Food scene
Don’t bring dessert because you can pick up the best pies here🥧🥧🍓🍋🍑🍎🫐🍒
11 locals recommend
The Pie Guys Bakery & Cafe
118 West StDon’t bring dessert because you can pick up the best pies here🥧🥧🍓🍋🍑🍎🫐🍒
Local craft beer - sit on the patio and watch the town or pick some up to bring home
16 locals recommend
Breakwall Brewing Company
46 Clarence StLocal craft beer - sit on the patio and watch the town or pick some up to bring home
Best place for fresh Lake Erie perch and fish fry
13 locals recommend
Minor Fisheries - Retail/Wholesale Fish Store/Fish & Chips Restaurant
176 West StBest place for fresh Lake Erie perch and fish fry
Chill vibe for Thai food - take out or eat on the outdoor patio
52 locals recommend
The Smokin' Buddha
265 King StChill vibe for Thai food - take out or eat on the outdoor patio
Romantic garden patio - just a 3 min drive or 15 min walk from the cottage - lovely
9 locals recommend
The Garden Houzz
10414 Lakeshore Rd WRomantic garden patio - just a 3 min drive or 15 min walk from the cottage - lovely
The best after a long day at the beach - order at the window at this original DQ - it’s been exactly the same for 40 years!
Dairy Queen (Treat)
73 Main St EThe best after a long day at the beach - order at the window at this original DQ - it’s been exactly the same for 40 years!
Food shopping
Butcher
Lemayzzz Meats
82 Clarence StLocal butcher
La Dolce Vita Bakery
331 Main St WLocal bakery for fresh bread and hamburger/sausage/hot dog buns.
Every Friday morning until noon - all the local Niagara fruits and vegetables plus cheese, cured meats, honey, flowers
Port Colborne Farmer's Market
59 Charlotte StEvery Friday morning until noon - all the local Niagara fruits and vegetables plus cheese, cured meats, honey, flowers
Marshville Chocolate Shop
41950 Clarendon St ETry the famous chocolate dipped dried apples
The BEST Italian foods - pick up a frozen lasagne - 9 layers of homemade pasta - they even have a gluten free version made from sweet potatoes
De Luca Fine Foods
35 Prosperity AvenueThe BEST Italian foods - pick up a frozen lasagne - 9 layers of homemade pasta - they even have a gluten free version made from sweet potatoes
Activities
We go horseback riding here every year! Very close to the cottage. Highly recommend the beach ride - so fun for all ages!
19 locals recommend
HorsePlay Niagara
11061 Ellsworth Rd NWe go horseback riding here every year! Very close to the cottage. Highly recommend the beach ride - so fun for all ages!
Great for a local hike and picnic - and to jump in the water from the rocks or the bridge. Bring a towel and a floatie to relax on the extra-warm water.
6 locals recommend
Wainfleet Wetlands Conservation Area
10638 Quarry RdGreat for a local hike and picnic - and to jump in the water from the rocks or the bridge. Bring a towel and a floatie to relax on the extra-warm water.
Wine tasting - outdoor seating among the vineyards 🍷🍷🍷makes for a beautiful afternoon
23 locals recommend
Thirty Bench Wine Makers
4281 Mountainview RdWine tasting - outdoor seating among the vineyards 🍷🍷🍷makes for a beautiful afternoon
Best local sparkling wine - do a tasting and sit in the gorgeous outdoor garden
14 locals recommend
Kew Vineyards Estate Winery
4696 King StBest local sparkling wine - do a tasting and sit in the gorgeous outdoor garden
This is where the town gathers to watch the fireworks on holidays - great splash pad for kids
16 locals recommend
HH Knoll Lakeview Park
160 Sugarloaf StThis is where the town gathers to watch the fireworks on holidays - great splash pad for kids
Pick up some plants for your home and garden from this amazing local greenhouse
The Mill Greenhouses & Garden Centre
2718 Ontario 3Pick up some plants for your home and garden from this amazing local greenhouse
Tall Post Craft Cider
1110 Hendershot RoadLocal craft cider - stop by on your drive into or out of the area
Real old school drive in - stay for the double feature (don’t forget bug spray)! We go at least once every summer.
11 locals recommend
Can-View Drive-In
1956 RR 20Real old school drive in - stay for the double feature (don’t forget bug spray)! We go at least once every summer.
Clean and beautiful public beach with crystal clear water - drive your car onto the sand, lift the trunk to play your music and enjoy a fun day on the beach - good option if there is seaweed in front of the house.
27 locals recommend
Nickel Beach
69 Lake RdClean and beautiful public beach with crystal clear water - drive your car onto the sand, lift the trunk to play your music and enjoy a fun day on the beach - good option if there is seaweed in front of the house.
Prestigious 18 hole club around the corner from the cottage - open to public
15 locals recommend
Port Colborne Country Club
11260 Golf Course RdPrestigious 18 hole club around the corner from the cottage - open to public
Great deal to play a 9-hole course and easy for beginners/kids/teens - open to the public and club rentals available at the course
10 locals recommend
Whisky Run Golf Club
631 Lorraine RdGreat deal to play a 9-hole course and easy for beginners/kids/teens - open to the public and club rentals available at the course
Sightseeing
Bridge 21
Clarence StreetSee the Welland Canal in action
As you drive into town on Lakeshore Road West try to spot the ‘Incredible Shrinking Mill’ across the harbour - an optical illusion that gets smaller as you drive closer!
Lakeshore Road West
Lakeshore Road WestAs you drive into town on Lakeshore Road West try to spot the ‘Incredible Shrinking Mill’ across the harbour - an optical illusion that gets smaller as you drive closer!