Brighton,
the "Gateway to Presqu'ile"
Visit
our surrounding countryside and pick your own apples, browse
for fantastic antiques, spend a shopping afternoon free of
parking meters, plan to take a fall visit to see the best
fall colours anywhere or taking in a small town festival.
Our friendly
merchants welcome you to a wide variety of stores, which will
suit almost every taste.
Noted
for hospitality, our area includes several bed and breakfast
establishments. Restaurants cater to all tastes and budgets
and don't forget our museums and historic sites.
Proctor
House Museum gives visitors a glimpse into the life of
a powerful Brighton family whose business interests played
an important role in the town for more than a century while
Memory Junction
Museum give you a glance into our areas railway heritage.
For the
sports and outdoor lovers lovers, there are beaches, bird
watching and
camping at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, canoeing, fishing,
hiking, golf, cross country
skiing, and snowmobiling plus our arena and curling club,
If you
like a faster pace, Brighton
Speedway Park offers stock car races plus special events
every Saturday night, May to Sept. They also offer overnight
camping for those attending the races and a golf driving range
plus an 18-hole
mini-golf.
Surrounded
by orchards, Brighton's agricultural past and present is present
everywhere. Visit our famous Applefest
at the height of harvest time in September.
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