical Gardens is an indoor entertainment centre with a restaurant, arcade games, mini-golf and rides as well as a zoo and petting farm. There is also a gift shop and many plants available for sale grown in their many greenhouses.
76 locals recommend
Colasanti's
1550 Road 3 EColasanti's Tropical Gardens is an indoor entertainment centre with a restaurant, arcade games, mini-golf and rides as well as a zoo and petting farm. There is also a gift shop and many plants available for sale grown in their many greenhouses.
The local public beach and marina with a splash pad for the kids, beach volleyball courts and stand-up paddle board and other rentals. Fun in the sun!
32 locals recommend
Colchester Beach
The local public beach and marina with a splash pad for the kids, beach volleyball courts and stand-up paddle board and other rentals. Fun in the sun!
Essentials
FreshCo
430 Main St EEverything Else
This 50km trail offers a different view of Essex County. It is great for hiking, biking, running and birding. It winds through the heart of Essex County where you will see farmers' fields, orchards and find some peace. It's accessible just a few kilometres north of the cottage.
Chrysler Greenway
Chrysler GreenwayThis 50km trail offers a different view of Essex County. It is great for hiking, biking, running and birding. It winds through the heart of Essex County where you will see farmers' fields, orchards and find some peace. It's accessible just a few kilometres north of the cottage.