Cottages for rent in Merrickville
A historic canal village with a stone blockhouse, locks and artisan shops on the Rideau River.
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Merrickville is a small heritage village on the Rideau River, often called one of the prettiest villages in Canada. Its stone blockhouse, built in the 1830s to defend the Rideau Canal, is now a museum beside the locks, and the streets are lined with artisan shops, galleries, cafés and old stone houses.
A cottage for rent along the Rideau River near Merrickville is perfect for quiet weekends of paddling, boating through the locks and cycling country roads, with Ottawa less than an hour away. Smiths Falls and the Rideau lakes are a short drive west. Merrickville is about 50 minutes from Ottawa.
Things to see nearby
- MerrickvilleOften called one of Canada’s prettiest villages, with a lock and blockhouse.
- Rideau Canal Museum, Smiths FallsDiscover how the canal was built in the 1830s.
- Murphys Point Provincial ParkBeaches, an old mica mine tour and canoe trips.