Belleville (Ontario) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Ontario, Canada
About Belleville (Ontario)
It was the site of an Anishinaabe (Mississaugas) village in the 18th century known as Asukhknosk. The area was settled by United Empire Loyalists. It was first called Singleton's Creek after an early settler, George Singleton, and then Meyer's Creek after prominent settler and industrialist John Walden Meyers, one of the founders of Belleville who built a sawmill and grist mill. It was renamed Belleville in honour of Lady Arabella Gore in 1816, after a visit to the settlement by Sir Francis Gore and his wife. Another important family in the growth of Belleville was that of Henry Corby, the founder of H. Corby Distillery, who had arrived in 1832. He promoted the municipality and his son Henry Corby, Jr. (Harry) donated the public library, helped develop the park at Massassaga Point, establi
Top Attractions in Belleville (Ontario)
Explore the best things to see and do in Belleville (Ontario):
- ★Belleville Senators hockey
- ★Belleville Theatre Guild
- ★Concerts on the Bay
- ★Empire Theatre
- ★Glanmore National Historic Site
- ★Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre
- ★The Hastings and Prince Edward Military Regimental Museum
Where to Eat in Belleville (Ontario)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Boathouse Seafood Restaurant
- 🍴Burger Revolution
- 🍴L'Auberge de France
- 🍴Northway Restaurant
- 🍴Paulo's Trattoria and Dinkel's Restaurant
- 🍴Reid's Dairy
Where to Stay in Belleville (Ontario)
- 🏨Best Western Belleville
- 🏨Comfort Inn Belleville
- 🏨Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott Belleville
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express and Suites Belleville
- 🏨Park Lane Motel
- 🏨Salmon River Motel
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