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The Thames and the Avon
A river city, a theatre town, and a limestone quarry town, close enough to wander between the Thames, the Avon and a swimming hole in an old stone quarry.
Photo: The Thames River in Springbank Park, London, Ontario, Dennis Sparks from Ann Arbor, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Southwestern Ontario · Canada
London
A river city of a long paved trail, a Victorian house, a year-round market and a conservation lake at the edge of town.
Perth County, Ontario · Canada
Stratford
Swans on the river, gardens, and one of North America's great theatre festivals.
Perth County, Ontario · Canada
St. Marys
A limestone town on the Thames, with a trail over an old railway bridge, a swimming quarry and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Ready-made trips in this area
3 days · Stratford → Niagara-on-the-Lake
Two festival towns
Ontario's two great theatre towns, with swans, gardens and orchards in between shows.
2 days · Elora and Fergus → Stratford
Grand River and Stratford
A limestone gorge and quarry swim, then swans and theatre.
2 days · Goderich → Stratford
Lake Huron sunsets
Goderich's beach and octagon square, then Stratford's river and theatre.
2 days · London
London and the Thames
A river trail through the Forest City, a year-round market, and a conservation lake at the edge of town.
2 days · St. Marys
St. Marys and Stonetown
A limestone town, a trail over an old railway bridge, and a swimming quarry in summer.