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Cambridge | Ontario

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Region:

Waterloo Region

Known For:

Grand River | Cambridge Mill | Galt Historic District | Stone architecture | Riverside views | Film locations

Best For:

Riverside Walks | Architecture | Photography | Easy Getaways

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Parkhill Rapids

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Scenic spot The Grand River falls one metre over some exposed bedrock in Cambridge. The river is surrounded by a city, and some dam works here and there. The old downtown buildings (including the old Dixon Mill) are built of locally quarried stone, making this an attractive place to explore and photograph. Photo: Vlad Umnov

McDougall Cottage Historic Site

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This cottage dates back to the 1800s but is believed to be on land that was bought in the late 1700s. The land bought was intended to be divided into smaller lots for homes to attract Scottish settlers to Canada. This cottage was home to many for hundreds of years and then was purchased in […]

Cambridge Sculpture Garden (On the Grand)

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Cambridge Sculpture Garden runs along the Grand River and homes numerous sculptures featured by local, national, and international artists. There are four permanent sculptures and others are featured throughout the year. The garden is always open! Photos: Vlad Umnov

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Dumfries Conservation Area

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Dumfries Conservation Area created a space for outdoor recreation and nature exploration. The area has wetlands and trails scaling throughout, mature forests, and plantation forests. There is a parking lot on Dunbar Road open to the public from May to October. Photo: alltrails.com

Cambridge Farmers’ Market

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Farmer's Market
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Year-Round Indoor/Outdoor Market | Saturdays, 7 AM to 1 PM Started around 1830, the Cambridge Farmers’ Market is one of the oldest farmers’ markets in Canada. This is the third-oldest market in the country. Photos: facebook.com/FarmersMarketCambridge

Churchill Park

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Churchill Park is the perfect place to spend the day especially if you have kids. There is a playground area and splash pad for the kids to stay busy! There are baseball diamonds, soccer fields, nature trails, and 2 picnic areas (one with a sheltered covering). Photo: Michelle H

The Cave Sports Bar

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If you like to hang out, meet new people, and enjoy live music while you drink here’s the bar for you. There are bar games to keep you entertained and if the weather is nice you are more than welcome to sit outdoors. Reasonable prices and wheelchair accessibility.

Soper Park

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Soper Park has a beautiful disc golf course with mixed-terrain and 9 baskets. There are wooded and open areas for play and short and long for an enjoyable 18 different looks for the course. This is a great place to try the sport for the first time or just to enjoy the sport if it’s […]

Wedges’ N Woods

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Whether you want to practice your swing or just play for fun this is the place. The driving range is massive with chipping green on the bunker and rough. They even have miniature golf! Photo: facebook.com/sensitycanada

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory

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Enjoy nature indoors and out. Thousands of exotic butterflies are shipped here every two weeks making for a lot of species and interesting creatures to look for. If you are patient enough and can get a view of the emergence window you may be able to see a butterfly leaves its cocoon for the very […]

E.V.O. Kitchen

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Mission Burrito

Experience Local at its Best! Fantastic wraps, sandwiches & Canadian cafe bites in a bright, historic space with vintage-chic accents.

Great Lakes Helicopter Brewery Tour

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Visit the Grand Bend region’s breweries in style with Great Lakes Helicopter’s brewery tour. You’ll feel like a big deal when you land at Shale Ridge Estate Winery for a tasting of their locally brewed wines and ciders. And then you’ll be whisked away to Stonepicker Brewing Company, a farm-based brewery, for a sampling of […]

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