VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: May 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They offer wind-related hikes at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and a House Tour at 2:30 p.m. The Kortright Centre is open year-round, usually at least from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed from December 24 through first week in January.)
Admission price: 2017: $6.50/adults, $5.50/seniors, FREE for 15 years and under (when with their family). During Maple Syrup and special events, admission is $10/adults, $6.50/4-15 years old, students and seniors and FREE for 3 years and parking is $4 under. Parking is $4/car on the weekends and during special events.
Address: 9550 Pine Valley Drive
WoodbridgePhone: 905-832-2289
Website: www.kortright.orgNearby restaurants: • The Kortright Centre gift shop sells snacks and refreshments (including coffee). They set a BBQ tent during the Kite Festival. Many food outlets are available a 5-minute drive from the Centre. I've found a cool Italian bakery selling gelato and traditional Italian pastries and light meal at Vici Bakery and Cafe at 9000 Weston Road (at Astona Boulevard).
While you are there: • Get the map at the entrance to explore the trails. The Power Trip Trail is very interesting, with lots of little signs to read! (It includes the Bee Space.)
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
High Four!
2017: May, 6 from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
When decent wind is part of the picture, loads of large, graceful kites colour the sky above Kortright Centre during their kite festival. Both times we've attended the event, the wind was rather timid. We had a lot of fun, regardless. Only the experienced participants managed to raise their flying apparatus into the air. The kids' kite went up slightly, thanks to air drafts generated by their running. The pros compete on a vast field on the premises. They create impressive ballets with their splendid kites, to the sound of music. In the past, they've organized a "Teddy Bear Drop" (which involves the dropping from flying kites of a couple of furry creatures equipped with small parachutes). I checked and they still do it in 2016!
Bonus: The Canadian Peregrine Foundation is located near the Kite field. It hosts an owl, an eagle and a few peregrine falcons. And if you follow the trail east of the Kite field, going north, you'll find the Spring Peeper pond with floating decks (your chance to spot frogs).
