Cottage & ChaletRENTALS IN CANADA
Southwestern Ontario & Lake Erie · Ontario

Cottages for rent in Port Stanley

A Lake Erie fishing harbour with a big sandy beach, a summer theatre and a heritage railway.

Southwestern Ontario & Lake Erie · Ontario

Discover Port Stanley

Port Stanley is a working fishing harbour and beach town on Lake Erie, with a wide sandy Main Beach, a lift bridge over Kettle Creek and a village of cafés, galleries and fish-and-chip shops. The Port Stanley Terminal Rail runs heritage train rides along the creek, and the Port Stanley Festival Theatre stages shows all summer.

A cottage for rent in Port Stanley offers warm Lake Erie swimming, perch dinners, sunsets from the pier and easy cycling along the shore. London is about 30 minutes north, which makes it a favourite for weekend escapes. Port Stanley is about 2½ hours from Toronto.

Things to see nearby

  1. Long Point Provincial ParkA long sandy spit on Lake Erie and a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
  2. Pinery Provincial Park10 km of sandy beach and rare oak savanna dunes.
  3. Port DoverA fishing harbour with a long beach and fresh Lake Erie perch.

Full guide to Southwestern Ontario & Lake Erie

Photo: Grand Bend — MarcusObal, CC BY-SA 3.0