Port Hope Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
About Port Hope
Besides Port Hope, other communities within the municipality include: Campbellcroft, Canton, Dale, Davidson's Corners, Decker Hollow (ghost town), Elizabethville, Garden Hill, Knoxville, Morrish, Osaca, Perrytown, Port Britain, Rossmount, Thomstown, Welcome, Wesleyville (ghost town) and Zion. The First Nations (Indigenous) people of the region called the area "Ganaraska", and it is what they called the river that flows through the town. The name originates from Ganaraske, the first Cayuga village at the current townsite. The Cayuga, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, had migrated there from New York in 1779, after suffering extensive damage as British allies at their homeland in New York state during the American Revolution. In 1793, United Empire Loyalists became the first permanent settle
Top Attractions in Port Hope
Explore the best things to see and do in Port Hope:
- ★Ash Brook Golf Club
- ★Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
- ★Capitol Theatre
- ★Charles Clemes duplex house
- ★Dalewood Golf & Curling Club
- ★Elias Smith house
- ★First Baptist Church
- ★Former Midland Hotel
Where to Eat in Port Hope
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Dreamers Café
- 🍴Trattoria Gusto
Where to Stay in Port Hope
- 🏨Comfort Inn Port Hope
- 🏨Hotel Carlyle
- 🏨The Waddell
Port Hope Travel Guide Sections
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