Redfish Cottages

Lots of outdoor nature spots are a short drive away, so lace up your walking boots and head out to Kendricks Park (five minutes' drive), Rock Dunder Hiking Trail (10 minutes) and Blue Mountain (10 minutes) for views over some of Ontario's most pic-worthy forests, mountains and lakes. This part of Canada may (and quite rightly) strike you as a place to partake in gentler, simpler pleasures: ice cream by the lakes at Charleston Lake Provincial Park (10 minutes), for example, or a cheese-themed factory tour at Forfar Dairy (15 minutes). If you'd rather go for something higher-stakes, there's also a casino down the road in Gananoque (25 minutes). Also high on adrenaline (but, statistically, less likely to burn a hole in your pocket) is Skywood Eco Adventure (35 minutes), an action-packed high ropes trail. Heritage and history fans, meanwhile, will find suitably interesting attractions in Kingston (40 minutes), where you can embark on Victorian prison tours, survey the mighty Fort Henry National Historic Site or find out more about natural history at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Region.