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Heritage Walking and Driving Tours

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Need a breath of fresh air? Port Hope is a cute, lakeside town with picturesque views, fourth-generation farms and a great perspective on making the moments count. 

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If you like a good story, Port Hope has plenty to tell! Have you heard of the Great Farini, a daredevil performance artist who grew up here? Come take a heritage tour of landmarks and points of interest by foot or car.

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Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Tour the heritage downtown where old buildings have stories to tell.

Take the walk
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Historic Rural Driving Tour

Explore some of Port Hope's most architecturally important and historically interesting buildings and homes!

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Heritage Downtown Walking Tour Details

 

Downtown Port Hope streetscape in the summerDowntown Port Hope, known for one of the best inventories of historical homes and buildings in Ontario. TVOntario named Walton Street the Best Preserved Main Street in the province.

Our Heritage Tour map will take you past landmarks and wonderfully restored buildings like the Hotel Carlyle, a former bank where you can eat in the redecorated vault room of the restaurant.

Pick up a hardcopy at the Port Hope Visitors Information Centre or follow along with our digital map below. 

HBIA logoA special thank you to the Port Hope Heritage Business District for authoring and researching this Historic Self-Guided Walking Tour.

 

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Historic Rural Driving Tour Details

 

The Bean house exteriorTake a driving tour of our country roads to discover landmarks and stories of the first settlers that came to farm, establish businesses and build new communities.

Pick up a hardcopy at the Port Hope Visitors Information Centre or follow along with our digital map below. 

A special thank you to the Port Hope Archives for authoring and researching this Historic Rural Driving Tour.

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IT Pennywise and Georgie with Capitol Theatre in Port Hope in the backgroundPort Hope has serious movie cred

You can also take a tour of locations featured in the IT movies that were filmed in Port Hope. The IT horror author himself, Stephen King, has visited Port Hope, too!

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