Kingsville (Ontario)

Kingsville is a town of about 21,500 people (2016) in Essex County, on the north shore of Lake Erie. The Town of Kingsville was reincorporated in 1999 to combine the former townships of Gosfield North and Gosfield South, the Village of Cottam, and the Hamlet of Ruthven with former Town of Kingsville.

Understand

In addition to the primary settlement at Kingsville, the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Cedar Beach, Cedar Island, Cedarhurst Park, Cottam, Klondyke, Linden Beach, North Ridge, Olinda, Ruthven and Union. The community of Albuna is on the boundary between Kingsville and Leamington, and the communities of Arner and Elford are on the boundary between Kingsville and Essex.

Get in

By car

Kingsville is 40 km southeast of Windsor (Ontario) along Highway 3 and County Road 29.

By boat

The MV Jiimaan. The largest passenger ferry along the Lake Erie route to Pelee Island, to the foot of Jackson St., Sandusky, Ohio. From Leamington, Kingsville Govt. Dock, and Pelee Island.

By plane

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Windsor. Detroit's airport is not far away.

Get around

• Kingsville's Patterson Taxi, ☎ [phone]. (updated Aug 2018)
• Aqua Taxi, ☎ [phone]. (updated Aug 2018)

See

• 🌍 Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village, 6155 Arner Townline, County Road 23, ☎ [phone]. W-Su 9AM-4PM, Heritage village May-Oct. Classic, antique, and vintage vehicles from the 19th and 20th century, from horse drawn wagons to a 1992 Dodge Viper -- race cars, hot rods, cabriolets, open touring, early brass era, roadsters, convertibles, hard tops, pick up trucks, tractors, wagons, motorcycles, bicycles, penny farthings, and vehicles of all sorts. Heritage Village is a collection of over 20 heritage buildings from the early 1800s to the 1930s. Each building is displayed with authentic furniture, artifacts and historical items of the day. Emergency Medical Services Museum displays ambulances and other emergency medical vehicles, switch boards, equipment, sirens, lights, uniforms, from the 1940s to the 1980s. Motorcycle museum. 1950s diner inside the main building. $6. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Colasanti's Tropical Gardens, 1550 Road 3 E, ☎ [phone]. Restaurant: 8AM-6PM. Zoo, mini golf, arcade, retail plants & home décor shop: M-Th 9AM-5PM, F-Su 9AM-6PM. Rides daily 10AM-5PM. The gardens have many varieties of tropical plants and animals. 15 temperature controlled greenhouses. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, 360 Road 3 W (turn right at Wilkinson Road across from the old Leamington Arena), ☎ [phone]. Museum & house mid-May to early Sep: Su–Th 10AM-5PM. Museum, turkey vultures, ducks, geese, various small birds and peacocks. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Kingsville Historical Park, 145 Division St S, ☎ [phone]. M Tu Th-Sa 9AM-4PM. The military museum holds collections regarding the United Empire Loyalists and artifacts and information on the people of Essex County and their involvement in the defence of their country in the Fenian Raids, Boer War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Cold War, peacekeeping, Bosnia, Afghanistan. (updated Aug 2018)

Do

• Kingsville Annual Migration Festival, various locations, ☎ [phone]. 3rd weekend in October. Trivia night, parade, photography competition and sale, children's events, marketplace. (updated Aug 2018)
• Cottam Horse Show and Tractor Pull Late September.
• Ruthven Apple Festival, Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. Last weekend in September. Country breakfast at 8AM. Apple Festival parade begins at 10:30am from the little hamlet in Ruthven (look for the signs) and leads into the festival grounds at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. Weekend-long musical entertainment, inflatables for children, the Apple Festival Car Show, over 100 craft and food vendors, and the farmers market filled with all the bounty of Essex County. (updated Aug 2018)
• Fantasy of Lights Usually November 18-January 7.
• 🌍 Point Pelee National Park. The visitor centre is open from mid April to late October. One of Canada's smallest national parks, attracts approximately 300,000 visitors each year. The tip is the southernmost point in mainland Canada. The free shuttlebus take you from the visitor centre to the tip every 15 minutes. $7.80. (updated Oct 2018)
• Kingsville Folk Music Festival, Lakeside Park, 315 Queen Street, ☎ [phone]. Second weekend of August. world-class folk, acoustic and world music, with an emphasis on Canadian artists One day $40, three days $95. (updated Aug 2018)

Buy

• Kingsville Christmas House Tours, 31 Queen Street, ☎ [phone]. Tour a number of beautiful homes in Kingsville professionally decorated for Christmas. 20.00. 
• Action Hobbies Kingsville, 197 Lansdowne Avenue, ☎ [phone]. Model and hobby shop 
• Chiaroscuro, 11 Main St E, ☎ [phone]. M-F 10AM – 5PM, Sa 11AM – 4PM. A fine art supply store and artists' showroom. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Cindy's, 585 Seacliff Drive (East of Kingsville), ☎ [phone]. 9:30 am-6 pm. S 10am-5pm. Olive oil tastings, ice cream and interior decoration (updated Oct 2018)

Eat

The Grove brewpub

• 🌍 The Grove, 12 Main Street East (Main Street and Division), ☎ [phone]. Fresh and local gastropub fare in the brewery. And they have USB chargers for your phone. $16 mains. (updated Oct 2018)
• 🌍 Mettawas Station Mediterranean Restaurant, 169 Lansdowne Ave, ☎ [phone]. Su noon-8PM, Tu-Th 11:30AM-8PM, F 11:30AM-9PM, Sa noon-9PM. Italian and Mediterranean. Pastas $18-24, pizza $15-18, mains $28-36. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Merlis' Eatery & Beverage House, 4 Main St W, ☎ [phone]. M-Th 11AM-8PM, F Sa 11AM-9PM. Cafe with dinner options, vegan and vegetarian choices, local beer and wine. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Beach House Grill, 70 Park Street, ☎ [phone]. Tu-Th Su 8AM - 8PM, F Sa 8AM - 9PM. Sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas, Italian, seafood, wraps, salads. $15 mains. (updated Aug 2018)

Drink

• 🌍 Jack’s Gastropub, 31 Division St S, ☎ [phone]. M-Sa noon-9PM, Su noon-8PM. Serving their own Banded Goose Brewing Co. beer. $20 mains. (updated Aug 2018)

Wineries

• Aleksander Estate Winery, 1542 County Rd 34, Ruthven, ☎ [phone]. White and red wine varieties, and fruit wines. Tasting room. (updated Aug 2018)
• Black Bear Farms Inc., 1137 County Road 20 West, ☎ [phone]. A family-owned and -operated winery on the family farm. (updated Aug 2018)
• Mastronardi Estate Winery, 1193 Road 3 East, ☎ [phone], toll-free: [phone]. The 100-acre vineyard produces 18 varietals of Vinifera. A tasting bar in a European-style wine boutique where a Mastronardi team member will assist you with wine selection. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Pelee Island Winery & Pavilion, 455 Seacliff Drive, ☎ [phone]. Canada’s warmest and southernmost appellation. (updated Aug 2018)

Sleep

• 🌍 The Grove Hotel, 12 Main Street East, ☎ [phone]. Attached to the "hip and historic" Grove New Pub, it aims to be "the next chapter of awesomeness", whatever that means. From $160. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Adams Goldens Acres Motel, 438 County Road 20, ☎ [phone], toll-free: [phone]. Unironically retro. Refrigerators in all units. Non-smoking. Wireless Internet access in all units. Cable TV. From $80. (updated Aug 2018)

Go next

• Essex
• Leamington
• Sandusky visit Cedar Point
• Toronto
• Windsor 30 km

Routes through Kingsville

Windsor ← Essex ←

W  E

→ Leamington → END