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Local Markets and Picturesque Towns

Local Markets and Picturesque Towns

Regular price $65.00 USD
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WHAT TO EXPECT

One of our best-selling trips, and for a good reason. Stops include historic towns, local markets, eateries and hidden gems. This trip makes a great gift because of its versatility.

Trip Highlights

  • A picturesque surprise stop
  • A historic town with great local markets
  • Beautiful gorges, riverside walks and a waterfall
  • A mini self-guided surprise route in the country

AVAILABLE TO DEPART

Days of the week: Wednesday through Saturday

Seasons: Year-round

Not recommended: Sunday through Tuesday, Holidays

PLEASE NOTE

  • Best taken Thursdays and Saturdays.
  • This trip has some stops that overlap with Historic Haunts.

Itinerary

STOP 1

Your first stop takes you back in time to a quaint historic village. We've packed this first stop full of things to do and eat. Drive time to the second stop is 15 minutes.

STOP 2

Get your cameras out! This romantic landmark deserves a picture or two. Drive time to the third stop is 25 minutes.

STOP 3

One of the most beautiful villages in all of Ontario, packed with photo opps, shops, hikes and a lot more. Drive time to your fourth stop is 10 minutes.

STOP 4

Your fourth stop offers rivers, gardens and more picturesque things to see before heading home.

Region

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Can depart from

Sarnia Area, London Area, Toronto Area

Before you go

What You'll Need to Bring

  • An Ice Pack and Cooler
  • Camera
  • Cash
  • Money
  • Walking Shoes
  • Water

Additional Details

  • Accessible
  • Kid-Friendly

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We're here to help!

Please see the approximate driving distances below. Please note this just includes round-trip driving distances and not time spent at stops.

  • From Toronto: 3 hours and 30 minutes / 265 km
  • From Oakville: 2 hours and 35 minutes / 216 km
  • From Hamilton: 2 hours and 29 minutes / 177 km
  • From Pickering: 3 hours and 40 minutes / 310 km
  • From Kitchener: 1 hour and 15 minutes / 70km
  • From Barrie: 3 hours 50 minutes / 335 km
  • From London: 3 hours 28 minutes / 297 km
  • From Collingwood: 3 hours and 46 minutes / 262 km
  • From Goderich: 3 hours and 40 minutes / 278 km

This trip can be done Wednesday to Saturday throughout the year. We highly recommend going on a Thursday or Saturday to make the most of it.

We recommend leaving anytime between 8 am-9 am.

Unfortunately this trip is not pup-friendly and they will need to stay at home for the day.

We recommend bringing between 2- 5 people on your surprise road trip adventure.

None of the stops require an entrance fee.

After booking your trip, we'll send you a confirmation email with a few recommended accommodation options.

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Mostly Good With A Few Hiccups

St Jacob’s market was suggested and we couldn’t go due to lack of parking! There was an event going on at Eby Manor for the dairy stop and it wasn’t clear as to where we needed to go to park, staff were not communicating properly. We were sent to go park by the dairy shop and the owner came out and frankly was quite rude to my friend and I in the beginning, when we said we would leave suddenly her attitude changed. The “romantic landmark” section of the trip honestly wasn’t for us and we thought it was a bit of a waste of time. Otherwise we loved everything else and would love to try to attend the st Jacob’s market again on another date now that we know to go early.

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Julie McNutt
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Great Couple Date Day!

The Guess Where mystery road trip was an amazing gift to receive...so well designed and very well planned outing. My husband and I used it as a date day and absolutely loved the whole day. We have already recommended it to another family member. Highly recommend

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Two for Two!

This is my second GWT, one with my partner years ago and this one for my mom's 70th birthday, and it was the same great experience! My mom absolutely loved opening each envelope as we went and had a day full of memories. Even though it rained, we had a blast. My mom uses a walker/cane, but managed just fine. We did skip one of the stops that involved a trail, mostly due to the pouring rain, but as GWT does, we had other options! She loved popping in to all the shops, chatting with people, we even made our own additional stop at a massive garden centre that we saw along our route to add to the adventure. We also learned to start early in the morning and use GWT timing advice for each stop, which helped us maximize all the stops and not miss out. My mom still talks about this trip to this day!

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Wonderful way to discover and rediscover

We enjoyed our day wandering through the countryside rediscovering places we knew and discovering hidden gems. Very well laid out route, clear and informative directions and tips - whete to go and what to see as well as suggested eateries and shops/ sites to visit.
Too much for one day for us so we will complete trip another day. Which is great! We already know whete we will go!
Go Where trips is a great concept! We would highly recommend.
Tips for GPS and comfortable footwear were appreciated.
All in all - a great day enjoyed by four seniors!! Thanks very much!

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Deborah Kurluk
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Fantastic ladies day out!

What a great product. So well organized and so beautifully packaged. Thank you.