Crowned "The Royal City" way back in 1827 and built block by block from honey-grey limestone, Guelph has always carried itself just a little regally. Guelphie is your guide to living like local royalty — coronation optional, good coffee mandatory.
We'll meet you where the Speed and the Eramosa rivers shake hands, send you up the hill to the Basilica for the finest view in the realm, and walk you through St. George's Square on a Saturday morning when the Farmers' Market — open since the city's very first year — is in full swing.
Expect the inside word on the Ward's back-lane gardens, pints poured at Wellington (Canada's oldest craft brewery, thank you very much), late summer nights soundtracked by the Jazz Festival, and whole weekends happily lost to Hillside out on Guelph Lake. We'll point you to the patios that catch the afternoon sun and the limestone storefront quietly hiding the good stuff.
Consider this your royal summons. Guelphie is being crowned shortly — by then we'll have the whole realm mapped, from Exhibition Park to the rivers' edge, and ready for your reign.