If you’re ever sneaking away from Toronto or Hamilton and you want to let your kids have fun and cut loose: nowhere is better than Halton. This smaller city has all of the fun and excitement of a larger city, without the crowds and constant traffic. Kids deserve to be able to have fun and relax on vacations too! These are the top ways any family with children should spend their days on vacation!
Chudleigh’s Entertainment Farm
Where to go: 9528 Regional Rd 25.
Average rating: 4.3 stars out of 5 stars.
Activity rating: fairly physically active.
If you want your kids to have a taste of what life on a farm could have been like, this is the place to go! From wagon rides to pumpkin patches, every season brings something new and exciting to this farm. It does grow to produce, but its main goal is to educate and entertain kids while showing them how food is grown and why farms are amazing. Although some physical activity is necessary, this farm works to be accessible to everyone.
Limehouse Conservation Area
Where to go: 12169 5th Line.
Average rating: 4.6 stars out of 5 stars.
Activity rating: very active, requires a lot of walking or running.
Walking and hiking trails may seem like something kids would get bored of quickly: but not when they’re as incredible as the Limehouse Conservation area! This trail allows you to disappear into nature and get to see the beautiful greenery and amazing natural rock formations it has to offer. If your children have some excess energy to burn off, this is an awesome
Andrews Farm Market
Where to go: 9365 10 Side Rd.
Average rating: 4.0 stars out of 5 stars.
Activity rating: fairly active.
Although this farm is also a winery, it’s not just for adults! Coming to the Andrews farm market will make you fall in love with Halton real estate and have dreams of moving out here. Children can enjoy learning about farming and picking berries and fruits, and adults can enjoy tasting the wines and seeing their kids have a great time running around. This is a perfect vacation spot for the entire family.
Carl Laidlaw Orchards
Where to go: 9496 Heritage Rd.
Average rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 stars.
Activity rating: fairly active.
If apple picking and fruit tasting on a lazy summer or early fall afternoon sound like paradise to you: Carl Laidlaw Orchards are the place to go. People love that you can spend the day enjoying fruit and the sunshine and then get to cook your hotdogs and corn in cute picnic areas. This farm is very hands-on and is a massive amount of fun for every family member.
Although many of these are farms, all of these are outdoors fun: that’s the point! Getting to pull your kids away from their screens and place them in a situation that’s gorgeous and full of nature is one of the best parts of Halton. Try on a simpler lifestyle for a day or two, and unwind from the stress of daily life.
