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Grimsby Town Things to do

Visiting Grimsby Town, Ontario, Canada. Find popular attractions, events and fun things to do in the town of Grimsby in Niagara Peninsula


Grimsby town, Ontario is small, well-preserved, lovely and quiet town nestled between beautiful Lake Ontario and the amazing Niagara Escarpment.

Visiting Grimsby town and the area from Niagara Falls can be accomplished in one day as the fly-by tour or in a few days as the detail tour. The town is where the Niagara wine route starts, the route that connects more than 70 wineries from Grimsby to Niagara on the Lake town.

Driving along the scenic Regional Road 81 and into the centre of Grimsby town is pleasant as you will enjoy the sights of the century old houses, orchards, greenhouse farms and vineyards.

History of Grimsby Town, Ontario


Town of Grimsby in Ontario was founded in 1790, originally named Township Number 6 and then The Forty. The town was named after Grimsby in England.

The first settlers in Grimsby area were Americans, emigrating from US, and rewarded with lands from the Britains, for their loyalty to the Crown of England. In the beginning this place was  the agrarian village and later in the mid-1800s an industrial centre.

Today, the town is known as the place in Niagara Peninsula with thriving agricultural industry with fruit growing, processing and shipping center. History of the town from its United Empire Loyalist roots, to the present day can be checked at the Grimsby Museum.

grimsby town in Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, canada
Town of Grimsby, Ontario - Courtesy of Wikipedia

Things to Do at Grimsby Town

Popular places of interest in the town of Grimsby are:

  • Beamer Memorial Conservation Area with its 93 metre drop, offers one of the most breathtaking sceneries of the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario. Hiking and birdwatching (Hawk watch in the spring time) are popular activities inside the park and along the nature trails.

  • Lake Ontario coast and sandy beaches allows you to swim, windsurf, sail or simply play on the sand.

  • Camping on the shore of Lake Ontario.

  • Grimsby Museum

  • Grimsby Public Library

  • Grimsby Public Art Gallery is located on Carnegie Lane, within newly built library and art gallery complex. The Gallery was establish in 1975 and features promising local artists. 

  • Fort Roads Pottery

  • Downtown murals, painted by a group of high school students.

  • Maplehurst historic home, at 345 Main Street West, built by well-known journalist Linus Woolverton.

  • Stone Shop, used to be a blacksmith shop from the early 1800s.

  • Fishing, boating and water skiing with two available marinas, free boat ramp and acess to Lake Ontario.

  • Hiking the Bruce Trail along the Niagara Escarpment.

  • Visiting Niagara wineries, vineyards and fruit farms.

  • Forty Mile Creek Park

  • Strawberry Festival

  • Andres Wines, one of the oldest wineries in Niagara.

  • Kittling Ridge Estate Winery and Spirits





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