EurOntario Tour: Stratford, Ontario

If Europe isn't in your budget this year, going on a road trip visiting cities with European city names in Ontario with your friends/family/SO's could be a fun experience! I started my EurOntario Tour in Stratford, Ontario as it was surrounded by many of the small little towns on our list! Below you will what to do, see, eat, and enjoy for in Stratford.

For my personal itinerary of the weekend trip, check out this post — it recaps the locations we visited and approximate costs.

Stratford, ON 🔁 Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

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• Driving times from:

  • Windsor ~ 2h 45min

  • London ~ 56min

  • Toronto ~ 1h 50min

🔍 WHAT TO SEE

• Browse around Market Square

• Stroll along the Avon River all the way out to the Stratford Festival Theatre (you can loop back around)

• Wander around the Shakespeare Gardens

🍽️ WHERE TO ENJOY A MEAL/BEVERAGE

• The Relic Lobby Bar

• Bluebird

• The Common

• Braai House

• Mercer Kitchen

🥓 WHERE TO BRUNCH

• Demetres Family Eatery

• Features of Stratford

• Rockwell Lounge

🍦WHERE TO SATISFY THE SWEET TOOTH

• Jenn and Larry’s Ice Cream Shoppe

• Sugar Horse Milkshakes at Whatever75

• Angelas Gelato

• Kandy Cake

🅿️ WHERE TO PARK

• Park off of York Street

🛌 WHERE TO STAY

• The Mercer Hotel Downtown invited us to stay and we had a lovely time. I loved that they had a restaurant on the main floor because we were able to grab a quick bite when we got in late on the Friday night.

Want more ideas for ‘EurOntario’ tour?

• I’ve pinned all locations, sightseeing spots, and where to grab a meal or a nice beverage on this map!

• If you liked this post and want to see the full list of cities in Ontario with European names check out this blog post!

• Looking to continue ‘EurOntario’ tour? Make Kincardine, ON your second stop! Full details in this blog post!