We are situated in the little village of Hespeler which has a lovely park, tennis courts, fashion history museum, children's playground, and water play area. A river runs alongside the village, with walks through parkland, woodland and housing estates. There is an ice-cream shop, two coffee shops, a spa, Polish pottery and artisan shop, and several beauty salons. Five minutes away by car there are supermarkets, hardware stores etc. and every possible store and service you could want. We are also only five minutes from Highway 401 which will take you to Toronto (1 hr.), Niagara Falls and the bridge to the USA (1.3 hrs.) The Mennonite town of St. Jacobs with its huge Mennonite market, the Scottish town of Fergus with its lovely stone buildings and Elora with its dramatic gorge , specialty shops and restaurants (all 0.5 hrs.), and the lovely old town of Goderich on Lake Huron (1.5 hrs.). The nearest city is Cambridge (15 mins.) with its old historic centre, theatre, conservation areas, butterfly conservatory and golf courses. Further away destinations are Montreal (6 hrs.), Ottawa (5 hrs.) and the Thousand Island area, Gananoque and the bridge to the USA (3.5 hrs.).