Thorold
Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, near Niagara Falls. It is known for the Welland Canal.
Understand
In 2021, its population was 23,816.
Local information
- Thorold City Council website
Get in
By car
Provincial Highways 406 and 20 run through it.
By bus
- Niagara Region Transit. Route 50 and Route 55 from St. Catharines and Niagara Falls make stops at the Thorold Towpath Terminal. Fares are $6 each way, or a day pass can be purchased for $14.50. Bus drivers give transfers when asked that are valid for 2 hours.
By plane
The closest major airports are Niagara Falls/Niagara South Airport, Niagara District Airport, and Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Toronto Pearson is also a major international airport but is approximately 100 km away.
Get around
- Niagara Region Transit. Most bus service routes focus on transport to Brock University and scheduling may vary depending on the time of year. Route 320/420 will go to the Pen Centre and then turn into another bus route that goes to downtown St. Catharines. Navigating to most of Thorold South is difficult through public transit. Cash fares are $3 for local trips and a day pass can be purchased for $7.25.
See
- 🌍 Welland Canal. The Welland Canal is a ship canal connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
- 🌍 Short Hills Provincial Park, Pelham Rd, ☏ +1 905-774-6642. The Short Hills Provincial Park is a 735-hectare natural park that features a pond, lakes and streams that are good for fishing, and also has trails good for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
- Thorold Museum, 2 Carleton St S, ☏ +1 289-479-5531, info@thoroldmuseum.ca. Local town museum.
- 🌍 Morningstar Mill, 2714 Decew Road, St. Catharines, ☏ +1 905-688-6050. Flour mill from the 1800s attached to Decew Falls. Closed in 2024 for renovations but will be open in 2025.
- 🌍 St. Johns Conservation Area, 3101 Barron Rd, Fonthill, ☏ +1 905-788-3135. Freely accessible park that has four trails. A pond located within it allows fishing with some restrictions.
Do
- 🌍 Howell Family Pumpkin Farm, 2878 Holland Rd, ☏ +1 905-892-3918. Children's amusement center pumpkin farm. There are mazes and food, though it can be a little expensive.
- 🌍 Beechwood Golf & Social House, 4680 Thorold Townline Rd, ☏ +1 905-680-4653, toll-free: +1-866-883-3633, info@beechwoodgolf.com. A Country club on the site of an 1813 battle. Has an 18-hole golf course and a dining clubhouse.
- 🌍 Hike the Bruce Trail. The trail forms a loop around Thorold; a side trail follows the Welland Canals Trail to the Allanburg Bridge, before returning to St. Catharines near Decew Falls.
- 🌍 Hike or bike the Greater Niagara Circle Route. 140-km trail that goes through Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Welland, Thorold, St. Catharines and Niagara on the Lake.
- Skyway Drive In Cinema, 1956 RR 20, Fonthill, ☏ +1 905-892-1155. Drive in movie theatre that also sells food.
Buy
- 🌍 Foodland, 9 Pine St N, ☏ +1 905-227-0533. 6AM-11PM. Only major grocery store in the area.
- 🌍 Big Red Market, 206 Richmond St, ☏ +1 905-227-1575. M-F 9AM-6PM, Sa Su 9AM-5PM. The Big Red Market is a butcher shop deli in a shopping complex at Richmond Street. They sell high-quality meat and fresh produce.
- Avondale Food Stores, 206 Richmond St, ☏ +1 905-227-0484. Convenience store in the same complex as the Big Red Market. It's well-stocked, has a good atmosphere, and has a lot of good basic food and drinks.
Eat
- 🌍 Thorold Fish and Chips, 46 Front St N (Downtown Thorold), ☏ +1 905-680-2318. M-Th 11AM-7PM, F 11AM-8PM, Sa 2PM-7PM. Takeaway and delivery restaurant that serves mostly fish and chips. It does not offer dine-in. The food is good, and comes in good-sized portions. The cost is also reasonable.
- 🌍 Cosmo's Diner, 26 Front Street North (Downtown Thorold), ☏ +1 905-680-6692. Breakfast restaurant with 1950s decor.
- 🌍 Papa Vince Pizza, 2A Sullivan Ave (Downtown Thorold), ☏ +1 905-227-9394. 4–9PM. Pizzeria that also sells subs and wings. Offers takeout.
Drink
- 🌍 The Overtime Pub, 206 Richmond St, ☏ +1 905-227-3020. Tu W 11AM–10PM, Th–Sa 11AM–11PM, Su 11AM–10PM. Located in the same complex as the Big Red Market. It has good portions, cold beer, and fair prices.
- 🌍 Pine Hotel, 141 Pine St S (near the State Highway 58 freeway), ☏ +1 905-227-9225. A bar, more run-down than most other other bars in the town. Many say that it was once good, but it changed, and is now bad.
- 🌍 Harry's New York Bar, 1 Front St S, ☏ +1 905-227-8550. It offers cheap but delicious food.
- 🌍 Bezo's Bar and Grill, 19 Front St North (Downtown Thorold), ☏ +1 289-362-3729.
Sleep
- 🌍 The Inn at Lock Seven, 24 Chapel St S, ☏ +1 905-227-6177, toll-free: +1-877-465-6257, info@innatlock7.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Inn in northern Thorold near lock seven of the Welland Canal. The staff are friendly and the service is good. No pets allowed. No smoking. Closed mid-December to mid-March.
- 🌍 Robinsong Bed and Breakfast, 41 Welland Street South (Downtown Thorold), ☏ +1 905-680-2427. A bed and breakfast ran inside a house near the Welland Canal.
- 🌍 Sweet Suite at Lock 7, 28 Chapel St South, ☏ +1 905-980-1790. Accommodations at a house.
- 🌍 Four Points Sheraton, 3530 Schmon Parkway, ☏ +1 905-984-8484. Mainstream hotel near Brock University.