Kingsville (Ontario)

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.

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.

• Kingsville's Patterson Taxi

  phone: +1 519-733-2355

• Aqua Taxi

  phone: +1 519-326-1212

• Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village

  phone: +1 519-776-6909
  address: 6155 Arner Townline, County Road 23
  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.

• Colasanti's Tropical Gardens

  phone: +1 519-326-3287
  address: 1550 Road 3 E
  The gardens have many varieties of tropical plants and animals. 15 temperature controlled greenhouses.

• Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary

  phone: +1 519-733-4034
  address: 360 Road 3 W
  Museum, turkey vultures, ducks, geese, various small birds and peacocks.

• Kingsville Historical Park

  phone: +1 519 733-2803
  address: 145 Division St S
  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.

• Kingsville Annual Migration Festival

  phone: +1 519-733-2305
  address: various locations
  Trivia night, parade, photography competition and sale, children's events, marketplace.
• Cottam Horse Show and Tractor Pull Late September.

• Ruthven Apple Festival

  address: Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens
  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.
• Fantasy of Lights Usually November 18-January 7.

• Point Pelee National ParkOne 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.

• Kingsville Folk Music Festival

  phone: +1 519-982-7436
  address: Lakeside Park, 315 Queen Street
  world-class folk, acoustic and world music, with an emphasis on Canadian artists

• Kingsville Christmas House Tours

  address: 31 Queen Street
  Tour a number of beautiful homes in Kingsville professionally decorated for Christmas.

• Action Hobbies Kingsville

  address: 197 Lansdowne Avenue
  Model and hobby shop

• Chiaroscuro

  phone: +1 226-347-6416
  address: 11 Main St E
  A fine art supply store and artists' showroom.

• Cindy's

  phone: +1 519 733-9425
  address: 585 Seacliff Drive
  Olive oil tastings, ice cream and interior decoration

• The Grove

  phone: +1 519-712-9087
  address: 12 Main Street East
  Fresh and local gastropub fare in the brewery. And they have USB chargers for your phone.

• Mettawas Station Mediterranean Restaurant

  phone: +1 519-733-2459
  address: 169 Lansdowne Ave
  Italian and Mediterranean.

• Merlis' Eatery & Beverage House

  phone: +1 519-733-0110
  address: 4 Main St W
  Cafe with dinner options, vegan and vegetarian choices, local beer and wine.

• Beach House Grill

  phone: +1 519-712-9335
  address: 70 Park Street
  Sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas, Italian, seafood, wraps, salads.

• Jack’s Gastropub

  phone: +1 519-733-6900
  address: 31 Division St S
  Serving their own Banded Goose Brewing Co. beer.

Wineries

• Aleksander Estate Winery

  phone: +1 519-326-2024
  address: 1542 County Rd 34, Ruthven
  White and red wine varieties, and fruit wines. Tasting room.

• Black Bear Farms Inc.

  phone: +1 519-733-6289
  address: 1137 County Road 20 West
  A family-owned and -operated winery on the family farm.

• Mastronardi Estate Winery

  phone: +1 519-733-9463
  address: 1193 Road 3 East
  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.

• Pelee Island Winery & Pavilion

  phone: +1 519 733-6551
  address: 455 Seacliff Drive
  Canada’s warmest and southernmost appellation.

• The Grove Hotel

  phone: +1 519 712-9087
  address: 12 Main Street East
  Attached to the "hip and historic" Grove New Pub, it aims to be "the next chapter of awesomeness", whatever that means.

• Adams Goldens Acres Motel

  phone: +1 519-733-6531
  address: 438 County Road 20
  Unironically retro. Refrigerators in all units. Non-smoking. Wireless Internet access in all units. Cable TV.

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