There is a children's park within a 3 minute walk from the Edith Cavell Bessie street cottages, and little beach for tot's is no more than a twenty minute walk through the downtown. This beach has very shallow water for several hundred meters and the beach is clean. Washroom facilities are available in a rustic sense.

The main beach has many amenities that tend to blossom on summer weekends, while through the week Port is a quiet fishing village even in the summer. Fresh fish is available daily at a very reasonable cost. There is a broad selection of eateries and enough bars to stay "relaxed" all week if you like.

The restored London, St. Thomas Port Stanley Railway is one of the oldest small gauge railways around. It offers tourist excursions from Port Stanley to St. Thomas, including at Christmas. A dispute with CN resulted in the track from St. Thomas to London being eliminated in the late 50's. There is a local summer stock theatre of high quality and the library offers a good selection. Video rentals are available.

Water sports are popular especially Seadoo rentals - not this writer's favourite invention. Beach volleyball, outdoor basketball and a pavilion round out the public beach in the vicinity of the venerable "Mackie's" Restaurant.

The other area "sports" seem to include skateboarding, antiquing, yard saling, and looking for the arts and craft of your own personal preference.

Sparta and other historic sites abound as the area was originally considered the ideal sight for Canada's capital - yes it was Sparta! - until the war of 1812. Sparta also offers a speedway for drag racing and camping on weekends - quite a contrast to the restored colonial village with artisan shops and tearooms.

One of the most serene locales is a 12th century north American native village built by "the neutrals" who were destroyed in the great native confederacy war. Several native reserves are within a half hours drive and they offer cultural and social events. The Pow-wow circuit is popular in the area and many spiritual and social events are enjoyed by the various native communities.

John Pearce Provincial Park offers an arborists delight and great hiking trails and picnicking. Long Point is a United Nation's Biosphere and offers a unique shifting beach and sandbars. Snorkeling and diving on numerous wrecks is a popular past-time. Both are within a short drive. Port Bruce and Port Burwell offer similar amenities and are enjoyable, but Port's downtown, community beach and sunsets are far superior. Reasonable fires are tolerated on the Port beaches and weekends see the entire crescent dotted with the twinkle of stars and firelight. Alcohol is prohibited, and people will be ticketed if detected - key word! While dogs sometimes are seen on the beach it is a prohibited activity on the public beaches. There is a stoop and scoop law and it is very important to prevent ecoli and infectious worms in children, that dog feces be collected and dispatched properly, especially on the beaches.

The entire Elgin County area offers fresh fruit, perch and ice cream to compliment the many enjoyable bike routes of varying challenge. There are many stands along the way.

There is a driving range and skateboard park. There are several golf courses nearby.

The town offers an excellent skating rink for winter skating. In a cold winter Kettle Creek freezes over for skating. While the Christmas display is modest it offers a sense of old tyme Christmas. Winters tend to be very mild and although it snows, heavy snowfall is only occasional. Port Stanley is one of the nicest spots to get to in the winter to do not much of anything. We selected and are designing our cottages for people who want to relax without breaking the bank. We cater to mature adults and families only.

St. Thomas is 10 minutes away while London's south, west or east sides can all be accessed in under 40 minutes without pushing the speed limit.